affections, but as the centre of our complex being—physical, moral, spiritual, and intellectual.
Soul (yvyijs). The word is often used in the New Testa- ment in its original meaning of life. See Matt. ii.205; xx. 28; Acts xx. 10; Rom. xi. 3; John x. 11. Hence, as an emphatic designation of the man himself. See Matt. xii. 18; Heb. x. 38; Luke xxi. 19. So that the word denotes “life in the distinct- ness of individual existence” (Cremer). See farther on uyexos, spiritual, 1 Cor. xv. 44.
Mind (Svavolas). The faculty of thought: understanding, especially the moral understanding.
31. Neighbor. See on Matt. v. 43. 39-34. Peculiar to Mark.
32. Well, Master, thou hast said the truth; for there is one God. All the best texts omit God.
Well (caddis). Exclamatory, as one says good / on hearing something which he approves.
The truth (é7 dan9elas). Incorrect. The phrase is ad- verbial; of a truth, in truth, truthfully, and qualifies the suc- ceeding verb, thow hast sacd.
For (dr). The A. V. begins a new and explanatory sentence with this word; but it is better with Rev. to translate that, and make the whole sentence continuous: Zhow hast truthfully said that he is one.
33. Understanding (cvvécews). A different word from that in ver. 30. From ouvinus, to send or bring together. Hence civecis is a union or bringing together of the mind with an object, and so used to denote the faculty of quick comprehen- sion, intelligence, sagacity. Compare on auvetov, the pru- dent, Matt. xi. 25.
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34. Discreetly (vowveyas). From vods, mind, and éya, to have. Having his mind in possession: “having his wits about him.” The word occurs only here in the New Testament.
37. The common people (0 woAvs dynos). Not indicating a social distinction, but the great mass of the people: the crowd at large.
38. Desire (9éAovTwv). See on Matt. i. 19.
39. Uppermost rooms (zpwtoxducias). More correctly, the chief couches. So Rev., chief places.
40. Widows’ houses. People often left their whole for- tune to the temple, and a good deal of the temple-money went, in the end, to the Scribes and Pharisees. The Scribes were universally employed in making wills and conveyances of property. They may have abused their influence with widows.
41. The treasury. In the Court of the Women, which covered a space of two hundred feet square. All round it ran a colonnade, and within it, against the wall, were the thirteen chests or “trumpets” for charitable contributions. These chests were narrow at the mouth and wide at the bottom, shaped like trumpets, whence their name. Their specific objects were care- fully marked on them. Nine were for the receipt of what was legally due by worshippers, the other four for strictly voluntary gifts. See Edersheim, “The Temple.”
Beheld (eSewper). Observed thoughtfully. Cast. Note the graphic present tense: are casting.
Money (xadrxov). Lit., copper, which most of the people gave.
Cast in (¢Badnov). Imperfect tense: were casting in as he looked.
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Much (zona). Lit., many things ; possibly many pieces of current copper coin. &
a2. A certain (uia). Not a good translation. Lit., one as distinguished from the many rich. Better, simply the indefi- nite article, as Rev.
Poor (z7Twx7). See on Matt. v. 3.
Mites (Aer7a). From Xemros, peeled, husked ; and thence thin or fine. Therefore of a very small or thin coin.
Farthing (xodpdvrns). A Latin word, guadrans, or a quarter of a Roman as ; quadrans meaning a fourth, as farthing is Sourthing.
43. This poor widow (7) yypa atrn 1) tTwx7). The Greek order is very suggestive, forming a kind of climax: thzs widow, the poor one, or and she poor.