Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
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Gill's Exposition
Ye have heard,.... That is, from the Scriptures being read to them, and the explanations of the ancients, which were called "hearing", being read in the schools, and heard by the scholars (o); so that…
Barnes' Notes
Ye have heard - Or, this is the common interpretation among the Jews. Jesus proceeds here to comment on some prevailing opinions among the Jews; to show that the righteousness of the scribes and…
Christ having laid down these principles, that Moses and the prophets were still to be their rulers, but that the scribes and Pharisees were to be no longer their rulers, proceeds to expound the law…
Cambridge Bible
(a) Instances from the Decalogue, Mat 5:21-37. (a) Murder, Mat 5:21-26.
21. Ye have heard Rather, ye heard either in the service of the synagogue or in the teaching of the scribes.
by them of old time…
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