Bible Commentaries

Acts 21:34 — Luke 23:21 , Acts 12:22 ; Acts 22:24 = “shouted,” R.V., cf. Acts 19:31 . μὴ δυνάμ ., see critical note. τὸ ἀσφαλὲς : adjective, three times in St. Luke with this same shade of meaning, Acts 22:30 , Acts 25:26 ( cf. Acts 2:36 , and Wis 18:6 , ἀσφαλῶς ). παρεμ .: the word may mean an army, Hebrews 11:34 , or the camp which it occupies (so in LXX = Heb. מַחֲנֶה Judges 4:16 ; Judges 8:10 , 1Ma 5:28 ). In this passage may = the castle itself, as A. and R.V., or perhaps the barracks in the

Acts 22:14 — St. Peter in Acts 3:13 , Acts 5:30 . προεχειρ .: “hath appointed,” only in Acts in N.T., Acts 3:20 , and in Acts 26:16 , again used by Paul in narrating his conversion and call. In LXX, cf. Exodus 4:13 , Joshua 3:12 , 2MMalachi 3:7 ; 2Ma 8:9 , always with the notion of some one selected for an important duty (Lumby): to which may be added Dan., LXX, Acts 3:22 (see H. and R.), cf. note on Acts 3:20 . τὸν δίκαιον , see on Acts 3:14 , and Acts 7:52 . φ . ἐκ τοῦ στ .: “a voice from

Romans 8:22 — Romans 8:22 . οἴδαμεν γὰρ κ . τ . λ .: How Christians know this Paul does not say. Perhaps we may say that the Christian consciousness of sin and redemption is in contact with the ultimate realities of the universe, and that no interpretation of nature can be

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 — poder operativo en él. La identidad del primero y segundo de los syns. descansa en la del “Señor” y “el Espíritu” ( cf. 2 Corintios 3:17 , 17 ss .), y la del segundo y tercero en la relación de Cristo con el Padre (cf. Juan 5:17 , 17 ss; Juan 14:8-14 ). Para la estructura trinitaria del pasaje, cf. 2 Corintios 13:13 ; Efesios 4:4 ss. Κύριος y διακονία son correlativos; todo el ministerio de la Iglesia está dirigido por “el Señor” y se le rinde principalmente a Él ( 1 Corintios 4:1, 1 Corintios

1 Corinthians 3:18-23 — 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 . § 11. THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. Affectation of philosophy, “the wisdom of the world,” which P. has repudiated on behalf of the Gospel (1 Corinthians 1:2 ) was at the bottom of the Cor [606] troubles. Those who follow human wisdom exalt

1 Corinthians 6:1-6 — 1 Corinthians 6:1-6 . § 17. LAW-SUITS IN HEATHEN COURTS. Beside the πόρνος , amongst those to be excommunicated at Cor [887] , stood the πλεονέκτης (1 Corinthians 5:11 ); fraud and robbery were only less rife than licentiousness; and this element of corruption, along with the other, had reappeared within the Church (1 Corinthians 6:8 ). Instead of being repressed by timely

2 Corinthians 3:11 — more that which abideth is in glory . The difference of prepositions διὰ δόξης … ἐν δόξῃ should not be overlooked; the Ministration of the Old Covenant was only with a transient flush of glory, that of the New abides in glory ( cf. esp. Hebrews 12:18-27 ). It is true that St. Paul sometimes changes his prepositions in cases where we find difficult to assign a sufficient reason ( e.g. , διά and ἐκ , Romans 3:30 , Galatians 2:16 ); but that is no reason for confusing the force of διὰ and ἐν , when

2 Corinthians 9:6 — similar dative of condition) shall also reap bountifully . A similar principle of spiritual husbandry is laid down in Proverbs 11:24-25 , where its application is plainly to the temporal prosperity of the “liberal soul”; cf. also Luke 6:38 . Here, too, this is, no doubt, the main thought ( cf. 2 Corinthians 8:14 ); but St. Paul elsewhere extends the principle to the future harvest which each soul shall reap according to its sowing (Galatians 6:7 ; cf. chap. 2 Corinthians 5:10 ).

Colossians 1:9 — διὰ τοῦτο. El buen informe de Colosas impulsa la oración de Pablo. Aparentemente la referencia es a todo lo dicho en Colosenses 1:4-8 , aunque Haupt lo limita a Colosenses 1:8 . καὶ ἡμεῖς: “nosotros también”, i. mi. , como los colosenses habían orado por Pablo, así él había orado sin cesar por ellos. Afirmaciones similares son comunes en las cartas de la época, pero su carácter convencional

1 Timothy 3:3 — Compare 2 Timothy 2:24 (of the servant of the Lord). The corresponding episcopal virtues in Titus (1 Timothy 1:7 ) are μὴ αὐθάδη , μὴ ὀργίλον . ἀφιλάργυρον : In Titus the corresponding episcopal virtue is μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ . See note on 1 Timothy 3:8 and Titus 1:7 .

Titus 2:8 — Titus 2:8 . ἀκατάγνωστον : to which no exception can be taken . See Deissmann, Bible Studies , Trans. p. 200. ὑγιῆ implies the conformity of the doctrine taught with the Church’s standard (see note on 1 Timothy 1:10 ), while ἀκατάγνωστον has reference

Hebrews 10:28 — Hebrews 10:28 . ἀθετήσας τις νόμον .… “Any one who has set aside Moses’ law dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses,” in accordance with the law laid down in Deuteronomy 17:6 regarding apostasy; although capital punishment was

Hebrews 2:13 — Hebrews 2:13 . The two quotations cited in the thirteenth verse are from Isaiah 8:17-18 . There they are continuous, here they are separately introduced, each by the usual καὶ πάλιν , because they serve to bring out two distinct points. In the first, the Messiah utters his trust in God, and thereby illustrates His sonship and brotherhood

Hebrews 9:28 — ἀνοίσουσι τὴν πορνείαν ὑμῶν, donde se usa el mismo verbo que aquí para expresar la idea de sufrir castigo por los pecados de otros, πολλῶν , aunque fue la muerte de uno solo, cf. Romanos 5:12-21 , pero probablemente solo una reminiscencia de Isaías 58:12 . αὐτὸς ἁμαρτίας πολλῶν ἀνήνεγκε. ἐκ δευτέρου … aparecerá por segunda vez, ὀφθήσεται, visible a los ojos. La palabra probablemente se usa porque es apropiada para las apariciones después de la resurrección, cf. Lucas 24:34 ; Hechos 9:17 ; Hechos

1 Peter 4:10 — 6:1 ; Acts 6:4 ; 1 Corinthians 12:5 ) in accordance with the saying, the Son of Man came … to minister (Mark 10:45 ), which is interpreted here, as part of the pattern, by the addition of an object (only here and 1 Peter 1:12 ); cf. 2 Corinthians 8:19 , τῇ χάριτι … τῇ διακονουμένῃ ὑφʼ ἡμῶν . οἰκονόμοι . The title is applied to all and not only to the governors as by St. Paul (1 Corinthians 4:1 ; Titus 1:7 ); compare the question of St. Peter which precedes the source (Luke 12:41 f.).

1 Peter 5:4 — μέγας of Hebrews 13:20 , being formed on them analogy of ἀρχιερεύς = בהן הגדל ; else it occurs only as Symmachus’ rendering of נקד (LXX, νωκηδ ) in 2 Kings 3:4 and in a papyrus. Cf. appeal to Jehovah, ὁ ποιμαίνων τὸν Ἰσραὴλ … ἐμφάνηθι of Psalms 80:1 τὸν … στέφανον = the crown of life which He promised (James 1:12 ). The metaphor is probably derived from the wreath of fading flowers presented to the victor in the games ( cf. ἀμαράντινον ); but it may also be due to the conception of the future

2 Peter 2:12 — 1:10 , we have ἐν τούτοις φθείρονται , referring to ὅσα δὲ φυσικῶς … ἐπίστανται . The sense in 2 Peter is confused, and there is no distinction between the two kinds of knowledge, although the intended meaning in both passages is the same. Cf. Romans 8:5-6 .

2 Peter 3:8-10 — 2 Peter 3:8-10 . A further argument to explain the apparent delay . “One thing beloved, you must not forget. The sense of the duration of time in the Divine Mind is not the same as in the human. One day is the same to God as a thousand years, and a thousand

Revelation 4:2 — μου … εἰσήνεγκάν με εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν seguido de la versión 14 ἐθευν. ὁ. m. καὶ ἰδοὺ κ. τ. λ., lxxi. 1 y 5, etc). La concepción cristiana primitiva del Espíritu era la de un transporte repentino y repetido más que una experiencia continua ( Hechos 4:8 ; Hechos 4:31 , etc. ), particularmente en la región del éxtasis. La presencia real se representa en esta teofanía por medio de símiles y metáforas (en parte rabínicas) que originalmente fueron sugeridas en parte por el maravilloso colorido atmosférico

Revelation 6:1 — aire como jinetes, balanceándose de un lado a otro”, Doughty, árabe. Deserta , I. 449) han sido un presagio frecuente del fin ( cf. Jos. Bell . vi. 5; Sib. Or. iii. 796), reproducido en parte de (elementos persas en) Zacarías 1:7 f. , Apocalipsis 6:1-8 , para sacar a relucir los desastres ( cf. Jeremias 14:12 ; Jeremias 21:7 ) anteriores al último día. Las fuentes directas de 6. y 9. mentira en Levítico 26:19-26 ; Ezequiel 33:27 ; Ezequiel 34:28 f., y Sir 39:29-3 (“fuego y granizo y hambre y θάνατος,