With patience. Or zm patience. Peculiar to Luke. In contrast with fall away, ver. 13.
16. Candle (Avyvov). Rev., properly, damp. See on Mark iv. 21.
Candlestick (Avyvias). Correctly, as Rev., a stand. See on Matt. v. 15.
17. Nothing is secret—manifest. Correctly rendered in A. V., but not so the parallel passage, Mark iv. 22, on which see note.
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18. How ye hear (7s). The manner of hearing. Mark has ri, what ye hear; the matter.
Seemeth (Soxe?). Peculiar to Luke. Rev. renders “ think- eth he hath,” as Jas. i. 26, on which see note. Wye., guesseth ; Tynd., swpposeth.
19-21. Compare Matt. xii. 46-50; Mark iii. 31-35.
Come at him (cuvtvyeiv). Only here in New Testament. The word properly carries the idea of an accidental meeting, and slightly so here. Jesus was lost in the crowd, and his friends could not fall in with him.
22-25; ix. 57-62. Compare Matt. viii. 18-27; Mark iv. 30-41.
22. Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. Wye. has, pass we over the standing water. On lake, see on ch. v. 1.
Launched forth (aviyIncav). See on ch. v. 3. The verb literally means to lead up ; hence to lead up to the high sea, or take to sea ; put to sea. It is the word used of Jesus’ being led up into the wilderness and the mount of temptation (Matt. iv. 1; Luke ii. 22); also of bringing up a sacrifice to an idol-altar (Acts vii. 41). Often in Acts in the accounts of Paul’s voy- ages.
23. He fell asleep (dpvvwoev). Very graphic. He fell off (amo) into sleep.
Came down (xa7é@n). More vivid than either Matthew or Mark, who have there arose. The word describes the action of the sudden storms which literally come down from the heights surrounding the lake. See on Matt. viii. 24.
Storm (Aai\ay). See on Mark iv. 37. Matthew has cevopos, a shaking. See on Matt. viii. 24.
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They were filling with water (cuverAnpodvto). Used by Luke only. Mark, as usual, goes into minuter detail, and de- scribes how the waves beat into the boat. Note the imperfects: they were filling ; they were beginning to be in danger, con- trasted with the instantaneous descent of the storm expressed by the aorist came down.
24, Master. See on ch. v. 5.
Rebuked. Compare the more detailed narrative of Mark, iv. 89, and see notes there. Wyc., blamed.
The raging («Avdww). See on Jas. 1. 6.
Arose (Sueyep9eis). Wrong. It is the word used just before, awoke. Lit., having been thoroughly awakened. Rev., cor- rectly, he awoke. Luke is especially fond of compounds with bud.
A calm. Matthew and Mark have “a great calm.” 25. He commandeth. Peculiar to Luke.
26. They arrived («arérdevoav). The verb means literally to sail down from the sea to the shore. Compare launched forth, ver. 22. Only here in New Testament. The two prepo- sitions, wp and down, are used in our nautical terms bear up and bear down. See Introduction, on Luke’s variety of words for sailing. Matthew and Mark have came (€\Jovros, 7)\Jov).
Gerasenes. The texts vary, some reading Gadarenes, as A. V., others Gergesenes.
Over against (dvturépa). Only here in New Testament.
27. There met him out of the city. The words owt of the city belong rather with a certain man. So Rey.
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Which had devils long time. The best texts insert «al, and, after devils (demons), and read “who had demons, and for a long time he had worn,” ete. Long (ixavg). See on ch. vii. 16.
Tombs. See on Matt. viii. 28. Compare Mark v. 4-6.
98. Fell down (mpocémecev). Mark has rpocexvyycer, which often implies religious or superstitious feeling, as Matt. iv. 9, 10. This is the prostration of abject terror.