Bible Commentaries

Matthew 18:20 — Matthew 18:20 . Confirmation of this promise, and that not on account of any special preference for them in their official capacity, but generally (hence the absence of ὑμῶν in connection with the δύο ἢ τρεῖς ) owing to the fact of His gracious presence

Matthew 21:43 — Matthew 21:43 . Διὰ τοῦτο ] therefore , because, according to the psalm just quoted, the rejected stone is destined to become the corner-stone. What is contained in the following announcement is the necessary consequence of the inversion of the order

Luke 1:13-14 — Luke 1:13-14 . Εἰσηκούσθη κ . τ . λ .] By ἡ δέησίς σου cannot be meant the petition for offspring (yet so still Olshausen, de Wette, Bleek, Schegg, following Maldonatus and many others); for, as according to Luke 1:7 it is not to be assumed at all

Luke 1:28-29 — Luke 1:28-29 . Εἰσελθών ] namely, ὁ ἄγγελος (see the critical remarks). Paulus erroneously puts it: “ a person who came in said to her.” κεχαριτωμένη ] who has met with kindness (from God). [21] Well remarks Bengel: “non ut mater

Luke 1:80 — Luke 1:80 . A summary account (comp. Judges 13:24 ) of the further development of John. More particular accounts were perhaps altogether wanting, but were not essential to the matter here. ηὔξανε ] the bodily growing up, and, connected therewith:

John 11:51-52 — John 11:51-52 . Observation of John, that Caiaphas did not speak this out of his own self-determination, but with these portentous words in virtue of the high priest’s office which he held in that year involuntarily delivered a prophecy . [96] The

John 13:1 — John 13:1 . Πρὸ δὲ τ . ἑορτ . τ . πάσχα ] πρό is emphasized by means of the intervening δέ . Jesus had arrived at Bethany six days before the Passover, on the following day (John 12:1 ; John 12:12 ) had entered Jerusalem, and had then, John 12:36 ,

Acts 15:11 — Acts 15:11 . ʼΑλλά ] A triumphant contrast to the immediately preceding ὃν οὔτε οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν οὔτε ἡμεῖς ἰσχύσ . βαστ . διὰ τῆς χάρ . τ . κυρ . Ἰ .] Comp. Romans 5:15 ; Rom 1:7 ; 1 Corinthians 1:3 ; 2Co 1:2 ; 2 Corinthians 13:13 ; Ephesians 1:2 ;

Romans 1:24 — Romans 1:24 . Wherefore (as a penal retribution for their apostasy) God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity . καὶ , also , indicates the giving up as a thing corresponding to the guilt. Comp on Philippians 2:9 . ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθ

Romans 8:33 — Romans 8:33 ff. It is impossible that this σὺν αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα ἡμῖν χαρίσεται should be frustrated, either on the side of God , with whom no accusation of His elect can have the result of their condemnation (Romans 8:33 , down to κατακρίνων in Romans

1 Corinthians 10:31-33 — 1 Corinthians 10:31-33 . The section treating expressly of the participation in sacrifices has been brought to a close. There now follow, introduced by οὖν (which here marks the inference of the general from the particular), some additional admonitions,

Ephesians 3:18 — Ephesians 3:18 . Ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐῤῥιζ . κ . τεθεμ .] is not to be separated by interpunction from the following ἵνα , because it belongs to ἵνα κ . τ . λ . (comp. Lachmann): in order that, rooted and grounded in love, ye may be able, etc . Thus the aim

Ephesians 4:8 — Ephesians 4:8 . If it had just been said that by Christ the endowment of grace was distributed in varied measure to each individual, this is now confirmed by a testimony of the Scripture . Nothing is to be treated as a parenthesis, inasmuch as neither

Ephesians 5:13 — Ephesians 5:13 . The assigning of grounds for that precept, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε , is continued , being attached by means of the contradistinguishing δέ , inasmuch as there is pointed out the salutary action of the Christian light which is brought

Philippians 2:11 — Philippians 2:11 appends the express confession combined with the adoration in Philippians 2:10 , in doing which the concrete form of representation is continued, comp. Romans 14:11 ; Isaiah 45:23 ; hence γλῶσσα is tongue , correlative to the previous

Philippians 2:13 — Philippians 2:13 . Ground of encouragement to the fulfilment of this precept, in which it is not their own, but God’s power , which works in them, etc. Here Θεός is placed first as the subject, not as the predicate (Hofmann): God is the agent.

Philippians 3:21 — Philippians 3:21 . As a special feature of the Lord’s saving activity at His Parousia, Paul mentions the bodily transfiguration of the ἡμεῖς , in significant relation to what was said in Philippians 3:19 of the enemies of the cross. The latter

Colossians 2:9 — Colossians 2:9 . Since indeed in Him dwells , etc. This is not “a peg upon which the interpolator hangs his own thoughts” (Holtzmann). On the contrary, Paul assigns a reason for the οὐ κατὰ Χριστόν just said , with a view more effectually

Titus 1:8 — Titus 1:8 . Ἀλλὰ φιλόξενον ] see 1 Timothy 3:2 . φιλάγαθον ] ἅπ . λεγ . (the opposite in 2 Timothy 3:3 ), loving either the good or what is good. Chrysostom is inaccurate: τὰ αὐτοῦ πάντα τοῖς δεομένοις προϊέμενος ; and Luther: “kindly.” σώφρονα

Hebrews 10:13 — Hebrews 10:13 . Τὸ λοιπόν ] henceforth, sc . from the time of His sitting down at the right hand of God. What is meant is the time yet intervening before the coming in of the Parousia. The taking of τὸ λοιπόν in the relative sense: “as regards