David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
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Gill's Exposition
And the chief seats in the synagogues,.... Where the rulers of the synagogue, and the elders of the people sat; See Gill on Mat 23:6.
And the uppermost rooms at feasts; or the first and chief places…
See the notes at Mat 22:41-46. Mar 12:37 The common people heard him gladly - The success of the Saviour in his preaching was chiefly among the common or the poorer class of people. The rich and the…
Adam Clarke
The common people heard him gladly - And were doubtless many of them brought to believe and receive the truth. By the comparatively poor the Gospel is still best received.
Here, I. Christ shows the people how weak and defective the scribes were in their preaching, and how unable to solve the difficulties that occurred in the scriptures of the Old Testament, which they…
Cambridge Bible
whence is he then his son? Abraham had never called Isaac or Jacob or any of his descendants his lord. Why then had David done so? There could be but one answer: "Because that Son would be David's Son…
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