The mysteries (ta musthria). See for this word on Mt 13:11; see also Mr 4:11. Part of the mystery here explained is how so many people who have the o...
As he sat at meat (katakeimenou autou). Matthew 26:7 uses anakeimenou, both words meaning reclining (leaning down or up or back) and in the genitiv...
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...
That justify yourselves (oi dikaiounte eautou). They were past-masters at that and were doing it now by upturned noses. An abomination in the sight o...
Overview - Mark 13 1?Christ foretells the destruction of the temple; 9?the persecutions for the gospel; 10?that the gospel must be preached to all na...
Diligently (pugmh). Instrumental case, with the fist, up to the elbow, rubbing one hand and arm with the other hand clenched. Aleph had pukna probabl...
Under a curse (upo kataran). Picture of the curse hanging over them like a Damocles' blade. Cf. Romans 3:9 under sin (up amartian). The word for cu...
Be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak (mh promerimnate ti lalhshte). Negative with present imperative to make a general prohibition or habit....
ZEMARAIM zem-a-ra'-im (cemdrayim; Codex Vaticanus Sara; Codex Alexandrinus Semrim): A city in the territory of Benjamin. It is named between Betharab...
To their own city Nazareth (ei polin eautwn Nazaret). See on Mt 2:23 about Nazareth. Luke tells nothing of the flight to Egypt and the reason for the...
MAACAH ma'-a-ka (ma`akhah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Maacha): A small Syrian kingdom adjoining that of Geshur on the west...
They compel (aggareuousin). Dramatic present indicative again where Matthew 27:32 has the aorist. For this Persian word see on Matthew 5:41 ; Mat...
Behold (kai idou). Quite a Hebraistic idiom, this use of kai after egeneto (almost like oti) with idou (interjection) and no verb. Full of leprosy (p...
Take need that no man lead you astray (Blepete mh ti ma planhsh). Same words in Matthew 24:4 . Luke 21:8 has it that ye be not led astray (mh plan...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 13. Keep thy tongue from evil. Guard with careful diligence that dangerous member, the tongue, lest it utter evil, for that evil will...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
His friends (oi par autou). The phrase means literally those from the side of him (Jesus). It could mean another circle of disciples who had just arr...
When we could no longer forbear (mhketi stegonte). Stegw is old verb to cover from stegh, roof ( Mark 2:4 ), to cover with silence, to conceal, to ke...
An onset (ormh). A rush or impulse as in James 3:4 . Old word, but only twice in the N.T. (here and James). It probably denotes not an actual attack...
He taught them (edidasken autou). Imperfect tense describing it as going on. In parables (en parabolai). As in Matthew 3:23 , only here more extende...