Bible Commentaries

Matthew 2:22 — 22. ἀκούσας δέ ] ARCHELAUS was the son of Herod by Malthace, a Samaritan woman: he was brought up at Rome (Jos. B. J. i. 31. 1); succeeded his father, but never had the title of king, only that of Ethnarch, with the government of Idumæa, Judæa, and

Matthew 27:22 — 22. ] They chose crucifixion as the ordinary Roman punishment for sedition, and because of their hate to Jesus. The double accusative after verbs of doing and saying of or to any one is the common construction. See Kühner, Gr. ii. p. 225. Cf. Xen. Cyr. iii. 2. 15, οὐδεπώποτε ἐπαύοντο πολλὰ κακὰ ἡμᾶς ποιοῦντες .

Luke 12:47-48 — 47, 48. ] Primarily , in reference to the question in Luke 12:41 , οἱ γνόντες = ἡμεῖς , the disciples. οἱ μὴ γνόντες = πάντες , the multitude: but the application is not limited to this: the truth is one of universal extent. The 47th verse needs little explanation: after both πολλάς and ὀλίγας , πληγάς

Luke 2:29 — 29. ] ἀπολύεις , not τοῦ ζῆν , or ἐκ τῆς γῆς , but as being τὸν δοῦλόν σου , he thinks of his death as the termination of, and so dismissal from, his servitude . Meyer. Bleek thinks that there is no such allusion, but that the word is used absolutely, as in Genesis 15:2 ; Numbers 20:29 .

John 1:46 — 46. ] It does not appear where Nathanael was found: but he is described, ch. John 21:2 , as ὁ ἀπὸ Κανᾶ τῆς Γαλιλαίας : and as we find Jesus there, ch. John 2:1 , it is probable the call may have taken place in its neighbourhood. Nathanael (“ נְהַנְאֵל , i. q. Θεόδωρος , gift of God.” Wordsw.) is mentioned only in these

John 5:14 — 14. ] The knowledge of our Lord extended even to the sin committed thirty-eight years ago, from which this long sickness had resulted, for so it is implied here. The χεῖρόν τι , as Trench observes (Mir. 254, edn. 2), “gives us an awful glimpse of the severity of God’s judgments:” see Matthew 12:45 .

John 8:12 — 12. ] The attempts of Bengel, Schulthess, and Stier, to establish a connexion with the passage concerning the woman taken in adultery are forced and harsh. It was, say they, the early morning ( Joh 8:2 ) and the sun was just rising, to which these words

Acts 21:11 — 11. ] Similar symbolical actions accompanying prophecy are found 1 Kings 22:11 ; Isaiah 20:2 ; Jeremiah 13:1 ff.; Eze 4:1 fr., 9 ff.; Acts 5:1 , &c. De Wette remarks that τάδε λέγει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον is the N. T. prophetic formula, instead of τάδε λέγει ὁ κύριος of the O. T.

Acts 21:22 — 22. πάντως δ . συνελθ . πλ . ] Not, as E. V., Calv., Grot., Calov., ‘ the multitude must needs come together ,’ i.e. there must be a meeting of the whole church ( τὸ πλῆθος , ch. Act 2:6 ): but a multitude (of these Judaizers) will certainly come together : ‘ they will meet and discuss your proceeding in a hostile manner .’

Acts 22:22 — 22. τούτου τ . λόγου ] viz. the announcement that he was to be sent to the Gentiles . ‘Populi terrarum non vivunt,’ was the maxim of the children of Abraham. Chetubb. fol. iii. 2 (Meyer). καθῆκεν ] ‘decuerat:’ implying, he ought to have been put to death long ago (when we endeavoured to do it, but he escaped).

Acts 8:29 — 29. ] This is the first mention of that inner prompting of the Spirit referred to again, probably ch. Acts 13:2 , but certainly ch. Acts 10:19 ; Acts 16:6-7 . Chrysostom understands the words of the appearance of an angel , but the text hardly allows it. κολλ .] no stress attach thyself to .

Romans 11:33 — Tholuck: (1) “If these three genitives are co-ordinate, καί must stand either before all , or before the last only.” But in the case of three nouns placed co-ordinately in this manner, καί is prefixed to the two latter only, see ch. Romans 2:7 ; Romans 12:2 ; Luke 5:17 . (2) “ πλοῦτος is no qualitative idea, but only a quantitative idea.” But wherein the riches consist , is ordinarily indicated by the context; and here there can be but little doubt on the matter, if we compare

2 Corinthians 3:1-18 — CH. 2Co 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 6:10 .] BEGINNING WITH A DISOWNING OF SELF-RECOMMENDATION, THE APOSTLE PROCEEDS TO SPEAK CONCERNING HIS APOSTOLIC OFFICE AND HIMSELF AS THE HOLDER OF IT, HIS FEELINGS, SUFFERINGS, AND HOPES, PARTLY WITH REGARD TO HIS CONNEXION WITH THE CORINTHIANS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IN GENERAL TERMS.

2 Corinthians 4:1-18 — CH. 2Co 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 6:10 .] BEGINNING WITH A DISOWNING OF SELF-RECOMMENDATION, THE APOSTLE PROCEEDS TO SPEAK CONCERNING HIS APOSTOLIC OFFICE AND HIMSELF AS THE HOLDER OF IT, HIS FEELINGS, SUFFERINGS, AND HOPES, PARTLY WITH REGARD TO HIS CONNEXION WITH THE CORINTHIANS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IN GENERAL TERMS.

2 Corinthians 5:1-21 — CH. 2Co 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 6:10 .] BEGINNING WITH A DISOWNING OF SELF-RECOMMENDATION, THE APOSTLE PROCEEDS TO SPEAK CONCERNING HIS APOSTOLIC OFFICE AND HIMSELF AS THE HOLDER OF IT, HIS FEELINGS, SUFFERINGS, AND HOPES, PARTLY WITH REGARD TO HIS CONNEXION WITH THE CORINTHIANS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IN GENERAL TERMS.

2 Corinthians 6:1-10 — CH. 2Co 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 6:10 .] BEGINNING WITH A DISOWNING OF SELF-RECOMMENDATION, THE APOSTLE PROCEEDS TO SPEAK CONCERNING HIS APOSTOLIC OFFICE AND HIMSELF AS THE HOLDER OF IT, HIS FEELINGS, SUFFERINGS, AND HOPES, PARTLY WITH REGARD TO HIS CONNEXION WITH THE CORINTHIANS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IN GENERAL TERMS.

2 Corinthians 8:1-6 — 1 6. ] He informs them of the readiness of the Macedonian churches to contribute for the poor saints ( at Jerusalem ), which led him also to beg of Titus to complete the collection at Corinth . See some interesting geographical and historical notices in Stanley’s introduction to this section, edn. 2, pp. 479 f.

Galatians 3:13 — Meyer’s view, is certainly the only one which suits the context. To make ἡμᾶς refer to Jews and Gentiles, and refer ἡ κατ . τοῦ νόμ . to the law of conscience, is to break up the context altogether. ἐξηγόρ . ] See, besides reff., 1 Corinthians 6:20 ; 1Co 7:23 ; 2 Peter 2:1 ; Revelation 5:9 . Ellicott remarks, ‘the ἐξ - need not be very strongly pressed, see Polyb. iii. 42 2, ἐξηγόρασε παρ ʼ αὐτῶν τά τε μονόξυλα πλοῖα κ . τ . λ .… The tendency,’ he continues, ‘to use verbs compounded

Ephesians 6:21 — 21 .] But (transition to another subject: the contrast being between his more solemn occupations just spoken of, and his personal welfare) that ye also (the καί may have two meanings: 1) as I have been going at length into the matters concerning you

James 3:3-6 — 3 6 .] The importance and depravity of the tongue, so small a member, is illustrated by comparisons : 1. with the small instrument, the horse-bit , ver. James 3:2 . with the small instrument, the ship-rudder , ver. James 4:3 . with a small fire burning a great forest , James 3:5-6 .