Bible Commentaries

Matthew 3:13-17 — Matthew 3:13-17 . Jesus appears, His baptism and its accompaniments (Mark 1:9-11 ; Luke 3:21-22 ).

Mark 1:1-8 — Mark 1:1-8 . The appearance and ministry of the Baptist (Matthew 3:1-12 , Luke 3:1-18 ).

Mark 3:7 — Mark 3:7 . μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν , with the disciples : note they now come to the front. We are to hear something about them to which the notice of the great crowd is but the prelude. Hence the emphatic position before the verb. πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν : as if to a

Luke 3:4 — Luke 3:4 . βίβλῳ λόγων : Lk. has his own way of introducing the prophetic citation (“in the book of the words”), as he also follows his own course as to the words quoted. Whereas Mt. and Mk. are content to cite just so much as suffices to set forth

Acts 12:1 — Acts 12:1 . Persecution by Herod; St. Peter’s deliverance . κατʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν : “about that time,” or more precisely “at that time,” Rendall, cf. Romans 9:9 , so in Genesis 18:10 , Malachi 3:5; Malachi 3:5 : in the early part of 44 A.D. Ἡρώδης ὁ β ., Herod Agrippa I.: only in this chapter in the N.T.: on his character and death, see below Acts 12:3 ; Acts 12:23 . Born in B.C. 10 and educated in his early life in Rome, he rose from a rash

Acts 3:20 — Acts 3:20 . καὶ ἀποστείλῃ , i.e. , at His Parousia. The construction is still ὅπως ἄν with the verb. ἀποστ . is here used as in Luke 4:18 ; Luke 4:43 , expressing that the person sent is the envoy or representative of the sender ( πέμπω is also used of the

Acts 7:34 — Acts 7:34 . ἰδὼν εἶδον : Hebraism, so LXX, Exodus 3:7 , and so frequently, e.g. , Psalms 40:1 , cf. Matthew 13:14 , Hebrews 6:14 (Genesis 22:17 ), the participle with the verb emphasising the assurance. But similar collocations are not wanting in classical

Romans 16:25 — Romans 16:25 f. τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ : cf. Ephesians 3:20 , Jude 1:24 . στηρίξαι : this word takes us back to the beginning of the epistle (Romans 1:11 .) Paul wished to impart to them some spiritual gift, to the end that they might be established; but only God is able ( cf. Romans 14:4 ) to effect this

Romans 16:25 — F. τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ: cf. Efesios 3:20 ; Judas 1:24 . στηρίξαι: esta palabra nos retrotrae al comienzo de la epístola ( Romanos 1:11 ) . ) Pablo deseaba impartirles algún don espiritual, a fin de que fueran afirmados; pero solo Dios es capaz ( cf. Romanos 14:4 ) de efectuar este resultado.

Romans 3:12 — Romans 3:12 . ἠχρεώθησαν is the LXX rendering of נֶאֱלָחוּ , which means “to become sour,” “to turn” (of milk): one and all they have become good for nothing. χρηστότητα usually signifies kindness, and so it is rendered in 2 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 — Por pobre que fuera su obra, el obrero de 1 Corintios 3:15 edificó sobre Cristo. Hay casos peores que el suyo, y al εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον alternativas de 1 Corintios 3:14 f. el AP. tiene un tercero para agregar en el εἴ τις … φθείρει de 1 Corintios 3:17 . Además de los buenos y malos constructores, que ganarán

1 Corinthians 4:15 — Corinthians 4:15 . Reason for this lighter reproof, where stern censure was due “For if you should have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet (you have) not many fathers! ” The relation of the ἐποικοδομοῦντες to the θεμέλιον τιθείς (1 Corinthians 3:10 ) is exchanged for that of the παιδαγωγοὶ to the πατήρ . The παιδαγωγός ( boy-leader ) was not the schoolmaster, but the home-tutor a kind of nursery-governor who had charge of the child from tender years, looking after his food and dress, speech

1 Corinthians 4:15 — Motivo de esta reprensión más ligera, donde se debía una severa censura: “Porque si tengáis diez mil ayos en Cristo, ¡no tendréis muchos padres! La relación del ἐποικοδομοῦντες con el θεμέλιον τιθείς ( 1 Corintios 3:10 ) se cambia por la del παιδαγωγοὶ con el πατήρ. El παιδαγωγός ( niño líder ) no era el maestro de escuela, sino el tutor de la casa, una especie de gobernador de la guardería que estaba a cargo del niño desde la tierna edad, cuidando su comida y

2 Corinthians 3:17 — 2 Corinthians 3:17 . ὁ δὲ Κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν : but the LORD, i.e. , the Jehovah of Israel, spoken of in the preceding quotation, is the Spirit , the Author of the New Covenant of grace, to whom the new Israel is invited to turn ( cf. Acts 9:35 ). It is quite

2 Corinthians 3:7 — εἰ δὲ ἡ διακονία κ. τ. λ.: pero si el Ministerio de la Muerte (ver 2 Corintios 3:6 ), escrito y grabado en piedras, llegó a existir en gloria, etc. La referencia es a la gloria en el rostro de Moisés (ver ref.) cuando las Tablas de la Ley fueron traídas del Monte Sinaí. S t. Pablo argumenta que por dos razones la gloria del Nuevo

2 Thessalonians 3:1 — 2 Thessalonians 3:1 . In addition to offering prayers on their behalf, Paul asks them to pray for the continued success of the gospel (“may others be as blest as we are”!) and (2 Thessalonians 3:2 ), for its agents’ safety (Isaiah 25:4 , LXX, a reminiscence

2 Timothy 3:4 — 2 Timothy 3:4 . προδοται : has no special reference to persecution of Christians. τετυφωμένοι : See note on 1 Timothy 3:6 .

Hebrews 3:14 — Hebrews 3:14 . μέτοχοι γὰρ .… In Hebrews 3:6 the writer had adduced as the reason of his warning ( βλέπετε ) that participation in the salvation of Christ depended on continuance in the confident expectation that their heavenly calling would be fulfilled; and

2 Peter 3:13 — 2 Peter 3:13 . καινοὺς δὲ οὐρανοὺς … προσδοκῶμεν . Cf. Isaiah 65:17 . ἔσται γὰρ ὁ οὐρανὸς καινὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ καινή . Enoch xci. 16. See note on 2 Peter 3:7 . οὐρανός might appropriately be translated “sky”. ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ ; “wherein

Revelation 3:4 — Fragmento del Evangelio no canónico, Oxyrhyn . 2 cent. AD, línea 16 μεμολυμμένος ἐπάτησας, κ. τ. λ.) la vestidura mancillada un emblema de manchas morales, incluyendo pero no idénticas a la de πορνεύειν ( Apocalipsis , Apocalipsis 14:4cf. Sir 22:1-3). El lenguaje refleja el de las inscripciones votivas en Asia Menor, donde la ropa sucia descalificaba al adorador y deshonraba al dios. La pureza moral califica para la comunión espiritual (nótese el contraste dramático de este ἄξιοι [ cf. sobre Apocalipsis