12. Compassion. — His compassion ((nrKayxi''^i^<'9ai.) is often noticed ; it led Him to send out the Twelve (Mt 9*5), to heal the sick (Mt 14'*), to feed the 4000 (Mt 1532), to give sight to the blind (Mt 20"), to touch the leper (Mk 1"), to teach (Mk 6"), and to restore the widow's son (Lk 7'^). Cf. also Lk 1'*, ]\Ik 9==, Ph 1*. In AV ' compassion ' stands also for Afeii/ (Mk 5") and fierpioTraeeiv (He 5=). His mercy is appealed to {iXeai)) by the Canaanite woman (Mt 15«=), Bartima!us (Mk 10*'), and the ten lepers (Lk 17'^). He is a High Priest wlio can be ' touched
ifirraities ' (He
ith the feeling {<rv/j.TradTj<Tai) of ( 4'=) ; cf. Mt 8".
13. Tender Thoughtfulness appears in Mt 17' 2S'», Mk 63'- ^, Jn 6'" (RV) 18" '20'8. Cf. the story of Jairus' daughter, Mk 5=s- «• "■ ^ (on Mk 7="-, see Comm.).
14. Pity. — In the story of the man with the withered hand mingled pity and anger appear (o-u\Xwroi;/iei'os, Mk 3°). Twice He is recorded to have sighed (eo-T^rafe, Mk 7" ; di/aaTevd^as rijj TTvctjixaTt, 8'=). Twice He wept for others {lK\av<rev, Lk 19"; iSdKpvae,', Jn 11^; cf. He 5', under ' Sorrow ' above). He was accustomed to give alms to the poor (Jn 12= 13=»). Cf. Lk 13" •22«'.
15. Love. — He showed His afl'ection for little children, taking them up in His arms (Mk 9^ 10'", cf. Mt 21'") ; beholding the rich young ruler, He loved him (ih'dirijirei', Mk 10=') ; He called the dis- ciples His friends {<pl\oL, Lk 12*, Jn 15'*- "), whom He loved {irydTnjirei') unto the end (Jn 13', cf. IS** 15"- '=). Even in this select circle there was one of whom it was specially said ' Jesus loved him ' (iJ7dira, Jn 19=" 21'- =» ; 44,l\u, Jn 20=). He also loved (^0IXei) Lazarus (Jn 11'-*'), and, ^vith a sig- nificant change of word {riyd-ira, Jn IP), Martha and Mary. There are many reft', in Epp. to His love for His people and the Church ; cf. Eph 5"'-'=, Ro S>\ 2 Co 5'*, it • imssctli knowledge' (Eph 3'»), from it true luvc may i.e learned (1 Jn 3'« RV).
16. Courage and Firmness appear under various circumstances in Mt 8=^ Mk 4*-*' 10^=, Lk 4*, Jn 1 1"- IS*'- 19". His independence was well expressed by His questioners (Mt 22'").
17. Fear in any unworthy sense (0ifjos) is not attributed to Him. In He 5' it is said that He was ' heard for His godly fear ' (fi>\d/3eia). Westcott takes the word m 'its noblest sense,' so Alford ' reverent submission ' (see note) ; but Grimm- Thayer prefers to render as ' fear, anxiety, dread ' ; ' by using this more select word, the writer, skilled as he was in the Greek tongue, speaks more rever- ently of the Son of God than if he had used 06/3os.' Caution, however, is often noted ; cf. His with- drawals before opposition (Mk 3' 7", Jn 7' 11"), also Jn 6'= and the directions about the place of the Last Supper (Lk 22'").
18. Desire (iiri.0vii.la, see art. Desire) is once used of Himself (Lk 22"), and a longing for sym- pathy is apparent in His bringing of the three into the Garden and His returning to tliem between
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His prayers (Mt 26™): 'in niajjnis tentationibuh juvat solitudo, sed tamen ut in propinquo sint amici' (Bengel).
19. That he felt shame at hearing a foul stor\ seems a fair inference from Jn 8'*'- (see Ecce Honm, ch. ix. end). He Himself says, 'Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed ' (^Tranrxi'i'^^ireToi, Lk 9=*) ; cf. He 12^
20. Anger and Indignation He often showed, though Spyri is atlriliutrd tu Him in only one passage in the Gospels (M k 3'' ; ef. opyy too 'Apvlov, Rev 6'"). He was ' moxeil with indignation ' at the action of the disciples {-nyai/aKTriae, Mk 10") ; possibly this should also be the translation of ili^piimaeai in Jn \]}^-'^ (RVm), on which see notes of Westcott and Godet. The same word is rendered 'strictly charge' {'threateningly to enjoin,' Grimm-Thayer) in Mt ^, Mk l**. His re- bukes (eirin/ia^) are noted (Mt 8=^ Mk !=», Lk i^'->). Cf. also Mk S* 11-', Jn 2'=, Mt 21". Sometimes he used Irony and Sarcasm : Lk 5", Mk 7^ (koXCh deereiTe); Lk IS^^ ('that fox'); Lk 16=M'andwas buried' ['a sublime irony,' Trench]). Hypocrisy excited His deepest abhorrence. Cf. the Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees, Mt 23'3'' il ending ' ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers' ; also Mt 12^
21. Attractiveness appears in the readiness of many whom He called to forsake all and follow Him. The common people 'heard him gladly' (Mk 12", cf. Lk 19-'8, Jn 12'») ; publicans and out- casts were drawn to the ' friend of jjublicans and sinners' (Mk 2">, Lk 7" 19^) ; two members at least of the Sanhedrin became His disciples (Jn IQ^s-so) , and He foretold how |py His t'nicitixion and Resur- rection this attractiveness would attain universal sway (Jn 12^=). See art. Attraction.
22. Sociability. — In this respect Jesus presented a marked contrast to the Baptist, which was com- mented upon (Lk7^'-^). He accepted invitations from Pharisees (Lk 7^" 11" 14') and from Publicans (Mt 9'», cf. Lk 19=' ). In the home at Betliany He was a welcome guest (Lk 10*). His first 'sign' was wrought at a marriage feast (Jn 2'), and much of His parabolic teaching was suggested by feasts and the incidents of ordinary life ; cf . Mt 22^ 25'- " Lk 1418 1912.