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The dominant reading is that the two expressions are both referring to the same thing and the same group of people. To Nolland this verse is not an attack on any particular group, but rather a continuation of the theme of God and Mammon begun at Matthew 6: We should put all of our resources to God, as everything is like dogs and pigs compared to Him. As Morris points out, this verse can also be read as a reasonable limit on evangelism.

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If a population or individual is not open to Christianity, leave and find a more receptive audience. As Morris points out Jesus was silent before Herod and Peter abandoned the unsympathetic city of Corinth. Fowler links this to the earlier discussion of judgment.

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One should not judge severely, but there is a point at which any reasonable person will realize that those they are dealing with are dogs and swine. The alternate interpretation is that dogs and pigs are not metaphors for some group of people, but for the unholy in general.


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This verse is not about excluding some group from God's teaching, but rather ensuring that those things that are God's are kept holy. Thus the Temple is kept clean, religious meals treated with respect, and holy days honoured and kept separate from the turbulence and impiety of daily life. In Divine Conspiracy , Dallas Willard offers another interpretation. In it, Jesus is not speaking of a wonderful treasure the pearl , or whether the audience is fit to have it the swine. Instead, he is observing that the pearl is not helpful.

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This turns the analogy into one that exposes one's self-superiority in thinking the other needs the unbidden advice. All those points aside, one might usefully read through Matthew 13 [10] when interpreting the phrase. The "pearls" may be like the seed sown by the farmer. If the farmer continues to sow on the rocky places, path or among thorns he may be foolish.

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Like the seeds, pearls of wisdom placed before swine might simply be swallowed without being digested: As a more contemporary note, it is worth considering the sowing parables in light of subsequent monastic thought on selective breeding see Augustinian Friar, Gregor Mendel and peas [11]: The phrase "pearls before swine" has become a common expression in English. In the musical film " Seven Brides for Seven Brothers " the verse is quoted by Milly after comparing her new husband and his brothers to hogs for failing to say grace and for the way they rudely and voraciously began eating the first dinner she had prepared in her new home.

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