24. Receive (€AdPere). More lit., vecerved. TRev., have re- cewed.
25. Trespasses. See on Matt. vi. 14.
27. Walking. An addition of Mark.
CHAPTER XII. 1-11. Compare Matt. xxi. 33-46.
1. Wine-fat (d7roAnmov). Rev., wine-press. Only here in New Testament. The wine-press was constructed in the side of a sloping rock, in which a trough was excavated, which was the wine-press proper. Underneath this was dug another trough, with openings communicating with the trough above, into which the juice ran from the press. This was called by the Romans lacus, or the lake. The word here used for the whole structure strictly means this trough underneath (bm6) the press (Anvos). This is the explanation of Wyc.’s translation, dalf (delved), a lake.
Went into a far country (dzednuncev). But this is too strong. The word means simply went abroad. So Wye., went Jorth in pilgrimage ; and Tynd., ¢nto a strange country. Rev., another country. See on Matt. xxv. 14.
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Of the fruits. Or, literally, from (amo) the fruits, showing that the rent was to be paid in kind.
6. Therefore. The best texts omit. Last. Mark only.
7. Those husbandmen. Lit., they the husbandmen. Wyc., tenants. ji ‘
10. Scripture (ypadiv). -A passage of scripture: hence fre- quently ¢hzs scripture ; another scripture; the same scripture. Luke iv. 21; John xix. 37; Acts i. 16.
11. The Lord’s doing (zrapa xupiov). Lit., from the Lord.
13-17. Compare Matt. xxii. 15-22.
18. Catch (aypetdowow). From dypa, hunting, the chase. Hence the picture in the word is that of hunting, while that in Matthew’s word, mayiwWevcwaour, is that of catching in a trap. See on Matt. xxii. 15.
14. Tribute. See on Matt. xxii. 19.
Person (pdcw7or). Lit., face.
Shall we give, etc. A touch peculiar to Mark.
15. Penny. See on Matt. xx. 2. 16. Image and superscription. See on Matt. xxii. 20.
17. They marvelled (éfeIavpafov). The preposition €€, out of, indicates great astonishment. They marvelled out of measure. ence Rev., marvelled greatly. The A. V. follows another reading, with the simple verb é3avpafov. The imper- fect denotes continuance; they stood wondering.
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18. Who (of7wes). This pronoun marks the Sadducees as a class: of that party characterized by their denial of the resur- rection.
Asked (érnpoétwv). Stronger. They questioned.
24. Therefore (Sua rodro). A rendering which obscures the meaning. The words point forward to the next two clauses. The reason of your error is your ignorance of the scriptures and of the power of God. ence Rev., correctly, Ls it not for this cause that ye err ?
Err (wvavacde). Lit., wander out of the way. Compare Latin errare. Of the wandering sheep, Matt. xviii. 12; 1 Pet. ii. 25. Of the martyrs wandering in the deserts, Heb. xi. 38. Often rendered in the New Testament decewwe. See Mark xiii. 5, 6. Compare dorépes wAavitat, wandering stars (Jude 18), from which our word planet.
26. How in the bush God spake. An utterly wrong ren- dering. Jn the bush (émi tod Bartov), refers to a particular sec- tion in the Pentateuch, Exod. ii. 2-6. The Jews were accus- tomed to designate portions of scripture by the most noteworthy thing contained in them. Therefore Rev., rightly, 2 the place concerning the bush. Wye., in the book of Moses on the bush. The article refers to it as something familiar. Compare Rom. xi. 2, év’HXia; i.e., in the section of scripture which tells of Elijah, There, however, the Rev. retains the A. V. of Hiijah, and puts 77 in the margin.
27. Ye do greatly err. An emphatic close, peculiar to Mark.
28. Well (xkaras). Lit., beautifully, finely, admirably. What (rota). Rather, of what nature.
30. With all thy heart (€& dds ris KapSias cov). Lit., out of thy whole heart. The heart, not only as the seat of the
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