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Selected Verse: Matthew 21:27 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mt 21:27 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] they answered [611] Jesus [2424], and said [2036], We cannot [3756] tell [1492]. And [2532] he [846] said [5346] unto them [846], Neither [3761] tell [3004] I [1473] you [5213] by [1722] what [4169] authority [1849] I do [4160] these things [5023]. |
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King James |
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell--Evidently their difficulty was, how to answer, so as neither to shake their determination to reject the claims of Christ nor damage their reputation with the people. For the truth itself they cared nothing whatever.
Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things--What composure and dignity of wisdom does our Lord here display, as He turns their question upon themselves, and, while revealing His knowledge of their hypocrisy, closes their mouths! Taking advantage of the surprise, silence, and awe produced by this reply, our Lord followed it up immediately by the two following parables.
Parable of the Two Sons (Mat 21:28-32). |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Neither tell I you - Not again, in express terms: he had often told them before, and they would not believe him. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
We cannot tell - Simplicity gives a wonderful confidence and peace of mind; but double dealing causes a thousand inquietudes and troubles. Let a man do his utmost to conceal in his own heart the evidence he has of truth and innocence, to countenance his not yielding to it; God, who sees the heart, will, in the light of the last day, produce it as a witness against him, and make it his judge.
We cannot tell, said they; which, in the words of truth, should have been, We will not tell, for we will not have this man for the Messiah: because, if we acknowledge John as his forerunner, we must, of necessity, receive Jesus as the Christ.
They who are engaged against the truth are abandoned to the spirit of falsity, and scruple not at a lie. Pharisaical pride, according to its different interests, either pretends to know every thing, or affects to know nothing. Among such, we may meet with numerous instances of arrogance and affected humility. God often hides from the wise and prudent what he reveals unto babes; for, when they use their wisdom only to invent the most plausible excuses for rejecting the truth when it comes to them, it is but just that they should be punished with that ignorance to which, in their own defense, they are obliged to have recourse. |
28 But [1161] what [5101] think [1380] ye [5213]? A certain man [444] had [2192] two [1417] sons [5043]; and [2532] he came [4334] to the first [4413], and said [2036], Son [5043], go [5217] work [2038] to day [4594] in [1722] my [3450] vineyard [290].
29 He answered [1161] [611] and said [2036], I will [2309] not [3756]: but [1161] afterward [5305] he repented [3338], and went [565].
30 And [2532] he came [4334] to the second [1208], and said [2036] likewise [5615]. And [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036], I [1473] go, sir [2962]: and [2532] went [565] not [3756].
31 Whether [5101] of [1537] them twain [1417] did [4160] the will [2307] of his father [3962]? They say [3004] unto him [846], The first [4413]. Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto them [846], Verily [281] I say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] the publicans [5057] and [2532] the harlots [4204] go [4254] into [1519] the kingdom [932] of God [2316] before [4254] you [5209].
32 For [1063] John [2491] came [2064] unto [4314] you [5209] in [1722] the way [3598] of righteousness [1343], and [2532] ye believed [4100] him [846] not [3756]: but [1161] the publicans [5057] and [2532] the harlots [4204] believed [4100] him [846]: and [1161] ye [5210], when ye had seen [1492] it, repented [3338] not [3756] afterward [5305], that ye might believe [4100] him [846].