Matthew 22:16

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Summary

And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

The herodians

Matthew 16:11

Mark 3:6

Mark 8:15

Neither

General references

Romans 2:11

Bible References

The herodians

how do ye not understand that I did not speak to you of bread -- to take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?'

and the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him.

and he was charging them, saying, 'Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,'

Neither

Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And his brethren he hath not discerned, And his sons he hath not known; For they have observed Thy saying, And Thy covenant they keep.

And Micaiah saith, 'Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'

Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,

Hear this, I pray you, heads of the house of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Who are making judgment abominable, And all uprightness do pervert.

And I also, I have made you despised and low before all the people, Because ye are not keeping My ways, And are accepting persons in the law.

and they having come, say to him, 'Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men, but in truth the way of God dost teach; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? may we give, or may we not give?'

and they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;

So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;

for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please -- Christ's servant I should not be.

And from those who were esteemed to be something -- whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me -- the face of man God accepteth not, for -- to me those esteemed did add nothing,

but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

General references

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,