Bible Commentaries

Matthew 1:1-99 — St Matthew Ch. 1: 1 17 . The Lineage of the King. The Genealogy. Luke 3:23-38 1 . The book of the generation ] i. e. the pedigree extracted from the public archives which were carefully preserved and placed under the special care of the Sanhedrin.

Matthew 3:1-99 — Ch. 3: 1 12 . John Baptist preaches in the Wilderness of Judæa. Mark 1:2-8 ; Luke 3:1-18 ; John 1:15-34 St Luke does not name the Pharisees and Sadducees, he gives the particular exhortations to the various classes of people who came to hear John.

Mark 10:46 — τυφλὸς προσαίτης ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν ([2372][2373][2374][2375][2376]) en lugar de ὁ τυφλὸμς π. τ. ὁδ. προσαιτῶν ([2377][2378]2[2379][2380][2381]). [2372] Códice Sinaítico. cuarto centavo Descubierto por Tischendorf en 1859 en el Monasterio de Santa

Mark 12:1 — ἐν παραβολαῖς . Cf. Marco 3:23 ; Marco 4:2 . Mc da solo una parábola, pero Mt. da tres. Esta y el Sembrador y la Semilla de Mostaza son las tres parábolas que están en los tres Sinópticos, y Mateo coloca esta parábola entre los Dos Hijos, que trata del

Mark 12:14 — y los que vinieron ([2704][2705][2706][2707][2708][2709]) en lugar de los que vinieron ([2710][2711][2712][2713][2714]). Ver com. Marco 1:14 . [2704] Códice Sinaítico. cuarto centavo Descubierto por Tischendorf en 1859 en el Monasterio de Santa Catalina

Mark 13:11 — καὶ ὅταν ([2910][2911][2912][2913][2914]) en lugar de ὅταν δέ ([2915][2916][2917][2918][2919][2920]). Ver com. Marco 1:14 . [2921][2922][2923][2924][2925] omitir μηδὲ μελετᾶτε. [2910] Códice Sinaítico. cuarto centavo Descubierto por Tischendorf en 1859

Mark 14:47 — εἶς δέ τις ([3211][3212][3213][3214][3215][3216][3217]) en lugar de εἶς δέ ([3218][3219][3220][3221][3222]) o καί τις ([3223][3211] Codex Vaticanus. Siglo IV, pero quizás un poco posterior al א. En la Biblioteca del Vaticano casi desde su fundación por

Mark 2:14 — 14 _ Para Λευείν ([271]c[272][273][274] Λευίν ([275][276][277][278][279][280][281] Λευί ([282][283][284] [285][286] 33), Λευεί ([287][288] [289] algunas cursivas y Lat-Vet. tienen Ἰάκωβον. El Evangelio de Pedro sub fin. tiene Λευείς. Vulg. tiene Leuin. [271]

Mark 3:18 — Καναναῖον ([522][523][524][525][526][527] 33) en lugar de Κανανίτην ([528][529][530][531]). [522] Códice Sinaítico. cuarto centavo Descubierto por Tischendorf en 1859 en el Monasterio de Santa Catalina en el Monte Sinaí. Ahora en San Petersburgo. Todo

Mark 8:33 — y dice ([1770][1771][1772][1773][1774]) en lugar de decir ([1775][1776][1777][1778]). [1770] Códice Sinaítico. cuarto centavo Descubierto por Tischendorf en 1859 en el Monasterio de Santa Catalina en el Monte Sinaí. Ahora en San Petersburgo. Todo el

Luke 16:1-99 — Ch. 16:1 13. The Unjust Steward 1 . And he said also unto his disciples ] In interpreting the two following parables it is specially necessary to bear in mind the tertium comparationis , i. e. the one special point which our Lord had in view. To

Acts 12:1-99 — 12:1 12 . Herod’s persecution of the Church. Peter’s miraculous deliverance from prison 1 . Now about that time ] The events here narrated must have shortly preceded Herod’s death, and so the chronological note here given must

1 Corinthians 6:1-99 — Ch. 6:1 11. The way to settle disputes in the Christian Church 1 . Dare any of you, having a matter against another ] The principle is here laid down which is to guide Christians in their lawsuits. Disputes about property are treated by the Apostle

2 Corinthians 13:1-99 — Ch. 13:1. This is the third time I am coming to you ] See note on ch. 12:14. For the Greek present in the sense of an intention see 1 Corinthians 16:5 . In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established ] This is a quotation

Hebrews 3:1-99 — Ch. 3. Superiority of Christ to Moses (1 6). Exhortation against hardening the heart (7 19) There is a remarkable parallelism between the structure of this and the next chapter, and that of the first and second chapters. Christ higher than angels

Revelation 14:1-99 — The Lamb upon Mount Zion. Chap. 14 vv. 1 5 1. a Lamb ] Read the Lamb : of course the same as in chap. 5. on the mount Sion ] Probably the earthly one the heavenly Jerusalem of chap. 21 has not yet appeared. And in 11:7, 8 we had an intimation

Revelation 15:1-99 — The Seven Vials. Chaps. 15, 16 1. another sign ] Besides those of 12:1, 3. Here preparation is made (as in 8:2) for another sevenfold series of visions. Some have attempted to see a sevenfold series in the three preceding chapters its elements being

Revelation 16:1-99 — The First Vial. Chap. 16 vv. 1, 2 1. the vials ] Read, the seven vials . upon the earth ] Lit., into the earth , here and in the next verse. Here “the earth” seems to mean the lower world generally, there the dry land only. 2.

Revelation 3:1-99 — The Church in Sardis. Chap. 3:1 6 1. that hath the seven Spirits of God ] See the last note on 1:4. Though “the Seven Spirits” were mentioned there, we have not yet heard of them as specially belonging to Christ: but this we End in v.

Revelation 7:1-99 — CHAPTER 7 The two Visions in this Chapter, 1 8, 9 17, each introduced by the same phrase “After this” extend the opening of the Sixth Seal very considerably beyond that of the others; but are really episodical. The Vision of the Four Angels