Bible Commentaries

Matthew 12:15 — 15. ] αὐτοὺς πάντας : see similar expressions, ch. Matthew 19:2 : Luke 6:19 ; i.e. ‘ all who wanted healing .’

Matthew 19:2 — 2. ] This agrees with what is said John 10:41-42 . For ἐθεράπ ., St. Mark has ἐδίδασκεν .

Mark 9:2 — 2. ] The omission of an art. before Ἰωάννην serves to bind together the pair of brothers.

Luke 6:2 — 2. ] In Matt. and Mark, the Pharisees address our Lord, ‘Why do Thy disciples,’ &c.

Acts 23:30 — 30. ] Two constructions are combined here: (1) μηνυθείσης ἐπιβουλῆς τῆς ἐσομένης , and (2) μηνυθέντος , ἐπιβουλὴν ἔσεσθαι .

Romans 8:17 — , which is here brought out: the word referring back probably to ch. Romans 4:13-14 , the promise to Abraham); heirs of God (as our Father, giving the inheritance to us), and joint-heirs with Christ (whom God has made κληρονόμον πάντων , Hebrews 1:2 . Tholuck remarks: “It is by virtue of their substantial unity with the father, that the children come into participation of his possession. The Roman law regarded them as continuators of his personality. The dignity of the inheritance is shewn

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 — 21, 22 .] construction as in ch. 2 Corinthians 5:5 , which in form is remarkably similar;

2 Corinthians 11:26 — 26. ] The construction is resumed from 2 Corinthians 11:23 , but now with the instrumental dative without the preposition. By journeys frequently, by perils of rivers (the genitives denote the material of the perils; rivers and robbers being the things

2 Corinthians 12:21 — 21. ] μή carries on the μή πως … μή πως , but with more precision, dropping the indefinite πως . The sentence loses much in force and, indeed, becomes inconsistent with the context, if with Lachmann (and Lücke, Conjectanea exeget. i. De W.) it be made

2 Corinthians 7:2-16 — 2 16. ] CONCERNING THE EFFECT ON THEM, AND RESULTS IN THEIR CONDUCT, WHICH HIS FORMER EPISTLE HAD PRODUCED.

Galatians 2:13 — observed. On συναπ . , see ref. Rom., and note. Understand αὐτοῖς after συναπ ., and take τῇ ὑπ . as the instrumental dative: ‘ was carried away ( with them ) by their hypocrisy :’ or possibly the dative of the state into which &c.: see 2 Peter 3:17 ; but this construction seems questionable: see Ellic. edn. 2. Fritz. cites Zosimus, Hist. Galatians 2:6 , καὶ αὐτὴ δὲ ἡ Σπάρτη συναπήγετο τῇ κοινῇ τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἁλώσει : add Clem. Alex. Strom. i. 17, p. 368 P., τῇ ἡδονῇ συναπαγόμενος (Ellicott).

Galatians 2:2 — 2 .] δέ not only carries on the narrative, emphatically repeating the verb (Mey.), but carries on the refutation also but I went up (not for any purpose of learning from or consulting others, but) &c. : So II. ω . 484, ὣς Ἀχιλεὺς θάμβησεν ἰδὼν Πρίαμον

Ephesians 1:12 — 12 .] in order that we (here first expressed, as distinguished from ὑμεῖς , Ephesians 1:13 : see below) should be to the praise of His glory (see on Eph 1:6 and Eph 1:14 below), namely, we who have before hoped in the Christ (we Jewish-Christians, who,

Philippians 1:1 — official: and those to the Romans and Galatians, where no such mention occurs, the most so. Observe, there is no ἀπόστολος subjoined to Παῦλος (as in Col 1:1 ), probably because the Philippians needed no such reminiscence of his authority. Cf. also 1 and 2 Thess. On δοῦλοι χρ . Ἰησ . , see Ellicott. πᾶσιν ] both here and in Philippians 1:4 ; Philippians 1:7-8 ; Philippians 1:25 ; ch. Philippians 2:17 ; Philippians 2:26 , is best accounted for from the warm affection which breathes through this

Colossians 2:20 — 20 .] Warning against asceticism . If ye died (in your baptism, as detailed above, Col 2:11 if.) with Christ from (a pregnant construction: ‘died, and so were set free from:’ not found elsewhere in N. T.: cf. Romans 6:2 ; Galatians 2:19

Hebrews 13:2-3 — 2, 3 .] φιλαδελφία is now specifically urged in two of its departments, hospitality, and care of prisoners.

Hebrews 2:13 — objection to this view is, that it would be hardly likely in this case that the words καὶ πάλιν would have occurred, but the two citations would have proceeded as one. And hence the words have been sought in other places: e. g. in Psalms 18:3 (Psalms 17:2 , LXX), where however the LXX have ἐλπιῶ ἐπ ʼ αὐτόν : so Calv., Beza, Limborch, al.: Isaiah 42:1 , so Schöttgen; where however, besides the LXX being different ( ἀντιλήψομαι αὐτοῦ ), the words are spoken in a totally different reference. The same words

2 Peter 1:5-7 — 5 7 .] Direct exhortation , consequent on 2 Peter 1:3-4 , to progress in the spiritual life .

Jude 1:12-13 — 12, 13 .] Continuation of the description of these ungodly men . 2Pe 2:13 ; 2 Peter 2:17 . These are the rocks ( which are ) in your love-feasts ( σπιλάδες , αἱ ὕφαλοι πέτραι , Etymol. M. Cf. Od. ε . 405, ἀλλ ʼ ἀκταὶ προβλῆτες ἔσαν , σπιλάδες τε πάγοι

Revelation 16:2 — 2 .] And the first departed (each angel, as his turn comes, leaves the heavenly scene, and from the space between heaven and earth, empties his vial on the appointed object) and poured out his vial into the earth (the γῆ , which before in Rev 16:1 was