Bible Commentaries

Matthew 3:5-6 — Matthew 3:5-6 . Effects of John’s preaching . Remarkable by his appearance, his message, and his moral intensity, John made a great impression. They took him for a prophet, and a prophet was a novelty in those days. His message appealed to the common Messianic

Acts 14:27 — Acts 14:27 . συν . τὴν ἐκκλ ., cf. Acts 15:30 , as was natural, for they had been sent out by them. ἀνήγγειλαν : Acts 15:4 (Acts 20:20 ; Acts 20:27 ), lit [277] , to carry back tidings (so in classical Greek, as from a less to a greater), cf. 2 Corinthians 7:7 ; used here as in Æschylus, Xen.,

Acts 15:10 — Acts 15:10 . νῦν οὖν : in Acts four times, nowhere else in N.T.; cf. Acts 10:35 , nunc igitur: LXX, Genesis 27:8 , etc.; 1Ma 10:71 . τί πειράζετε τὸν Θ ., cf. Acts 5:9 , they put God to the proof, as to whether He had not admitted unworthy persons into the Church. ἐπιθ . ζυγὸν : on the infinitive see Burton, N. T. Moods and

Acts 15:2 — used in classical Greek of sedition, discord, faction, and so of the factious opposition of parties in the state; frequent in LXX, but only once in any similar sense, Proverbs 17:14 . συζητήσεως , but ζητ .: “questioning,” R.V., cf. John 3:25 ; three times in St. Paul, 1 Timothy 6:4 , 2 Timothy 2:23 , Titus 3:9 , in a depreciatory sense in each case; not in LXX or Apocrypha. οὐκ ὀλίγης , see on Acts 12:18 and Acts 14:28 ; eight times in Acts. ἔταξαν , sc. , οἱ ἀδελφοὶ , Acts 15:1 ; no.

Acts 2:31 — Acts 2:31 . προϊδών , cf. Galatians 3:8 . The word ascribes prophetic consciousness to David in the composition of the Psalm, but, as we learn from St. Peter himself, that prophetic consciousness did not involve a distinct knowledge of the events foretold (1

Acts 27:3 — Acts 27:3 . τῇ δὲ ἑτέρᾳ : an easy journey to Sidon distance 69 sea miles (Breusing). κατήχ .: technical nautical term, opposite of ἀνάγειν in Acts 27:2 , see above. φιλανθ . τε ὁ Ἰούλιος … χρης .: “and Julius treated Paul kindly,” R.V., cf. Acts

Acts 4:25 — Acts 4:25 . The words form an exact quotation from the LXX (Psalms 2:1 ). ἵνα τί , again in quotation, Acts 7:26 ; cf. Luke 13:7 , 1 Corinthians 10:29 ; twice in Matthew 9:4 ; Matthew 27:46 , quotation; W.H [161] , Blass (Weiss, ἱνατί ), sc. , γένηται , Blass, Grammatik des N. G. , p. 14, and Winer-Schmiedel, p. 36. ἐφρύαξαν : in the active form the verb occurs once in LXX,

1 Corinthians 15:12 — “But if Christ is preached, (to wit) that He is raised from the dead” not “it is preached that Christ, etc.”: the preaching of Christ is the preaching of His resurrection ; ἐγηγερμένος and ἐσταυρωμένος (see 1 Corinthians 1:23 f., 1 Corinthians 2:2 ) are, both of them, predicates inseparable from Χριστός ( cf. Romans 4:24 f., Rom 8:34 , 1 Corinthians 10:9 , 2 Corinthians 5:15 ; Act 17:18 , 1 Peter 3:18 ; 1 Peter 3:21 , etc.). For the pf. ἐγήγερται , see 1 Corinthians 15:4

1 Corinthians 3:11 — 1 Corinthians 3:11 is a parenthetical comment on θεμέλιον : As to the foundation, that is settled; the workman has to build upon it , not to shift it, nor add to it. θεμέλιον γὰρ ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι παρὰ κ . τ . λ .: “For another foundation none can

1 Corinthians 3:8 — En comparación con Dios, Ap. y P. son simplemente nada ( 1 Corintios 3:7 ): entre sí no son rivales, como los harían sus partidarios de Cor [516] ( 1 Corintios 3:4 ): “Pero el que planta y el que riega son uno” (ἕν, una cosa ) con un interés y objetivo, a saber. , el crecimiento de la Iglesia; cf. 1 Corintios 12:12

Philippians 3:19 — Philippians 3:19 . ἀπώλεια . Paul regards the two issues of human life as σωτηρία and ἀπώλεια (1 Corinthians 1:18 , 2 Corinthians 2:15-16 ). The latter, is a common word for “destruction”. There is much in the Epistles to support the statement of Hltzm

Colossians 3:8 — Colossians 3:8 . Colossians 3:8-10 are largely parallel to Ephesians 4:22-25 ; Ephesians 4:31 . νυνὶ δὲ : “but now,” emphatic contrast to ποτε , now that you have passed from that life of sinful conduct, see that you strip yourselves of these vices.

1 Thessalonians 3:4 — Cf. Hechos 17:3 ; Hechos 17:6 ; Hechos 17:13 f.

2 Timothy 2:14 — 2 Timothy 2:14 . ταῦτα has special reference to the issues of life and death set out in 2 Timothy 2:11-13 . There is no such prophylactic against striving about words as a serious endeavour to realise the relative importance of time and of eternity. “He to whom the eternal Word speaks is set at liberty from a multitude of opinions” ( De Imitatione

James 1:26-27 — religion. While the earlier verses, 19 b 25, emphasise the need of doing as well as hearing, these speak of self-control in the matter of the tongue. At the same time it must be confessed that these verses would stand at least equally as well before James 3:1 ff. δοκεῖ : the danger of regarding the appearance of religion as sufficient was the greater inasmuch as it was characteristic of a certain type of “religious” Jew, cf. Matthew 6:1-2 ; Matthew 6:5 ; Matthew 6:16 ; it must not, however,

1 Peter 1:21 — 1 Peter 1:21 . διʼ ὑμᾶς , for the sake of you Gentiles, i.e. , ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσαγάγῃ τῷ θεῷ , 1 Peter 3:18 . The resurrection of Jesus and His glorification are the basis of their faith in God and inspire not merely faith but hope. διʼ αὐτοῦ . Compare for form Acts 3:16 , ἡ πίστις ἡ διʼ αὐτοῦ and for thought Romans 5:2 ; Ephesians 2:18 πιστοὺς εἰς θεόν

1 Peter 2:5 — f”. (Hort). οἶκος … ἅγιον , a spiritual house for an holy priesthood . The connection with priesthood (Hebrews 10:21 ) and the offering of sacrifices points to the special sense of the House of God, i.e. , the Temple; cf. (1 Peter 4:17 ; 1 Timothy 3:5 ) ναὸς ὅς ἐστε ὑμεῖς , 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; Ephesians 2:21 . So Hebrews 3:5 f., οὗ ( Χριστοῦ ) οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς … Ἱεράτευμα , body of priests , in Exodus 19:6 (Heb. priests ) Exodus 23:22 ; Malachi 2:17 ; Malachi 2:0 Maccabees cf.9 infra . Here

1 John 3:2 — 1 John 3:2 . Having spoken of our present dignity, the Apostle goes on to speak of our future destiny. The Incarnation manifested our standing as children of God, but “it was not yet manifested what we shall be”. The aorist ἐφανερώθη ( cf. ἔγνω

Jude 1:2 — . For the Salutation see my note on χαίρειν , James 1:1 , and Hort’s excellent note on 1 Peter 1:2 , χάρις … πληθυνθείη . We find ἔλεος and εἰρήνη joined in Galatians 6:16 , and with the addition of χάρις in 1 Timothy 1:2 , 2Ti 1:2 , 2 John 1:3 . The mercy of God is the ground of peace, which is perfected in the feeling of God’s love towards them. The verb πληθυνθείη occurs in the Salutation both of 1 Peter and 2 Peter and in Daniel 6:25 (in the letter of Darius), εἰρήνη ὑμῖν πληθυνθείη

Revelation 14:15 — Revelation 14:15 . ἄλλος ἄγγελος , as in Revelation 14:6 . The alternatives are ( a ) to translate “another, an angel” ( אחר מלאך ) which might be the sense of the Greek ( cf. Od. i. 132, Clem. Protrept . ix. 87. 3) but is harsh, or ( b ) to take the figure of Revelation 14:14 as an angel (Porter) and not as the messiah at all (which, in the face of Revelation 1:13 , is difficult). The subordinate and colourless character of the