They bring him (perousin auton). Historical present again. See on Mt 27:33 for discussion of Golgotha. ...
Without purse (ater ballantiou). Money bag or purse. Old word, but in the N.T. only in Luke ( John 10:4 ; John 12:33 ; John 22:35 ). Wallet (phra)....
But his countenance fell (o de stugnasa). In the LXX and Polybius once and in Matthew 16:3 (passage bracketed by Westcott and Hort). The verb is fr...
Shall we give or shall we not give? (dwmen h mh dwmen;). Mark alone repeats the question in this sharp form. The deliberative subjunctive, aorist ten...
Looked one on another (eblepon ei allhlou). Inchoative imperfect of blepw, began to glance at one another in bewilderment (doubting, aporoumenoi, pre...
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. The MT text has with all of the saints. ?The Greek witnesses present seven different ending...
This scripture (thn graphn tauthn). This passage of scripture ( Luke 4:21 ; John 19:37 ; Acts 1:16 ). It is a quotation from Psalms 118:22 . See o...
Overview - Mark 4 1?The parable of the sower, 14?and the meaning thereof. 21?We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others. 26?The parable ...
Is thine eye evil? (o opqalmo sou ponhro estin?) See on Mt 6:22-24 about the evil eye and the good eye. The complainer had a grudging eye while the h...
A beloved son (uion agaphton). Luke 20:13 has ton uion ton agaphton. Jesus evidently has in mind the language of the Father to him at his baptism (...
And the scribes (kai twn grammatewn). Mark adds this item while John 18:3 mentions Pharisees. It was evidently a committee of the Sanhedrin for Jud...
Now I, John This is one of five places in the book of Revelation where John refers to himself by name (Rev. Rev. 1:1+, Rev. 1:4+, Rev. 1:9+; Rev. 21:...
Crucify him (Staurwson auton). Luke 23:21 repeats the verb. Matthew 27:22 has it, Let him be crucified. There was a chorus and a hubbub of confus...
After supper (meta to deipnhsai). Meta and the articular aorist active infinitive, after the dining (or the supping) as in Luke 22:20 . The new cove...
The skull (to kranion). Probably because it looked like a skull. See on Mt 27:33; see also Mr 15:22. There they crucified him (ekei estaurwsan). Ther...
Overview - Acts 17 1?Paul preaches at Thessalonica, where some believe, 5?and others persecute him. 10?He is sent to Berea, and preaches there. 13?Be...
Dumb (kwpon). See on Mt 9:32. By Beelzebub (en Beezeboul). Blasphemous accusation here in Judea as in Galilee ( Mark 3:22 ; Matthew 12:24 Matthew 1...
Destroy both soul and body in hell (kai psuchn kai swma apolesai en geennh). Note soul here of the eternal spirit, not just life in the body. Destroy...
Ah! (Ea). An interjection frequent in the Attic poets, but rare in prose. Apparently second person singular imperative of eaw, to permit. It is expre...
To them that stood by (toi parestwsin). This talk about Peter was overheard by him. This fellow (outo) is one of them. So in verse Mark 70 the talk...