A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Bengel, Johann Albrecht, 1687-1752 • SECTION 464

Hebrews Xiii. 16, 17, 499

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Altar is mentioned, ver. 10; now the sacrifices are enumerated : of praise here, of well-doing, ver. 16. — afae&us, of praise) for the salvation made sure. — diaxuvrbc, continually) A continual sacri fice. Nothing of the Mass. Forget not, which follows, ver. 1 6, corresponds to this word, continually. — xapvbv ^nXsuv, the fruit of the lips) So the LXX., Hos. xiv. 3 ; also Is. Ivii. 19 : but the Hebrew in the former is WriB^ D^B, in the latter, D'TIBB' (n'o) no. — 6//,oXoyoi/vrwi/, confessing) in faith, while they despise all the re proach of the world, ver. 13.

16. Evvroi'iag, doing good) to the needy. — xo/i/wv/ag, communicat ing) with the deserving : Gal. vi. 6 ; comp. presently after, ver. 17. — roiavrcus, with such) There is a reference also to the pre ceding verse : with these, such as these, not with the blood of quadrupeds. — tvapwrtfrat) The verbs evapegrovf&ai, 3ucroef>itfr»u/»a/, with the ablative, signify, / am pleased, displeased with this. — duaapeffrovpevos, ill at ease, as men generally are, when they are threatened with some distemper. Diogenes Laertius in Arcesi- laus, xa/ nvo$ /&% tvaptffrovftwov ry dtarpifir) auroD, when a certain man was not ivillingly stopping with him.

17. IleiOeadf, obey) Evince (have) remembrance towards your deceased teachers, ver. 7 ; obedience towards them that are still alive. — VTTSIKSTS, submit) This is more than to obey. Obey in those things which they command you to do as salutary : submit, even when they seem to demand a little more, "iva, that, depends on this verb. — avroi, they) As they are zealously careful, so, when they wish you to be careful, you ought to submit. — uc Xo/ov affo- duffovrsg, as they that are to give an account) Truly this consider ation both causes a man to be watchful, and to avoid any abuse of authority. The soul of Chrysostom was always struck with these words, as he himself confesses at the beginning of the 6th Book de Sacerdotio, on which passage we have made some ob servations, p. 490. — psra xap&s, with joy) if they see you respond to their vigilance. — roDro, this) This roDro does not refer to they who are to give an account, but to they watch. Disciples ought to obey and submit to their teachers, so that with joy, etc. It would be not a joyous (^ra yjzpag) thing for the teachers them selves to give in their account with sorrow [therefore rovro does not refer to the giving in the account] : on the contrary, to watch with sorrow, is not hurtful to the teachers, it is " unprofitable" to the

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