Bible Commentaries

Mark 3:14 — Mark 3:14 . He is now on the hill top, surrounded by a body of disciples, perhaps some scores, picked out from the great mass of followers. καὶ ἐποίησε δώδεκα : and He made, constituted as a compact body, Twelve , by a second selection. For use of ποιεῖν

Luke 3:1-2 — Luke 3:1-2 . General historic setting of the beginnings . For Mt.’s vague “in those days” (Luke 3:1 ), which leaves us entirely in the dark at what date and age Jesus entered on His prophetic career, Lk. gives a group of dates connecting

Luke 3:7-9 — Luke 3:7-9 . John’s preaching ( cf. Matthew 3:7-10 ). Lk. gives no account of John’s aspect and mode of life, leaving that to be inferred from Luke 1:80 . On the other hand he enters into more detail in regard to the drift of his preaching. These verses contain Lk.’s version of the Baptist’s censure of his time.

Acts 24:4 — Felicis,” Bengel. ἐγκόπτω , impedire , as if Felix was so busy in his reforms that Tertullus would not interrupt him, but see critical note, cf. Romans 15:22 , Galatians 5:7 . ἐπὶ πλεῖον , cf. Acts 4:17 , Acts 20:9 ; in 2 Timothy 2:16 ; 2 Timothy 3:9 , with the opposite verb προκόπτω . συντόμως : so in classical Greek, with λέγειν , εἰπεῖν ; in Jos., c. Apion. , i., 1, 6, with γράψαι and διδάσκειν , see Wetstein on Romans 9:28 , cf. 2Ma 2:31 , for the adjective and for the adverb, Proverbs 13:23

Romans 16 overview — CHAPTER 16. On this chapter see introduction. It consists of five distinct parts: (1) The recommendation of Phœbe to the Church, Romans 16:1-2 ; (2) a series of greetings from Paul himself, Romans 16:3-16 ; (3) a warning against false teachers, Romans 16:17-20 ; (4) a series of greetings from companions of Paul, Romans 16:21-23 ; (5) a doxology.

Romans 3:21 — Romans 3:21 . νυνὶ δὲ : but now. All time is divided for Paul into “now” and “then”. Cf. Ephesians 2:12 f., τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ … νυνὶ δέ ; 2 Corinthians 5:16 , ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν : the reception of the Gospel means the coming of a new world. χωρὶς

2 Corinthians 10:3 — 2 Corinthians 10:3 . ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ κ . τ . λ .: for though we walk in the flesh, sc. , as all men must do (see reff.), we do not war, i.e. , carry on our campaign against evil and the enemies of God, according to the flesh ( cf. John 17:15 ) for the weapons of our

2 Corinthians 11:15 — οὐ μέγα οὖν κ. τ. λ .: no es gran cosa, por lo tanto, si sus ministros también, sc. , así como él mismo, se configuran como ministros de justicia (ver 2 Corintios 3:9 ); cuyo fin , no obstante su disfraz ( cf. Romanos 6:21 : 21 ; Filipenses 3:19 : 19 ), será conforme a sus obras (ver com. 2 Corintios 11:10 : 10 ).

2 Corinthians 3:3 — 2 Corinthians 3:3 . φανερούμενοι ὅτι ἐστὲ κ . τ . λ .: being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ ( sc. , written by Christ), ministered by us (the Apostle conceiving of himself as his Master’s amanuensis). ἐγγεγραμμένη οὐ μέλανι κ . τ . λ .: written

Philippians 4:1 — Philippians 4:1 . ὥστε . It seems better to regard this as drawing the conclusion from Philippians 3:17-21 than to refer it to the whole of the discussion in chap. 3. στέφ . μ . Cf. the combination in 1 Thessalonians 2:19 , τίς γὰρ ἡμῶν ἐλπὶς ἢ χαρὰ ἢ στέφανος καυχήσεως ; the meaning is best seen from chap. Philippians 2:16 . He is thinking of the

Philippians 4:1 — ὥστε. Parece mejor considerar esto como sacar la conclusión de Filipenses 3:17-21 que referirlo a toda la discusión en el cap. 3. στέφ. m. Cf. la combinación en 1 Tesalonicenses 2:19 , τίς γὰρ ἡμῶν ἐλπὶς ἢ χαρὰ ἢ στέφανος καυχήσεως; el significado se ve mejor en el cap. Filipenses 2:16 . Está pensando en el “día de Cristo”.

Colossians 3:1-17 — MENTIRA, PORQUE PERTENECEN A LA VIEJA NATURALEZA, Y SON INCOMPATIBLES CON LA NUEVA, CON SU CONFORMIDAD CADA VEZ MÁS CRECIENTE A LA IMAGEN DIVINA, Y LA ANULACIÓN DE TODAS AQUELLAS DISTINCIONES QUE HACER A LOS HOMBRES EXTRANJEROS ENTRE SÍ. Con Colosenses 3:1 Pablo pasa a la porción exhortatoria de la Epístola, el ataque a los falsos maestros termina con Colosenses 2:23 , y no hay ruptura entre Colosenses 3:1-4 y Colosenses 3:5 . La exhortación ética tiene su base en la exposición dogmática ya dada

2 Thessalonians 3:17-18 — 2 Thessalonians 3:17-18 . Conclusion. Paul now takes the pen from his amanuensis, to add the salutation in his own handwriting for the purpose of authenticating the epistle (otherwise in 1 Corinthians 16:21 ). This, he observes, is the sign-manual of his letters ( cf.

2 Timothy 4:3 — 2 Timothy 4:3 . ὑγιαινούσης διδασκαλία : See note on 1 Timothy 1:10 . ἰδίας : ἴδιος here, as constantly, has merely the force of a possessive pronoun. See on 1 Timothy 3:4 . ἐπισωρεύσουσιν : coacervabunt (Vulg.). “He shews the indiscriminate multitude of

Titus 2:2 — παρακάλει ( Tito 2:6 ). νηφαλίους : sobrio, sobrii; templado (RV) con respecto a su uso de bebidas fuertes. Cris. explica que sea vigilante , como lo hace el siríaco, y AV m.; pero la advertencia casera parece más apropiada. Ver nota en 1 Timoteo 3:2 . σεμνούς: ver nota en 1 Timoteo 3:8 . σώφρονας : ver notas sobre 1Ti 2:9; 1 Timoteo 3:2 . Para ὑγιαίνειν seguido de dat. ver Tito 1:13 . πίστις, ἀγάπη, ὑπομονή se agrupan constantemente (ver com. 1 Timoteo 6:11 ); y esto sugiere que πίστις aquí

Titus 3:4 — χρηστότης καὶ φιλανθρωπία: ( benignitas... humanitas ) es una combinación constante en griego. Ver muchos ejemplos proporcionados por Field. Aquí expresa la noción de Juan 3:16 , οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον κ. τ. λ. y de Efesios 2:4-6 . Quizás también, como sugiere von Soden, la bondad de Dios se contrasta aquí con la falta de bondad de los hombres entre sí; cf. Efesios 4:31-32 . χρηστότης es una palabra paulina,

1 Peter 3:14 — 1 Peter 3:14 . ἀλλʼ … μακάριοι . Nay if ye should actually suffer if some one, despite the prophet (1 Peter 3:13 ), should harm you for the sake of righteousness, blessed are ye . Peter appeals to the saying, μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης (Matthew

2 Peter 3:12 — 2 Peter 3:12 . σπεύδοντας . Either (1) “earnestly desiring,” cf. Isaiah 16:5 , σπεύδων δικαιοσύνην , or (2) preferably, “hastening the coming”. “The Church may be said to bring the day nearer when it prays, ‘Thy kingdom come’

3 John 1:13 — 3 John 1:13 . γράψαι , aor. of the complete composition in the Apostle’s mind; γράφειν , pres. of the process of putting it on paper. κάλαμος (in full κάλαμος γραφεύς ), a reed-pen, as distinguished from γραφεῖον , a sharp-pointed stilus for writing on waxed tablets. Plutarch ( Dem. , 29, 3) says that Demosthenes, when meditating and writing, was accustomed to bite his κάλαμος .

Revelation 9:3-4 — Revelation 9:3-4 . The dense smoke resolves itself into a swarm of infernal demons in the form of locusts but rendered more formidable by their additional power of stinging like scorpions. Instead of preying on their natural food (Exodus 10:15 ), already plagued (Revelation