Bible Commentaries

Matthew 26:3 — Matthew 26:3 . τότε , two days before Passover. συνήχθησαν points to a meeting of the Sanhedrim. εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν denotes the meeting place, either the palace of the high priest in accordance with the use of αὐλή in later Greek (Weiss), or the court around which the

Mark 8:12 — enmity, invincible unbelief, and coming doom. εἰ δοθήσεται , if there shall be given = there shall not ( οὐ ) be given a Hebraistic form of emphatic negative assertion. The suppressed apodosis is: may I die, or God punish me. Other instances in Hebrews 3:11 ; Hebrews 4:3 ; Hebrews 4:5 . In Mark there is an absolute refusal of a sign. In Matthew the refusal is qualified by offer of Jonah. But that was an absolute refusal of signs in their sense . [68]Septuagint.

Luke 16:3 — εἶπε ἐν ἑ.: un hebraísmo, como en Mateo 3:9 ; Mateo 9:3 . El mayordomo delibera sobre la situación. Ve que su amo ha decidido en contra de él y considera lo que debe hacer a continuación, repasando rápidamente todos los planes posibles. σκάπτειν, ἐπαιτεῖν : estos dos representan las alternativas

John 8:1 — casi requiere el entendimiento de que se refiere a los miembros del Sanedrín. Pero en este caso, el contraste transmitido en la siguiente cláusula, Ἰησους δὲ ἐπορεύθη, no tiene sentido. εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν, al Monte de los Olivos. Cf. Mateo 24:3 ; Mateo 26:30 ; Marco 13:3 . Alojándose probablemente en casa de Lázaro, volvió a la ciudad antes del amanecer ( Juan 8:2 ) ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερόν. Platón, Protag. , 310 A, considera ὄρθρος una parte de la noche. καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο,

Acts 15:9 — Acts 15:9 . τῇ πίστει καθαρίσας τ . κ .: the thought is described by Zöckler as equally Petrine, Pauline, and Johannine; cf. Acts 3:16 ; Acts 3:19 , 1 Peter 1:18-21 ; Rom 2:24 , 1 John 1:8 ; 1 John 2:2 , Revelation 7:14 ; here it stands in contrast to the outward purification of circumcision upon which the Judaisers insisted, cf. also Acts 10:15 , and for the phrase καθαρ . τὴν

Acts 20:21 — of the preaching of St. Peter and St. Paul alike. Whether Paul was preaching to Jews or Gentiles, to philosophers at Athens or to peasants at Lystra, the substance of his teaching was the same under all varieties of forms, cf. Acts 14:15 , Acts 17:30 , Acts 26:20 . It is quite arbitrary to refer μετάνοια to the Gentile and πίστις to the Jew. Ἰουδ . τε καὶ Ἕλλησι , Pauline, cf. Romans 1:16 ; Romans 2:9-10 ; Romans 3:9 ; Romans 3:12 , 1 Corinthians 1:24 .

Acts 3:4 — Acts 3:4 . ἀτενίσας , cf. Acts 1:10 . βλέψον εἰς ἡμᾶς : it has sometimes been thought that the command was given to see whether the man was a worthless beggar or not (Nösgen), or whether he was spiritually disposed for the reception of the benefit, and would

Romans 13:13 — Romans 13:13 . ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ : as one walks in the day, so let us walk εὐσχημόνως . The same adverb is found with the same verb in 1 Thessalonians 4:2 : A.V. in both places “honestly”. The meaning is rather “in seemly fashion,” “becomingly”;

Romans 13:13 — "adecuado"; en 1 Corintios 14:40 se traduce “decentemente”, donde también se tiene en cuenta el decoro (el lado estético de la moralidad). κῶμοι y μέθαι se encuentran nuevamente unidos en Gálatas 5:21 ; ἔρις y ζῆλος en Gálatas 5:20 y 1 Corintios 3:3 . w y H. siguiente. poner ἔρισι καὶ ζήλοις en el margen; los plurales en este caso como en los otros indicarían los diversos actos o manifestaciones de exceso, ya sea en la autocomplacencia o la voluntad propia.

1 Corinthians 4:6-13 — 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 . § 13. DISCIPLES ABOVE THEIR MASTER. What the Ap. has written, from 1 Corinthians 3:3 onwards, turns on the relations between himself and Apollos; but it has a wide application to the state of feeling within the Church (1 Corinthians 4:6 f.). To such

1 Corinthians 4:6-13 — § 13. DISCIPULOS POR ENCIMA DE SU MAESTRO. ¿Qué ap. ha escrito, desde 1 Corintios 3:3 en adelante, se refiere a las relaciones entre él y Apolos; pero tiene una amplia aplicación al estado de ánimo dentro de la Iglesia ( 1 Corintios 4:6 f. ). A tal extravagancia

2 Corinthians 11:10 — ἔστιν ἀλήθ. Χρ. k. τ. λ.: como la Verdad de Cristo (tenemos ἡ ἀλήθ. τ. Θεοῦ, Romanos 1:25 ; Romanos 3:7 ; Romanos 15:8 ; cf. Juan 14:6 ; Efesios 4:21 ) está en mí (para la forma de la aseveración ver com. 2 Corintios 1:18 ; Romanos 9:1 no es un verdadero paralelo con la constr. aquí), esta gloria, sc. , en mi independencia, no será detenido, en

2 Corinthians 11:13 — 2 Corinthians 11:13 . οἱ γὰρ τοιοῦτοι κ . τ . λ .: for such men (this explains the ground of his determination in 2 Corinthians 11:12 not to give opportunity for cavil) are false apostles ( cf. Revelation 2:2 . This speedy appearance of false teachers was one of the

2 Corinthians 4:6 — 2 Corinthians 4:6 . ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς κ . τ . λ .: seeing it is God who said “Light shall shine out of darkness” (a paraphrase of Genesis 1:3 ; cf. Psalms 112:4 ), who shined in our hearts to illuminate (others) with the knowledge of the glory of God in the Face of Christ . That is to say, there is nothing secret or crafty in the Ministration of the New Covenant; it is the proclamation

2 Corinthians 5:3 — 2 Corinthians 5:3 . εἴ γε καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι κ . τ . λ .: if so be that ( εἴ γε = siquidem; cf. Ephesians 3:2 ; Ephesians 4:21 , Colossians 1:23 ) we shall be found also clothed, sc. , with the heavenly body (note ἐνδυς ., not ἐπενδυς ., which would only be appropriate

Titus 3:6 — Titus 3:6 . οὗ ἐξέχεεν : Joel 3:1 (Joel 2:28 ) is the passage alluded to. Cf. in addition to reff. given above, Acts 10:45 , Romans 5:5 , Galatians 4:6 . The οὗ refers of course to πνεύματ . ἁγ . by attraction, not to ἀνακαινώσεως . All gifts of the Holy Spirit

James 1:9 — James 1:9 . καυχάσθω : it is noticeable that this word is only used in the Pauline Epistles, with the exception in this verse and in James 3:14 , James 4:16 ; it is used, generally, in a good sense, as here and James 3:14 , though not in James 4:16 . ὁ ἀδελφός : see note on James 1:2 . ταπεινός : cf. Luke 1:52 , refers to the outward condition of a man, and corresponds to the Hebrew דַּל

James 1:9 — καυχάσθω : se nota que esta palabra sólo se usa en las Epístolas Paulinas, con excepción en este versículo y en Santiago 3:14 ; Santiago 4:16 ; se usa, generalmente, en un buen sentido, como aquí y Santiago 3:14 , aunque no en Santiago 4:16 . ὁ ἀδελφός : ver nota en Santiago 1:2 . ταπεινός: cf. Lucas 1:52 , se refiere a la condición externa de un hombre, y corresponde

James 3:3 — James 3:3 . εἰ δὲ : this is the best attested reading, but see Mayor’s admirable note in favour of the reading ἴδε γάρ . τῶν ἵππων : “The genitive is here put in an emphatic place to mark the comparison. It belongs both to χαλινούς and to στόματα

1 Peter 2:4-10 — 1 Peter 2:4-10 . Passages of scripture proving that Christ is called stone are first utilised, then quoted, and finally expounded. The transition from milk to the stone may be explained by the prophecy the hills shall flow with milk (Joel 3:18 ), as the stone becomes a mountain according to Daniel 3:21 f.; or by the legend to which St. Paul refers (1 Corinthians 10:4 ); compare also ποτίσαι of Isaiah 43:20 , which is used in 1 Peter 2:9 . This collection of texts can be traced back through