2 av in NWBDL. BD omit (with T. R.).
ΜΕ ος Pet. ii. 14. καὶ ὃς ἐὰν μη 25. Xili. 51;
4 Ε XXii. 23.
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3 SBD add εξω. W.H. have it on margin.
much). The host to be a man generally respected, that no prejudice be created against the mission (ne praedicationis dignitas suscipientis infamid deturpetur, Jerome).—petvare: having once secured a host, abide with him, shift not about seeking better quarters and fare, hurting the feelings of the host, and damaging your character, as self-seeking men— Ver. 12. τὴν οἰκίαν, the house selected after due ΙπαΙΙΤΥ.--ἀσπάσασθε, salute it, not asa matter of formal courtesy, but with a serious mind, saying: “‘ peace be with you,” thinking the while of what peace the kingdom can bring.—Ver. 13. ἐὰν μὲν ᾖ 0. ἀξία: after all pains have been taken, a mistake may be made; therefore the worthiness of the house is spoken of as uncertain (ᾖ, in an emphatic position, so μὴ ᾖ, in next εἰαμςε).---ἐλθέτω ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπισ- τραφήτω. The meaning is: the word of peace will not be spoken in vain; it will bless the speaker if not those addressed. It is always good to wish peace and good for others, however the wish may be received. There is a tacit warning against being provoked by churlish treat- ment. Ver. 14. ὃς ἐὰν μὴ δέξηται: Christ contemplates an unfavourable result of the mission in the host’s house, or in the town or village generally. The con- struction of the sentence is anacolouthi- stic, beginning one way, ending another - rhetorical in effect, and suitable to emo- tional speech; cf. Lk. xxi. 6: “these things ye see—days will come in which not one stone will be left upon another” (vide Winer, § 63, on such constructions). ---“ἐξερχόμενοι: when an_unreceptive attitude has once been decidedly taken up, there is nothing for it but to go away. Such a crisis severely tests the temper and spirit of promoters of good causes. —extiwdfate τὸν κονιορτὺν: a symbolic act practised by the Pharisees on passing from heathen to Jewish soil, the former being regarded as unclean
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