The Jews, according to the commandment of the law, and therefore so also the disciples, were killing it. — V. g.]
13. 'ATavT-jjtrs/, there shall meet} A wonderful sign : 1) that a person is about to meet them : 2) that person a man : 3) that man alone : 4) that too, immediately : 5) he should be bearing a vessel : 6) and that vessel, one of earthenware [jiff<£|Cw»«rj: 7) and containing water : 8) and that, too, going to the house which the disciples were looking for [It was in deep humiliation, even like as an ordinary Israelite, that Chnst ate the Passover Lamb ; wherefore He put forth His glory into exercise in the preparation for it. — V. g.]
14. noD lor/, ichere is} It is taken for granted in this question, that there is some guest chamber already prepared through the providence of the Lord.
15. 'AVK-/OUOV /A?ya, a large supper-room [upper room]) It is probable, that Jesus had before this kept the passover in the houses of other inhabitants of the city ; but this Passover Him self celebrated [marking it] with greater solemnity. — effrpuftivov, laid out) with carpets. This householder had been guided by Divine Providence. This circumstance illustrates the omni science of Jesus, more than if it had been laid out (paved) with precious stones. — tToi^daan, make ready}. The verb is neuter ; Luke ix. 52.
16. Evpov, they found) Attended with [having the effect of] the confirmation of their faith, their admiring wonder and joy.
19. E% Kadi?$) So John viii. 9, and o dz %a6s?$ ; Rom. xii. 5. — 6 xxQsis fc ruv <pfauv ; 3 Mace. V. 31. From xarri (not xal tiro} and tie, comes xadilg, of similar formation to ou&tis, ^dsi^ unless you prefer accenting it xaQtTg, in order to distinguish it from the participle xadtis ; Kara is used adverbially, as «/«
20. 'Hf&f&iHirfywfotj that was dipping [but Eng. Vers., that dippeth in~\} With his own hand ; this is the force of the middle voice. The participle is in the imperfect tense, as &v is used in John ix. 25, and £/?^o>£vo? in 2 John v. 7.
22. "Aprov, bread) Mark does not add the article. — pov, my} Understand, which is given for you, to be supplied by implica tion from ver. 24 [My blood, which is shed for many].
23. Kou tV/ov ?£ ccurou iravTif, and they all drank of it) This