“When Jesus went outside,
The Scribes
And the Pharisees
Began to be
Very hostile
Towards Jesus.
They wanted
To cross examine him
About many things,”
Κἀκεῖθεν ἐξελθόντος αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι δεινῶς ἐνέχειν καὶ ἀποστοματίζειν αὐτὸν περὶ πλειόνων,
Luke uniquely indicated that when this dinner party with the Pharisees was over, Jesus and the others went outside (Κἀκεῖθεν ἐξελθόντος αὐτοῦ). Then the Scribes (οἱ γραμματεῖς) and the Pharisees (καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι) began (ἤρξαντο) to be very hostile or urgently press Jesus (δεινῶς ἐνέχειν). They wanted to cross examine him (καὶ ἀποστοματίζειν αὐτὸν) about many things (περὶ πλειόνων). This is the only time that the word ἀποστοματίζειν is used in all the Scripture literature, meaning something like drawing out by questioning. This was the first mention of the Scribes in this section. You can see that after all these diatribes against the Pharisees and the Mosaic lawyers, they may have had some questions for Jesus. He would have to do some explaining to them about what he meant. This was not a happy ending to a dinner party. Have you ever been to a dinner party that ended badly?
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