ἀποκριθεὶς : Jesus answered to an implied question. Those who told the story expected Him to make some remarks on it; not such doubtless as He did make. δοκεῖτε, think ye; probably that was just what they did think. The fate of the Galileans awakened superstitious horror prone to impute to the victims special criminality. παρὰ πάντας τ. Γ., in comparison with all Galileans. To make the point more vivid the victims are compared with men of their own province, disposition, and temptations. ἐγένοντο, became, were shown to be. πεπόνθασι, have suffered, an irrevocable fact.

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