ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ. The parable stands in the same connection in Mark (not in Luke), but not as following in immediate temporal sequence. No stress should be laid on Matthew's phrase “on that day”. ἐξελθὼν τῆς οἰκίας : the house in which Jesus is supposed to have been when His friends sought for Him, though Matthew makes no mention of it (vide Mark 3:19). ἐκάθητο : as at the teaching on the hill (Matthew 5:1), suggestive of lengthened discourse. The Teacher sat, the hearers stood.

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Old Testament