3 He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.
Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?
But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others: Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer. The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer. Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
Five times the Jews gave me forty blows but one. Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water;
For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing, And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 25 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 25
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Deu 25:1-4
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Deu 25:5-12
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Deu 25:13-19
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