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John Gill's Exposition on Mark 12:38
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he said unto them in his doctrine, etc..] As he was preaching, not to the Scribes and Pharisees but to the multitude, and to his disciples particularly; and to them in the audience of the people, as appears from (<402301>Matthew 23:1 <422045>Luke 20:45). Beware of the Scribes; for though he had just spoken favourably of one of them, this was but a single man, and a singular instance; the body of that set of men, were very bad in their principles and practices, and therefore to be avoided, and that for the reasons following: which love to go in long clothing; the Persic version renders it, “who affect to walk in coats and garments conspicuous, and in long robes”; such as were very particular, and different from others, and out of the common way of apparel; and so were observable and taken notice of by others: very likely it may have reference to the common length of their fringes on the borders of their outward garment, which they enlarged beyond others; (see Gill on “<402305>Matthew 23:5”); and [love] salutations the market places; or “streets”, as the Syriac and Arabic versions render it, in any public places, where there was a resort of men, and they were taken notice with respect, in a public manner. The Syriac Persic supply the word “love”, as we do from (<402306>Matthew 23:6,7).
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