ἀνθ' ὧν. ‘Wherefore,’ comp. ἀντὶ τούτου, ‘therefore,’ Ephesians 5:31; it means ‘because’ in Luke 1:20; Luke 19:44.

ὅσα ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε. The ἐν σκοτίᾳ here means ‘in obscurity.’ The application of the similar language in Matthew 10:26; Mark 4:22, is different. See Luke 8:17.

ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις. Literally, ‘in the treasuries or storehouses,’ i.e. in closed, secret places. Matthew 6:6; Matthew 26:26.

ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων. In the most public places of resort, so as to be heard in the streets below.

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