There was, &c. = But there was. This commences the second part of the Lord's address to the Pharisees, against their tradition making void God's word as to the dead, which may be seen in Psalms 6:5; Psalms 30:9; Psalms 31:17; Psalms 88:11; Psalms 115:17; Psalms 146:4.Ecclesiastes 9:6; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Isaiah 38:17-19, &c. It is not called. "parable", because it cites. notable example of the Pharisees' tradition, which had been brought from Babylon. See many other examples in Lightfoot, vol. xii, pp. 159-68. Their teaching has no Structure. See C2 above.
was clothed. was habitually clothed. Imperf. tense. See on Luke 8:27.
sumptuously. in splendour. Greek. Adverb of lampros, is translated "gorgeous" in Luke 23:11. Only here.