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In the different classes, vs. Matthew 23:15-39 . Jesus meets representatives of all Israel, Pharisees, Sadducees.
Herodians.
For them, silenced but unrepentant, no message is left but "woe." Matthew 23:1-39 .
Sadducees Not strictly a sect, but rather those amongst the Jews who denied the existence of angels or other spirits, and all miracles, especially the resurrection. They were the religious rationalists of the time Mark 12:18-23 ; Acts 5:15-17 ; Acts 23:8 and strongly entrenched in the Sanhedrin and priesthood; Acts 4:1 ; Acts 5:17 . They are identified with no affirmative doctrine, but were mere deniers of the supernatural.
Pharisees So called from a Heb. word meaning "separate." After the ministry of the post-exilic prophets ceased, godly men called "Chasidim" (saints) arose who sought to keep alive reverence for the law amongst the descendants of the Jews who returned from the Babylonian captivity. This movement degenerated into the Pharisaism of our Lord's day-- a letter-strictness which overlaid the law with traditional interpretations held to have been communicated by Jehovah to Moses as oral explanations of equal authority with the law itself. (cf. Matthew 15:2 ; Matthew 15:3 ; Mark 7:8-13 ; Galatians 1:14 ).
The Pharisees were strictly a sect. A member was "chaber" (i.e. "knit together,") Judges 20:11 and took an obligation to remain true to the principles of Pharisaism. They were correct, moral, zealous, and self-denying, but self-righteous Luke 18:9 and destitute of the sense of sin and need Luke 7:39 . They were the foremost prosecutors of Jesus Christ and the objects of His unsparing denunciation (e.g.); Matthew 23:13-29 ; Luke 11:42 ; Luke 11:43
Sadducees
Not strictly a sect, but rather those amongst the Jews who denied the existence of angels or other spirits, and all miracles, especially the resurrection. They were the religious rationalists of the time Mark 12:18-23 ; Acts 5:15-17 ; Acts 23:8 and strongly entrenched in the Sanhedrin and priesthood; Acts 4:1 ; Acts 5:17 . They are identified with no affirmative doctrine, but were mere deniers of the supernatural.
Context Summary
Matthew 22:15-22 - Duties To God And Society
This reading begins a marvelous cycle of interviews between our Lord and His questioners. First the Herodians, then the Sadducees, and finally the Pharisees were answered and silenced. What inimitable wisdom there was in His replies! How masterfully He turned the battle from the gate and slew them with their own swords!
Theoretically God was King in Israel. Were, then, the Jews justified in paying tribute to Caesar? If our Lord had said so, His enemies would have accused Him of treachery to the theocracy. If He had forbidden it, they would have accused Him of treachery to their Roman conquerors. Our Lord answered with marvelous wisdom. He tore aside the veil and revealed their hypocrisy. That coin indicated that the Romans were responsible for maintaining law and order. It was surely right that Caesar's dues should be paid. But it was equally right to give to God the souls that He had redeemed. Are we as careful in rendering to God our hearts and lives as we are in paying our taxes and serving the state? [source]
Chapter Summary: Matthew 22
1The parable of the marriage of the king's son 9The vocation of the Gentiles 12The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment 15Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar 23Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection; 34answers which is the first and great commandment; 41and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah
Greek Commentary for Matthew 22:15
Went [πορευτεντες] So-called deponent passive and redundant use of the verb as in Matthew 9:13: “Go and learn.” [source]
Took counsel [συμβουλιον ελαβον] Like the Latin consilium capere as in Matthew 12:14.Ensnare in his talk (παγιδευσωσιν εν λογωι pagideusōsin en logōi). From παγις pagis a snare or trap. Here only in the N.T. In the lxx (1 Samuel 28:9; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Test. of Twelve Patriarchs, Joseph 7:1). Vivid picture of the effort to trip Jesus in his speech like a bird or wild beast. [source]
Ensnare in his talk [παγιδευσωσιν εν λογωι] From παγις pagis a snare or trap. Here only in the N.T. In the lxx (1 Samuel 28:9; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Test. of Twelve Patriarchs, Joseph 7:1). Vivid picture of the effort to trip Jesus in his speech like a bird or wild beast. [source]
Entangle [παγιδεύσωσιν] From παγίς , a trap or snare. Better, therefore, Rev., ensnare. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 22:15
Mark 12:13Catch [ἀγρεύσωσιν] From ἄγρα , hunting, the chase. Hence the picture in the word is that of hunting, while that in Matthew's word, παγιδεύσωσιν , is that of catching in a trap. See on Matthew 22:15. [source]
Luke 21:35As a snare [] Join with the previous sentence: “come suddenly as a snare.” Compare entangle, Matthew 22:15. [source]
Luke 20:21Acceptest not the person of any [ου λαμβανεις προσωπον] Dost not take the face (or personal appearance) as the test. It is a Hebraism from which the word προσωπολεμπσια prosōpolempsia (James 2:1) comes. Originally it meant to lift the face, to lift the countenance, to regard the face, to accept the face value. See Mark 12:13-17; and Matthew 22:15-22 for discussion of details here. They both have βλεπεις blepeis here. [source]
What do the individual words in Matthew 22:15 mean?
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 22:15
So-called deponent passive and redundant use of the verb as in Matthew 9:13: “Go and learn.” [source]
Like the Latin consilium capere as in Matthew 12:14.Ensnare in his talk (παγιδευσωσιν εν λογωι pagideusōsin en logōi). From παγις pagis a snare or trap. Here only in the N.T. In the lxx (1 Samuel 28:9; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Test. of Twelve Patriarchs, Joseph 7:1). Vivid picture of the effort to trip Jesus in his speech like a bird or wild beast. [source]
From παγις pagis a snare or trap. Here only in the N.T. In the lxx (1 Samuel 28:9; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Test. of Twelve Patriarchs, Joseph 7:1). Vivid picture of the effort to trip Jesus in his speech like a bird or wild beast. [source]
From παγίς , a trap or snare. Better, therefore, Rev., ensnare. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 22:15
From ἄγρα , hunting, the chase. Hence the picture in the word is that of hunting, while that in Matthew's word, παγιδεύσωσιν , is that of catching in a trap. See on Matthew 22:15. [source]
Join with the previous sentence: “come suddenly as a snare.” Compare entangle, Matthew 22:15. [source]
Dost not take the face (or personal appearance) as the test. It is a Hebraism from which the word προσωπολεμπσια prosōpolempsia (James 2:1) comes. Originally it meant to lift the face, to lift the countenance, to regard the face, to accept the face value. See Mark 12:13-17; and Matthew 22:15-22 for discussion of details here. They both have βλεπεις blepeis here. [source]