A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Bengel, Johann Albrecht, 1687-1752 • SECTION 495

Chapter Iv.

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from the taint of human infirmity than others, yet she was not entirely exempt from it. — ?£;«, without} outside of that circle [" the multitude about Him"], ver. 32 ; or even outside of the house, where He was teaching. — <p wvoSmj, calling Him) with a loud voice.

32. E/Vov, they said) He Himself was well aware of it, with out their telling Him.

34. KuxXw, in a circle round about) With the utmost sweetness.

I. "Hpgaro, He began) After the interruption. — vapa, near [by the sea side]) The words in antithesis are, near the sea, and in the sea.

3. 'Axousrs, Hearken) A word pronounced in a loud voice, in order to still the noise among the people, lest the beginning itself of His discourse should be lost \_Mark especially commends the hearing of the ivord, ver. 24, 25, 33. — V. g.]

8 'Ebidov, yielded : eiptptv, brought forth) The subject is aXXo, some:1 comp. ver. 4—7. — ava/Sa/vovra, springing up) above all obstacles.

9. "EXtyev, He said) Frequent pauses are interposed in the case of the weightiest discourses like this : ver. 13, 21, 24, 26, 30.

10. O/ vepl avrbv, they that were about Him) Who enjoyed the privilege of the first admission to His presence : ch. iii. 34.

II. "Efoyev, He said) With hearty good-will [with real plea sure]. — s'gw, without) outside of the circle of genuine disciple- ship. [In antithesis to ver. 10 (They that were about Him with the twelve). — V. g.] — yivirai) Fall to [are done as concerns] them as parables.

12. "Ira, that) They already before saw not, Matt. xiii. 13. Now there is added [to their voluntary blindness] divinely —

1 So ADa5 Vulg. and Lachm. But aAAct BCL Memph. Tischend. En.

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