Bible Commentaries

Genesis 15:20 — Hititas. Primera aparición. Ver Éxodo 32:2 . Josué 3:10 , etc. Rephaim. Otro eslabón de la cadena de Génesis 6:4 . Compárese con Génesis 12:6 ; Génesis 13:7 ; Génesis 14:5 . y vea la App-23.

Joel 2:11 — great, &c. Compare Joel 2:31 .Jeremiah 30:7 . Amos 5:18 . Zephaniah 1:15 . who can abide it? Ref to Pentateuch (Numbers 21:23 ). App-92 . Compare Jeremiah 10:10 . Zephaniah 1:14 .Malachi 3:2 .

Nahum 3:1 — bloody city = city of great bloodshed (Ezekiel 22:2 , Ezekiel 22:3 ; Ezekiel 24:6 , Ezekiel 24:9 . Habakkuk 2:12 ). departeth not = will not be lacking. Captive princes were exposed to public contumely in cages, &c.

Zechariah 9:13 — filled = grasped. thy sons, O Greece. Septuagint reads "the sons of Greece. Greece. Hebrew. Yavan . Compare Genesis 10:2 , Genesis 10:4 .Isaiah 66:19 . Ezekiel 27:13 .Daniel 8:21 ; Daniel 11:2 .Joel 3:6 .

Matthew 11:6 — blessed = happy. See note on Matthew 5:3 . not be offended = find nothing to stumble at. Me: i.e. in My Person, My teachings, My grace, &c.; as many did. Compare Luke 4:22 with Luke 4:28 .

Matthew 4:9 — All these. Compare Luke 4:6 and see App-116 . if. See App-118 . Not the same as in Matthew 4:3 and Matthew 4:6 . wilt fall down. Not in Luke. worship = do homage. App-137 .

Mark 15:45 — knew . = having got to know. Greek. ginsoko. See App-132 . gave = made a gift of (Greek. doreo). Occurs only here and 2 Peter 1:3 , I. body. Greek. some = body. But all the texts read ptoma = corpse.

Luke 4:22 — at. Greek. epi. App-104 . the gracious words = the words of grace. See note on Luke 1:30 . Genitive of character, App-17 . out of . Greek. ek. App-104 . Joseph's Son . See note on Luke 3:23 .

Luke 9:48 — in . Greek. epi. App-104 . is = subsists or exists. Greek. huparcho, not the verb "to be". See Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:6 (being); Luke 3:20 (is). least = lowliest. shall be . All the texts read "is".

John 18:11 — the cup . Compare Matthew 20:22 , Matthew 20:23 ; Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:9 , Matthew 26:42 .Revelation 14:10 . My Father . See on John 2:15 . not = in no wise. Greek. ou me. App-105 .

Acts 28:28 — unto = to. Salvation . Greek. soterion . Elsewhere, Luke 2:30 (which see); Acts 3:6 . Ephesians 6:17 . The more usual soteria occ Acts 13:26 , &c. is sent = was sent. Greek. apostelo. App-174 . Gentiles . Greek. ethnos.

Acts 7:37 — that = the. A Prophet. Quoted from Deuteronomy 18:15 . Compare Acts 3:22 . your. The texts omit. raise up. Greek. anistemi. App-178 . like unto = as. Him shall ye hear. The texts omit, but not the Syriac.

1 Corinthians 6:20 — are = were. bought . Greek. agorazo. Occurs thirty-one times, always translated "buy", save Revelation 5:9 ; Revelation 14:3 , Revelation 14:4 . glorify . Greek. doxazo. See p. 1511. and in your spirit, &c . All the texts omit.

Colossians 3:11 — neither . App-105 . Jew , Sc. Compare Galatians 1:3 , Gal 1:28 . Barbarian . See Acts 28:2 . Scythian . Regarded by the ancients as the lowest type of barbarians. bond. App-190 . all, he. See Ephesians 1:23 .

1 Timothy 1:13 — persecutor. Greek. dioktes . Only here. injurious = an insulter. Greek. hubristes . Only here and Romans 1:30 . obtained mercy. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:26 . 2 Corinthians 4:1 . ignorantly = not knowing. Compare Luke 23:34 .Acts 3:17 .

1 Timothy 4:14 — Neglect . Greek. ameleo . Here; Matthew 22:5 .Hebrews 2:3 ; Hebrews 2:8 , Hebrews 2:9 ; 2 Peter 1:12 . not . App-105 . gift. App-184 . prophecy . Compare 1 Timothy 1:18 . presbytery . See Acts 22:5 .

2 Timothy 3:4 — Traitors . Greek. prodotes. Only here; Luke 6:16 . Acts 7:52 . heady = headstrong. See Acts 19:36 , highminded = puffedup. See 1 Timothy 3:6 , lovers , &c. Greek. philedonos. Only here, lovers of God. Greek. philotheos. Only here.

James 2:13 — he . . . judgment = (there shall be) judgment to him. judgment . App-177 . without mercy . Greek. anileos. Only here. no = not, as James 2:1 . rejoiceth against = boasteth over. Greek. katakauchaomai. See James 3:14 and Romans 11:18 .

James 5:15 — prayer . App-134 . faith . App-150 . sick . Greek. kamno. See Hebrews 12:3 . Not the same word as James 5:14 . raise . . . up . App-178 . and if . Greek. kan ( kai, with App-118 . b). sins . App-128 .

Jude 1:13 — Raging = Wild. Greek. agrios. Occurs: Matthew 3:4 .Mark 1:6 . foaming out . Greek. epaphrizo. Only here. wandering . Greek. planetes. Only here. is = hath been. blackness . Same as "darkness", Jude 1:6 . for ever . App-151 . a.