3. All therefore--that is, all which, as sitting in that seat and
teaching out of that law.
they bid you observe, that observe and do--The word "therefore" is
thus, it will be seen, of great importance, as limiting those
injunctions which He would have them obey to what they fetched from the
law itself. In requiring implicit obedience to such injunctions, He
would have them to recognize the authority with which they taught over
and above the obligations of the law itself--an important principle
truly; but He who denounced the traditions of such teachers
(Mt 15:3)
cannot have meant here to throw His shield over these. It is remarked by
WEBSTER and
WILKINSON that the warning to beware of the scribes is
given by Mark and Luke
(Mr 12:38;
Lu 20:46)
without any qualification: the charge to respect and obey
them being reported by Matthew alone, indicating for whom this Gospel
was especially written, and the writer's desire to conciliate the
Jews.
JFB.
Outline
Jesus reproves the scribes and Pharisees. (1-12)
Crimes of the Pharisees. (13-33)
The guilt of Jerusalem. (34-39)
Painted Illustration of a Pharisee During the time of Jesus
Important Topics for Bible Study
Quick Reference Map
Map of Judea in the Time of Jesus
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Painted Illustration of a Scribe During the time of Jesus
Painted Illustration of a Rabbi During the time of Jesus
Ancient Customs
Geography
Jerusalem
Judaea
Matthew Resources
The New Testament