They made light of it. — The words point to the temper of neglect which slights the offer of the kingdom of God, and prefers the interest of this world. This was one form of neglect. Another ran parallel with it, and passed on into open antagonism.
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Matthew 22:5
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: