Sat with (jv cvyxa9jpevos). The verb with the participle denoting continuousness. What occurred after occurred while he was sitting. So Rey.
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Servants. Rev., officers. See on Matt. v. 25.
Ait the fire (zpos 76 das). Pas is never used of the fire at- self, but of the light of the fire ; and this is the point to which the evangelist’ directs attention: that the firelight, shining on Peter’s face, called forth the challenge of the maid (ver. 66).
56. Their witness agreed not. Peculiar to Mark. Lit. their testimonies were not equal. Hence the difficulty of fulfill- ing the requirement of the law, which demanded ¢wo witnesses. See Deut. xvii. 6; and compare Matt. xviii. 16; 1 Tim. v. 19; Heb. x. 28.
58. Made with hands. Mark adds this detail; also made without hands, and the following sentence. .
62. lam. See on Matt. xxvi. 64. 64. Guilty of death. See on Matt. xxvi. 66. 65. Buffet. See on Matt. xxvi. 67.
Palms of their hands (pamicpacw). An unclassical word, but used also by John (xix. 3). The word means blows.
Did strike. Following the old reading, é8addov. The cor- rect reading is 2iaPov, received. So Rev. Received him into custody.
66. Beneath. In relation to the chambers round the court above.
68. Porch (mpoavdov). Only here in New Testament. The vestibule, extending from the outside gate to the court.
41. Curse (dva9euaritew). Compare on Matt. xxvi. 74 ; where the word is cata9eparifesv, to call down (kara) curses on
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himself if he were not telling the truth. The words are synony- mous.
72. When he thought thereon (émiGadov). From érié, upon, and Barra, to throw. When he threw his thought upon tt.
CHAPTER XV. Compare vv. 1-5 with Matt. xxvii. 1, 2, 11-14.
7. Them that had made insurrection with him (cvoraci- actav). Lellow-rioters. But the better texts read oracvac- Tov, rioters, omitting the ovv, with (fellow): and the Rev. ac- cordingly omits with him.
Who (oftwes). Denoting a class of criminals.
The insurrection. Note the article: ¢he insurrection for which Barabbas and his fellows had been imprisoned.
8. Crying aloud (dva8oncas). But the best texts read ava- Bas, having gone up. So Rev., went up.
Ever (dei). Omitted by the best texts.
11. Moved (dvécetoav). A feeble translation. Selw is to shake. Hence cetopos, an earthquake. See on Matt. xiii. 8. Better as Rev., sterred up. Wye.,The bishops stirred the com- pany of people.
15. To content (76 ixavov roujoa). Lit., to do the sufficient thing. Compare the popular phrase, Do the right thing. A Latinism, and used by Mark only. Wye., to do enough to the people.
16. Into the hall called Pretorium. Mark, as usual, ampli- fies. Matthew has simply the Pretorium. The courtyard, sur-
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rounded by the buildings of the Pretorium, so that the people passing through the vestibule into this quadrangle found them- selves in the Pretorium.
Band (o7etpav). Originally anything wound or wrapped round ; asa ball, the coils of a snake, a knot or curl in wood. Hence a body of men-at-arms. The same idea is at the bottom of the Latin manipulus, which is sometimes (as by Josephus) used to translate omeipa. Manipulus was originally a bundle or handful. The ancient Romans adopted a pole with a hand- ful of hay or straw twisted about it as the standard of a com- pany of soldiers; hence a certain number or body of soldiers under one standard was called manipulus.
17. Purple. See on Matt. xxvii. 28. Matthew adds the word for soldier's cloak. Mark has simply purple.
21. Compel. Better impress, as Rev. in margin. See on Matt. v. 41. Note the accuracy in designating Simon.
92. Golgotha. See on Matt. xxvii. 33.
23. They gave (édidouv). The imperfect tense is used in the same sense as in Matt. iii. 14 (Rev.), “ John would have hin- dered.” They were for gwing ; attempted to give. So Rev., excellently, offered.