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Matthew 23:5 open_in_new
phylacteries
Passages of Scripture enclosed in a small case, bound upon arm or forehead, (Deuteronomy 6:8).
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Matthew 23:14 open_in_new
Woe
The best manuscripts omit verse 14. (Matthew 23:14).
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Matthew 23:16 open_in_new
debtor
Or, bound; also (Matthew 23:18). "guilty:"
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Matthew 23:34 open_in_new
send unto you
The Jews' treatment of the apostles is proved, (Matthew 23:31-33).
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Matthew 23:36 open_in_new
come upon
See (Revelation 18:21-24).
It is the way also of history; judgment falls upon one generation for the sins of centuries. The pediction was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. 70.
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Matthew 23:39 open_in_new
till
The three "untils" of Israel's blessing:
(1) Israel must say, "blessed is He" (Matthew 23:39); (Romans 10:3); (Romans 10:4).
(2) Gentile world-power must run its course. (Luke 21:24); (Daniel 2:34); (Daniel 2:35).
(3) The elect number of Gentiles must be brought in. Then "the Deliverer shall come out of Zion." etc. (Romans 11:25-27).