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Matthew 21:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 21:16

Verse 16 of 46

Scripture focus

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Matthew 21:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 21:16

Theological / Devotional

Hearest thou? The situation was entirely out of the control of the “chief priests and scribes.” The throngs that had gathered in the Temple area to see Jesus were acclaiming Him as Messiah King, and this aroused in the Jewish leaders the same mingled emotions of fear and rage they had felt on the late afternoon of the day before (see on Luke 19:39). Now they made a frantic appeal to Jesus, as they had the day before, to quiet the acclamations of praise.

Have ye never read? This quotation agrees exactly with the LXX of Ps. 8:2, differing slightly from the Hebrew. This question, implying a severe rebuke, suggests that the leaders should have recognized that events now taking place were in harmony with the teachings of Scripture (see on Matt. 19:4).

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