Matthew 23 · Scofield
3sit in Cf. Ezra 7:6,25,26 . Jesus' disciples were to honour the law, but not the hypocritical teachers of it.
6phylacteries Passages of Scripture enclosed in a small case, bound upon arm or forehead, Deuteronomy 6:8 .
15Woe The best MSS. omit verse 14.
16hell Gehenna. (See Scofield " Matthew 5:22 ")
17debtor Or, bound; also Matthew 23:18 . "guilty:"
29iniquity Lit. Lawlessness. (See Scofield " Romans 3:23 ") .
35send unto you The Jews' treatment of the apostles is proved, Matthew 23:31-33 .
36Abel Jesus' confirmation of Genesis 4:8-10 . Cf. Hebrews 12:24 .
37come upon See, Revelation 18:21-24 . It is the way also of history; judgment falls upon one generation for the sins of centuries. The pediction was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. 70.