Matthew 21:32
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
For John came unto you in a way of righteousness,.... He had a commission from God; he was no impostor; the doctrine he taught was true, and which he faithfully delivered; his life and conversation…
But what think ye? - A way of speaking designed to direct them particularly to what he was saying, that they might be self-convicted. Two sons - By those two sons our Lord intends to represent the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the way of righteousness A Hebrew expression. Cp. "the way of God," ch. Mat 22:16; "the way of salvation," Act 16:17. The Christian doctrine was called in a special sense "the way" (Act 19:9; Act…
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