Luk 16:15, Joh 5:44 | JFB | e4.org | 15. justify yourselves —make a show of righteousness. highly esteemed among men —generally carried away by plausible appearances. (See ).

‏ Luke 16:15

15. justify yourselves—make a show of righteousness.

highly esteemed among men—generally carried away by plausible appearances. (See 1Sa 16:7; and Lu 14:11).

‏ John 5:44

44. How can ye believe, &c.—(See on Joh 5:40,41). The "will not" of Joh 5:40, and "cannot" here are just different features of the same awful state of the human heart.