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Tag Archives: Matthew 22:16
No Regard for Faces: Grammatical Irony and Moral Clarity in Matthew 22:16
Καὶ ἀποστέλλουσιν αὐτῷ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτῶν μετὰ τῶν Ἡρῳδιανῶν λέγοντες· διδάσκαλε, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθὴς εἶ καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ διδάσκεις, καὶ οὐ μέλει σοι περὶ οὐδενός· οὐ γὰρ βλέπεις εἰς πρόσωπον ἀνθρώπου· (Matthew 22:16)
And they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and that you teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care about anyone, for you do not look at the face of man.”
Setting the Trap with Polished GreekThis verse opens the famous entrapment scene regarding taxes to Caesar. But before the trap is sprung, the Pharisees and Herodians present their false flattery—and it is crafted with exquisite Greek.… Learn Koine Greek