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A house divided against itself falleth (ofxos él oixov nimtet). Some make this an enlargement on the previous sen- tence—a more detailed description of the general zs brought to desolation, and render house falleth upon house. So Rev., mar- gin. It might be taken metaphorically: the divided kingdom is brought to desolation, and its families and households in their party strifes are brought to ruin. Wyc., and an house shall fall on an house. Tynd., one house shall fall upon another.
18. Satan. See on ch. x. 18. Be divided. See on Matt. xii. 26. 20. Is come upon you. See on Matt. xii. 28.
21. A strong man (0 icyvpos). It has the article: the strong man. So Rev. See on Matt. xii. 29.
Armed (xadomucpévos). Lully armed: down (card) from head to heel.
His palace (éavrod avarnjv). Lit., his own. ’AvdAz is strictly the open court in front of a house: later, the court round which the house is built, and so applied to the house generally, as our door or roof. Tev., court; for there, in the open space, com- manding the doors, he would mount guard.
22. A stronger. Also with the article: the stronger. All his armor (77 wavordiav). Wrong; for the armor is regarded as a whole—the panoply—which is a transcript of this
word. Rightly, Rev., Ais whole armor. Tynd., his harness.
Spoils (ra cxtra). See on Mark v. 35. Compare on goods, Matt. xii. 29.
24. Dry places (4vidpwr térwv). Rev., more literally, water- less. The haunts of evil spirits (Isa. xiii. 21, 22; xxxiv. 14).
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By satyrs in these two passages are meant goblins shaped like goats, which were sacrificed to by some of the Israelites (Lev. xvii. 7; 2 Chron. xi. 15); a remnant of the Egyptian worship of Mendes or Pan, who, under the figure of a goat, was wor- shipped by the Egyptians as the fertilizing principle in nature. In Isa. xxxiv. 14, it is said “the sereech-owl shall rest there.” This is rendered in margin of A. V. and in the Rev., Old Tes- tament, the night-monster (Hebrew, Lilith); and by Cheyne (Isaiah) night-fairy. The reference is to a popular superstition that Lilith, Adam’s first wife, forsook him and became a demon which murdered young children and haunted desert places.
Rest. See on Matt. xi. 28.
26. Taketh to him (zapakawBaver). See on Matt. iv. 5. Seven. Emphatic: “taketh spirits, seven of them.” More wicked. See on ch. iii. 19; Mark vii. 21.
Dwell (xatouxe?). Settle down (katd) to make their dwelling (otKos) there.
27. Blessed, etc. ‘“ She speaks well, but womanly ” (Bengel).
29-36. Compare Matt. xii. 38-45.
99. Were gathered thick together (éadporfouévov). The present participle; and therefore, as Rev., were gathering to- gether unto him, or upon him (én). Only here in New Testa- ment.
Evil. See on adulterous. Matt. xii. 39.
30. A sign to the Ninevites. Compare Matt. xii. 40.
31. Shall rise up (éyepIycera). From the dead.
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A greater (a)eiov). Lit., something more. See on Matt. xii. 6. Wye., here is more than Solomon.
32. Shall rise up (avaotyjcovrat). This verb is also used of rising from the dead, and that is implied here; but the mean- ing is, shall appear as witness. Hence Rev., stand up. See on Matt. xii. 41.
Preaching («7jpuyua). The proclamation. See on 2 Pet. Teg
33. Candle. Properly, lamp.
Secret place (xpum7v). Rather, a cellar or crypt, which latter is the Greek word transcribed.
The bushel. See on Matt. v. 15. Candlestick. Properly stand. See on Matt. v. 15.
Which enter in (eio7ropevowevor). Better with the con- tinuous force of the present participle, are entering in from time to time.
Light (féyyos). The word occurs in only two other places: Matt. xxiv. 29; Mark xiii. 24, on which see notes.