And when Jesus had finished these parables: see comment at 7.28 (see also 11.1; 19.1; 26.1). Note that it may be necessary to say “… finished teaching by means of these parables.”
Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1988. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .
