Matthew 15:32
Context15:32 Then Jesus called the 1 disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”
Matthew 22:16
Context22:16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, 2 saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. 3 You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality. 4


[15:32] 1 tc ‡ Although the external evidence is not great (א W Θ 700 pc), the internal evidence for the omission of αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) after “disciples” is fairly strong. The pronoun may have been added by way of clarification. NA27, however, includes the pronoun, on the basis of the much stronger external evidence.
[22:16] 2 sn The Herodians are mentioned in the NT only once in Matt (22:16 = Mark 12:13) and twice in Mark (3:6; 12:13; some
[22:16] 3 sn Teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Very few comments are as deceitful as this one; they did not really believe this at all. The question of the Pharisees and Herodians was specifically designed to trap Jesus.
[22:16] 4 tn Grk “And it is not a concern to you about anyone because you do not see the face of men.”