PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Gnomon of the New Testament — Volume 1
Bengel, Johann Albrecht, 1687-1752 · 248,436 words · 558 reading sections
498 St Mark I. 3-5.
the prophet Isaiah (as I have long since been of opinion) :l how ever it is not without show of probability, that Beza conjectures that the passage of Malachi crept from the blank space in the margin [ex albo] into the context of Mark. Isaiah is more copious and better known, and his testimony, which has been quot…
460 wordsSECTION 482St Mark I. 7-13. 499
iii. 22.1 — oi ' Itpoao'ku'jtifai, they of Jerusalem} At other times, capital cities are not readily wont to follow a new institution [a new mode of life preached for the first time]. 7. "Ep^srai, there cometh) immediately, and even now present. — 6 tff^uponpos) that One, who is mightier. The One Christ is greater…
426 wordsSECTION 483500 St Mark I. 14-16.
also, as it were in the manner of a supplement, some particulars of considerable value, which had not been previously recorded by Matthew, but which were calculated to afford profitable in struction to believers, who by this time had become proficients in the truth.1 14. TLapado&^vai, was imprisoned} Mark writes a…
420 wordsSECTION 484St Mark I. 18-23. 501
iii. 17, v. 37; sometimes he adds a relative pronoun to them, ch. ii. 20, iii. 24, etc., xvi. 14 ; and decidedly, ch. vi. 22, aurJj; rJjs 'Hpudiddos. — d/A£//3aXXovras a/ApifSXriffrpov) So LXX., Hal), i. 17: «/A£>//3aX£/ a,(i,<pi{3\rigrpov in the best MSS. Whence Isa. xix. 8, oi a//,p//3oA£%, the fishermen. 18. Ev…
429 wordsSECTION 485502 8T Mark I. 24-34.
of possession must have been great, inasmuch as the same pre dicate is often assigned both to the man possessed and to the demon possessing him : ch. iii. 11, ix. 20 ; Acts viii. 7. 24. "E«, permit) that is, permit us to speak, [but Engl. Vers., Let us alone] : Luke iv. 34, 41. — ri, what) A most miserable state ;…
398 wordsSECTION 486St Mark I. 35-43. 503
aorist of the verb atptia, as Sylberg shows in his Not. ad Clenard., p. 468. — on, because) They were attempting to speak. 35. *Evv\i%pv, in the depth of night [a great while before day]) Day and night He was on the watch for our salvation. Hence also is evinced the eagerness of the apostles and the people : see t…
409 wordsSECTION 487Chapter Ii.
45.1 Mqxtn, no longer) Christ therefore was ready to teach rather in the cities, than in the place to which the men were going out. 1. IlaX/v, again) Comp. ch. i. 21, 29. — 8t fipepuv) After some days had intervened. [It is one and the same return into the city of Capernaum, of which Mark makes mention in this pla…
331 wordsSECTION 488St Mark Ii. 14-21. 505
are to understand the Spirit of Jesus as applying to His Divine nature, which had its dwelling in His human nature. — rl, why) An allusion to their Why ? in ver. 7. 14.1 TsAwv/oc, the receipt of custom) At the sea ; ver. 13. 15.2 *Hffav yap, for they were) The Evangelist hereby explains why he had just written, wi…
450 wordsSECTION 489506 St Mark. Ii. 26-28.
meaning is : the new piece put in to patch up the rent, takes away with it some of the old cloth. 26. 'Eff/ 'A/3/adap, under Abiathar) Ahimelech was the priest who gave loaves of bread to David ; but on his being put to death for that very act, his son Abiathar presently after suc ceeded to him ; and afterwards th…
412 wordsSECTION 490Chapter Iii.
1. IlaX/n, again) On another Sabbath [which preceded the feast of the Passover by eight days. — Harm. p. 309]. Luke vi. G).1 — ijgqpawMMp^ withered) not from the womb, but through disease or a wound. This is the force of the participle.2 2. naperripouv, they were watching) Obliquely and secretly. On the immediatel…
371 wordsSECTION 491508 St Mark Iii. 0-13.
6. Evd'su;, straightway) Their hatred increased ; comp v. 2 at the end of the v. — 'llpudiavuv, the Herodians) although they perliaps had no great care for the Sabbath. Either by the order or permission of Herod, they were wishing to kill Jesus. 7. ' Ave%upiiffs, He withdrew) He avoided plots against Him, and yet …
405 wordsSECTION 492St Mark Iii. 14-17. 509
highest. His will was in accordance with the will of the Father [among these partly the Twelve, just mentioned, icere included ; partly others, for instance, Joseph and Matthias, Acts i. 23. — V. g.] — a'7rr,'kdov) they came away) leaving all things. 14. Awcifxa, twelve) The characteristic notes of an apostle were,…
402 wordsSECTION 493510 St Mark Iii. 20-23.
is the son of thunder, inasmuch as it accompanies the crashing sound which proceeds from the rent clouds." 20. [Eng. Vers. 19]"E^oira/, they come) Jesus with His new family [This relation of Mark follows, not the order of time, but the change of places ; comp. ver. 7, 13; Harm. p. 311]. — £/; oJxov " to the house"…
456 wordsSECTION 494St Mark Hi. 26-31. 511
act He led them on to some degree of attention. — 2arai/av, Satan) see Matt. xii. 26, note. 26. 'Aveffrri) A very suitable word; rose up, that is to say, it would be a strange thing ! 27. 'EOSV w — dqfffi, xul rorz — diapnatei) A most similar con struction occurs ; Deut. XX. 5, etc. — w a-xoSavy xai tripos, *y- x…
447 wordsSECTION 495Chapter Iv.
from the taint of human infirmity than others, yet she was not entirely exempt from it. — ?£;«, without} outside of that circle [" the multitude about Him"], ver. 32 ; or even outside of the house, where He was teaching. — <p wvoSmj, calling Him) with a loud voice. 32. E/Vov, they said) He Himself was well aware o…
289 wordsSECTION 496St Mark Iv. 13-21. 513
sent judicial blindness. — 7i/a, so that: LXX. Gen. xxii. 14.— KUI afciQriGi'rai avroTg ra aaapr^aara, and their sins should be for given them) This is the true healing, spoken of Matt. xiii. 15 ; Ps. ciii. 3. 13. O-JK o'/dart, do ye not know) Jesus marks with reproof the question of the disciples. — KO.I -rig, an…
421 wordsSECTION 497514 St Mark Iv. 22-24.
22. O'j yap sari ri xpwrrov — ovdt eyivero a-rox^u^o^ for tliere is nothing hidden — nor has anything become concealed) There is a difference both in the verbs is, implying that it was so natu rally, and has become, implying intentional concealment, and also in the nouns [adjectives] used ; comp. xpwnva, 1 Cor. iv.…
416 wordsSECTION 498St Mark Iv. 2G-30. 515
respects such datives. [Engl. Vers. makes the clat. follow vpoffrtt)., " more shall be given to you that fear."] 26. " Avdpu-ros, a man) With this man God and Christ are compared, with a view to describe the several ages and grades [stages of progress] of the whole Christian Church ; comp. ver. 29. 27. Kadiudr, x…
369 wordsSECTION 499516 St Mark Iv. 31-38.
31. 'fig xoxxov, as a grain") viz. let us compare [ver. 30] it.1- ftixporipos) less. 31, 32. "Orav ff-Trapy, when it has been sown) This clause, being placed twice, exactly defines that time when the grain ceases to be small, and begins to become great in size. In ver. 31, the emphasis in pronunciation is to be la…
430 wordsSECTION 500Chapter V.
Heupel. on this passage. — &u piXst aoi, it is not the case) is it ? that thou hast no care) The Lord is not moved to anger at their praying in a rather unseasonable [importunate] manner. 39. 2/wa«, be silent) cease from roaring. — vspipuao, be still) cease from violence [i.e., the <r/wcra refers to the noise ; x-t…
313 wordsSECTION 501518 St Mark V. 8-15.
[the latter] is set free. The demon deprecates either the ex pulsion itself, or a second tormenting added to the expulsion. 8. To) The language is so framed, as if it were of only one demon ; and ver. 13, 9, imply there were many demons, who rendered obedience to one superior, as a legion does to its commander. Th…
409 wordsSECTION 502St Mark V. 18-29. 519
is not any other apparent cause why this appellation, which describes the fact as they found it, should be repeated.1 18. Msr avrou, with Him} The cross had allured the man by its sweetness from his own relatives. The powerful influence of Jesus had possession of him. \_And so now on that account he had it in his …
419 wordsSECTION 503520 St Mark V. 30-41.
30. 'ET/yvoOg, perceiving} Faith even acts. — efylJovffav, had gone out) A magnetic power. 33. <t>o/§jj0£/<ra, fearing) Sometimes fear follows close upon a good action, which very fear subsequently the goodness of the Lord removes; Matt. xxvi. 10. — jfcrsv, told) publicly ; Lukeviii. 47 ; after having laid aside a…
401 wordsSECTION 504Chapter Vi.
zeuxis [repetition of the same word ; see Append.], Luke vii. 14 ; John xi. 43. For His power was always instantaneous in its effect ; comp. Num. xx. 1 1. — GO! Xi/w, I say unto thee) This is not contained in Talitha Curni, and yet it is with truth added. 42. ~Evdtu$, straightway) It was not by degrees that at last…
358 wordsSECTION 505522 St Mark Vi. 4-U.
4. narpidi, country) in which there are many ties of relation- ship.— av/ytv'iffi, relatives) having many houses [each one having his own house or family]. 5. Ovx qdwaro, He could not) That is, mighty ivorks could not be done, because the men were incapacitated [for the benefit through unbelief]. — 6X/yo/j, a few)…
384 wordsSECTION 506St Mark Vi. 15-21. 523
cerning Him, one of which in particular above the rest is indi cated in fine in ver. 16, as having seemed probable to Herod. Therefore the parenthesis, if it be desirable to mark one before fnvtpbvj ought to close, not at aurov, but at wpopTjTuv, ver. 15, so that the i}-/.oveiv of ver. 14 should be evidently resume…
428 wordsSECTION 507524 St Mark Vi. 22-37.
the former, any anniversary feast-day whatever ; for instance, the anniversary of entering on a kingdom. — ptyiaTaaiv, the great men} of the palace and of the court. — ^//./a^o/g, chief captains) of his soldiery. — ro?$ <rpu>roi$, the nobles) in provincial posts. 22. 'o /3a<r/Xsi)£ T(JJ xopariw, the king unto the d…
401 wordsSECTION 508St Mark Vi. 40-55. 525
question, they fix on the sum two hundred denarii)1 not so much according to the supply which was in their purse at the time, as according to the number of the multitude. See what can be elicited from the data furnished to us : 5000 men is to 200 denarii, as one man is to ^th of a denarius, i.e. about half of a Ge…
416 wordsSECTION 509Chapter Vii.
56. [*Ev rat's ayopaTg, in the streets [or the fora\) where they would have the greater certainty of meeting Him, and where the greatest number might obtain relief at once. — V. g.] — Kav) This particle is compounded here, not of xal and sav, as it is usually, but of xai and av, as in 2 Cor. xi. 16. Comp. note on …
377 wordsSECTION 510St Mark Vii. 4-22. 527
See Lightf. — vapadoffiv, the tradition} Its correlative is they have received, ver. 4. 4. Hteruv, pitchers [larger vessels]) Whence the contents are emptied into the cups. — xXivuv, [tables, Engl. Vers.] couches) which were used by persons in reclining to eat at table. 5. ' EKtpur&ieiv, ask Him) The Pharisees wer…
715 wordsSECTION 511St Mark Vii. 27-30. 529
26. 'E\1.r)v!;, a Greek) The term being taken in a wide sense. r& yivu) Clemens AL, in Protrept., makes mention 1 OVK $WJI<)YI ~h»6iiv, He could not remain hid) Things were so disposed by the direction of God, that the benefit seemed to have been as if at ran dom, and by fortuitous coincidence, conferred on her as …
542 wordsSECTION 512535 St Mark Vii. 31~35.
the demon itself, which had gone out ; but she found that the demon had gone out, i.e. that such was the state of affairs. The force of the verb, found, rests rather on the participle, eZt'/.qXvdbs, than on the noun, TO daipoviov. 31. Tu>v (>fiwv, the boundaries) That is, through the midst of Decapolis. [The regio…
608 wordsSECTION 513532 St Mark Viii. 11-23.
2. 'Hp'epai, days) The nominative of time, there is, or there are, being understood, forms an absolute mode of expression, Luke ix. 28. 3. Ting, some of them) Those who had come a greater dis tance were more in want ; and it is on account of these that even the rest are supplied with food. \_This clause is also a …
602 wordsSECTION 514St Mark Viii. 24-32. 533
<?ro\is, a city, John i. 44. It was a XW,OK>TO?./;, a milage-town. To the blind man, on recovering sight, the aspect of heaven and of the Divine works in nature was more joyous than that of man's works in the village. 24. 'ri; ftevdpa, mpivaroZvraz,1 as trees, loalking) The blind man says, that it is by this alone…
410 wordsSECTION 515534 St Mark Viii. 33-38.
[33. TO-JS /j,adr)ra$ avrov, His disciples) who might have been very quickly carried away by Peter's objection, so as to embrace views merely human. — V. g.] 34. TOK o^Xov ff-jv ro/g pa8rtru.7$, the multitude with His disciples] The doctrine here taught was true catholic doctrine [ivhich is even inculcated upon th…
435 wordsSECTION 516Chapter Ix.
sage. O what shame ! To be regarded as an object of shame in the presence of God the Father, of Christ, and of angels ! 1. 'E» dwdfMi, ic ith power) Rom. i. 4; 2 Cor. xiii. 4. 2. K«r Idiav, apart) 111 antithesis to the people [viii. 34]. — ;, alone) In antithesis to the nine remaining disciples. 3. X/WK, snoiv) Th…
376 wordsSECTION 517535 St Mark Ix. 12-15.
that it was to be on that day that the resurrection, even as of all the dead of every class, so also of Christ, since even He must die, would take place ; and that it is for that reason the exceed ingly long silence is imposed on them. — V. g.] 12. E/Vsv, told) In this discourse, Jesus acts as a president would in…
458 wordsSECTION 518St Mark Ix. 10-23. 537
14, xxxiv. 29, 30. [F0u may readily perceive thai there follows upon secret communion with God a greater leaning on the part of men towards you. — V. g.] — -Trpoffrpi^ovTis, running up to) eagerly. — tffydfyvro, began saluting) with joy. 16. Avroi/i, them) This is not reciprocal in the present in stance, but is to…
436 wordsSECTION 519538 St Mark Ix. 24 31.
canst do anything, ver. 22. — Tw -r/ffi-euom, to him that beliereth) Faith on the part of man, as an instrument, adapts itself to the Divine omnipotence, so as to receive, or even to act. [This is the dative of advantage. — V. g.j 24. Eof)6n fj>ou rri acr/crr/a, help Thou mine unbelief) by remov ing mine unbelief:…
419 wordsSECTION 520St Mark Ix. 32-.'57. 539
which would be soon spoken, whilst they and He were re tired apart; but according to a determined plan. — yap, for) It was not the time, in which others [besides the disciples] could hear His words as to the passion of the Messiah. — -rapai3/<3ora/, is delivered up) The present : it is already being plotted [medi …
405 wordsSECTION 521540 St Mark Ix, 38-41.
such in heart. — l^ Me) Who " am lowly in heart." — ovx fat, not Me) That is, his act of reception does not terminate with this. [PFAa£ a difference there is between a little child and the Supreme GOD ! Yet they are joined together through Christ. — V. g.] 38. ' A.Ktxpidfy answered) The connection of the words of J…
678 wordsSECTION 522542 St Mark Ix. 49.
47. BatfiXftav ro\j Oeou, the kingdom of God) Previously He had twice said instead, life : but the mention of the kingdom of God, and of life, is especially appropriate in connection with the eyes. John iii. 3 [see the kingdom of God~\, 36 [everlasting life — not see life] : comp. the parallel, Matt, xviii. 9 [ente…
652 wordsSECTION 523St Mark Ix. 30. 543
block occasioned by the hand, the foot, or the eye ; for otherwise it will thrust you on into hell, and hell's eternal fire. For every one, who is about to be salted in any way, and who is by that salting to be snatched from the eternal fire, shall be salted, if not by salt, the milder remedy, but by fire, the more…
448 wordsSECTION 524Chapter X.
whereby pride is destroyed. — xai etpqvfvtrt, and have peace) or else, ye shall have : comp. ver. 34 : viz. by removing a puffed up spirit, which is the source of quarrels [ver. 33, 34]. I. Ka/ sxtTdsv avaora.c, and having arisen from thence) The antithesis is not so much to Capernaum, where He had taught sitting,…
324 wordsSECTION 525St Mark X. 16-18. 545
away the infants from Him. — d^rai, shall receive) for it is offered [to allj. — wj vaidiov, as a little child) receives : for it re ceives the kingdom in very deed. 16. Ka/, and) He did more than He was asked, ver. 13. [tvXoyei aura, He blessed them) By that very act conferring on them the blessings, which He aff…
407 wordsSECTION 52654G St Mark X. 19-21.
ness, in a too pure [unalloyed] sense. Jesus informs Him that he will not find this with Him : Comp. Luke ix. 57, etc. Nevertheless He does not say, I am not good : but, Why dost thou call Me good ? Just as in Matt. xxii. 43, He does not deny, that He, the Son of David, is at one and the same time also the Lord of…
410 wordsSECTION 527St Mark X. 22, 23. 547
were smiling expression, of His eyes. — A ev did, 8voTv, He lovingly beheld,1 in order that He might thereby give him a token of His love for the time to come, if he would follow Jesus : and that He might counteract his ' sadness.' The antithetic word is ffruyvdaas, with saddened look [countenance], ver. 22. It is …
433 wordsSECTION 528548 St Mark X. 24-30.
differ in the abstract ; they for the most part agree in the con crete.1 — oi ra xptytant sjsovrt;, they that have riches) The few have most of the wealth of the world. 24. Tljeva, Children) This term of address shows, that Jesus speaks with pity, but at the same time with truth : and that He freely declares the f…
419 wordsSECTION 529St Mark X. 31-38. 549
wives:1 for that would sound somewhat inconsistent with pro priety. — riKva, children) 1 Cor. iv. 14-17. — ptra diuypuv, with persecutions) This is added lest the disciples should look for [ex pect] external prosperity. Persecutions shall not be wanting : but these not only shall not prove prejudicial, but shall ev…
417 wordsSECTION 530550 St Mark X. 41-40.
to the cup ; He was filled with the cup of anguish] : He was covered over [as a person baptized is with water] with His passion. Moreover, both are appropriately employed ; for they who take the sacraments, are partakers of the baptism and the cup of Christ ; 1 Cor. xii. 13 : and the baptism of Christ and our bapt…
396 wordsSECTION 531Chapter Xl
associated with 7w/i, see the note Matt. xx. 30.] — 6<5iv, the way) On the highway to Jerusalem there was the greater opportunity of begging. 47. 'O T'lbg Aau/(5, 'iTjffoD, Thou Son of David, Jesus) See App. Crit. Ed. ii. on this passage.1 It was a great instance of faith that the blind man calls Him Son of David,…
372 wordsSECTION 532552 St Mark Xi. 2-11.
were wont thus to name the two places, which were most closely joined, Bethphage and Bethany. 2. Kupyv, village) Bethphage. — Ip' ov ovtitis,1 upon which no man) Not readily would there be found such a colt at one and the same time and place ; this one, therefore, was reserved for the Lord. Those creatures or thin…
446 wordsSECTION 533St Mark Xi. 13, 14. 553
meditations He had respecting the sacrifices, and the types about to be so soon fulfilled in Himself. 13. "E^ouffav pu?.Xa, having leaves} And on this account pro mising fruit. — £/' apa, whether accordingly [if haply] The whole question as to the kinds of fig-trees may be set aside [dispensed with]. The leaves, w…
435 wordsSECTION 534554 St Mark Xi. 15-25.
,u.r,fais, no man) Whatever does not serve Jesus Christ, is unwor thy to serve any one of mortals. [Therefore the tree was doomed to the curse for the honour of the Son of GOD. — V. g.] 15. "Hp^aro, began) Men ought to have been wise [the day before], whilst the Lord \vas still sparing and warning by mere gestures…
448 wordsSECTION 535Chapter Xii.
reason it is an apt posture for those who pray ; in which the ascetics forbid ( appodiare.n — afters, forgive) [Thus an especial hinderance (ver. 26) to believing (faithful) prayer is removed. Sin not yet forgiven hinders all things else. — V. g.] Jesus cursed the fig-tree : the believer ought not to curse his brot…
314 wordsSECTION 536550 St Mark Xii. 19-27.
heaven and earth, all men, and therefore Caesar himself. Yet nevertheless He hath made a wise distribution as regards His goods. On that account the less ought He to be defrauded of those things which He hath peculiarly reserved to Himself. — V. g.] 19. "E/pa-vJ/EY, wrote) The Sadducees, though sceptics, ac knowle…
418 wordsSECTION 537St Mark Xii. 28-29. 557
peated 0fi>$ before vtxpuv, others after aXXa. — [y/tsT$ olv, ye there fore) viz. ye Sadducees, the doctrine of the resurrection is the primary one. — V. g.] — croXu greatly} An antithesis to this fol lows at ver. 34, not far [from the kingdom of God]. 28. KaXw?, well) Admirably. The admirable character of Christ'…
453 wordsSECTION 538558 St Mark Xii. 30-38.
30. Kappas, with all thy heart) Which lives and loves. — •^u%r,;, with all thy soul) which enjoys and relishes. — d/avo/ar, with all thy mind) which is that ever-continuing power which engages itself in thoughts, cvvssis is employed in ver. 33 ; in Luke x. 27, /V^ioj — diavolag.1 — }<syjjr>$, with all thy strength)…
393 wordsSECTION 539St Mark Xii. 40-43. 550
who wish} The wish or intention often make an act, which is in itself indifferent [neither good nor bad], a bad one : but the verb d'&u, I will, or wish, often includes the act in it, whether good, Matt. xx. 14, or bad, Gal. iv. 9. And it is a characteristic, even in the present day, of false theologians, to be ca…
332 wordsSECTION 540Chapter Xiii.
[1. A/00/ — oizodoftai, stones — buildings) The very work of build ing was at that time going forward briskly : therefore many stones were lying scattered apart on this, and on that side. — v.g.] 3. Elg, upon) The mountain. The wall of the temple was rather sunk towards the Mount of Olives : in consequence of whi…
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