greatest part of religions throughout so many ages and climates ! — gifiovrai, they worship) They paid little regard to the command ments of God, and that little they defiled by observing the com mandments of men. — didaffxovrts didaaxahias, teaching doctrines) laboriously, constantly, in great numbers, cf. Mark vii. 13. — li/mA/iara, precepts) In apposition with didattxa.'kiag, doctrines : these g'vraX/iara, precepts, were unworthy to be called evroXai, commandments. Precepts are adorned and seasoned by doctrines. — avdpuTuv, of men) although they be ancients (ver. 2) ; who have no authority in religion.
10. npoffxaXsadptvos, having called to Him) All were not always attentive. The Pharisees were not worthy that this should be said to them ; see ver. 14. — rbv o'^Xov, the multitude) Lest they should be deceived by the speech of the Pharisees.
11. Ou, x.r.x., not, etc.) Unless such were the case, the faith ful could not, without the greatest disgust, inhabit a world sub ject to vanity. — TO ex.ffopevofj.svov, that which cometh out) Original sin is evidently here implied. — rovro, this) used demonstratively.
12. o/8ag, knowest thou1) They perceived the omniscience of Jesus. — HtxavdaMafaitav, were offended^) Having taken, or rather laid in wait, for offence.
13. tburt'ia, plant) Doctrine, or rather man. The pvrbv is so by nature, the <pvn<a by care. — Ilarrip, x.r.X., Father, etc.) See John xv. 1. 2. — expifydqsirai, shall be rooted up) And this shall be the result of their being offended with Christ. Such a plant, how ever fair in appearance, is without Christ (extra Christum).
14. "Atpirs avroug, let them alone) Do not regard3 them. — odqyoi, guides) see Is. ix. 16.4
15. f A.<nxftble, answering) The candour of sacred historians in recording the errors of holy men is remarkable in all the books
1 Rather Thou knowest : for the comment, which follows, shows that Beng. did not read these words with an interrogation. — ED.
He does so, however, both in his Greek New Testament and German Version.— (I. B.)
2 And regard Thee with aversion in consequence. — V. g,
8 There is a verbal reference to &<piTt avrov; in the original, " nolite eos moron," which cannot be preserved in the translation — q. d., Let them go; do not detain them, or trouble yourselves about them. — (I. B.)
4 ' AftQvrtpot, both) In the case of senseless men, it is better that the one should withdraw from the other. — V. g.