| Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Ye hypocrites,.... After our Lord had given so full a proof of their making void the commandments of God by their traditions, he might very justly, as he does, call them hypocrites; who pretended to so much religion and holiness, and yet scrupled not, upon occasion, to set aside a divine command; who affected so much sanctity, as to be displeased with the disciples, for not complying with an order of their elders, when they themselves made no account of a divine precept; and plainly showed they had more regard to men than God, and to the precepts of men, than to the commands of God, and to approve themselves to men more than to God; and that they sought the praise and applause of men, and not the honour which comes from God; and that their religion lay in mere rituals and externals, and those of men's devising, and not in the spiritual worship and service of God. Nor can it be thought that Christ, in calling them hypocrites, bears too hard upon them; when one of their own doctors, who lived not very distant from this age, says (a) of the men of Jerusalem, that continued...
Vincent's Word StudiesWell (καλῶς) Admirably.
Barnes' Notes on the BibleYe hypocrites! - See the notes at Matthew 7:5. Hypocrisy is the concealment of some base principle under the pretence of religion. Never was there a clearer instance of it than this an attempt to get rid of the duty of providing for needy parents under an appearance of piety toward God. continued...
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you - In every place where the proper names of the Old Testament occur, in the New, the same mode of orthography should be followed: I therefore write Isaiah with the Hebrew, not Esaias, with the Greek. This prophecy is found Isaiah 29:13. Our blessed Lord unmasks these hypocrites; and we may observe that, when a hypocrite is found out, he should be exposed to all; this may lead to his salvation: if he be permitted to retain his falsely acquired character, how can he escape perdition!
Geneva Study Bible{3} Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, (3) The same men are condemned for hypocrisy and superstition, because they made the kingdom of God to consist of outward things.
People's New Testament 15:7 Ye hypocrites. The world so rendered might mean one self-deceived as well as a deceiver, but was always a rebuke. Well did Esaias prophesy of you. See Isa 29:13.
Wesley's Notes 15:7 Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying - That is, the description which Isaiah gave of your fathers, is exactly applicable to you. The words therefore which were a description of them, are a prophecy with regard to you.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary7. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying-(Isa 29:13).
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