35—46.
Βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων. ἐν τῇ βασιλεία τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν. κ .
ἀγρὸν ἐκεῖνον.
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EYATTEAION 203 43. τότε οἱ δίκαιοι ἐκλάμψουσιν ὡς 6 ἥλιος ‘Oo » > > , 1 / έχων @Ta ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω. “cc 2 « , 3 ‘ , ~ > - ~ 44. “Mddw? ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν θησαυρῷ κεκρυµµένῳ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, ὃν εὑρὼν ἄνθρωπος ἔκρυψε, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς A 3 ae , 9 @ ” a 8 ‘ , a Χαρᾶς αὐτοῦ ὑπάγει, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἔχει πωλεῖ,ὃ καὶ ἀγοράζει τὸν « ε πρ 28 , a 5 A A 4 b Rev. xvii. 45. “Mddw ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν avOpdmw* (4 times). κε, a η , a εν 5 @ i , i John xii. 3. ἐμπόρῳ, ζητοῦντι καλοὺς papyapitas: 46. ὃς εὑρὼν ὃ ἕνα ᾿ πολύ- “x Pet. i> ’ Ν , 9 » S > / (compar.). τιµον µαργαρίτην, ἀπελθὼν πέπρακε πάντα ὅσα εἴχε, καὶ ἠγόρασεν Cy. Ch. XXVi. 7 (βαρνυτ.).
1 SSB omit ακονειν.
3 BD omit παλιν.
ὅπωλει before παντα in SD. ὮἙ gives πωλει the same position but omits παντα.
So W.H. with παντα in margin. 4 SSB omit.
W.H. relegate to margin.
5 evpov δε in BDL verss. (Tisch., W.H.).
here, because the gnashing of teeth is caused by cold, not by fire (Holtz., H. C.); appropriate in viii. 12, where the doom is rejection into the outer darkness.— Ver. 43. ἐκλάμψουσι: vide Dan. xii. 2, which seems to be in view; an ex- pressive word suggestive of the sun emerging from behind a cloud. The mixture of good and evil men in this world hides the characters of both.
Vv. 44-53. Three other parables: the Treasure, the Pearl, the Net. Ver. 36 would seem to imply that the evangelist took these as spoken only to disciples in the house. But as the Net is closely connected in meaning with the Ταγες, it is more probable that these parables also are extracts from popular discourses of Jesus, which, like all the others, would gain greatly if seen in their original setting. The Treasure and the Pearl would have their fitting place in a discourse on the kingdom of God as the highest good (Mt. vi. 33). —Ver. 44. tv τῷ ἀγρῷ: the article may be generic, indicating the field as the locality, as distinct from other places where treasures were deposited.—éxpuwe, he hid once more what some one had previously hidden; the occurrence common, the occasions νατῖοις.---χαρᾶς αὐτοῦ, in his joy rather than through joy over it, as many take the genitive, though both are admissible. The joy natural in a poor peasant; not less so the cunning procedure it inspired; ethically questionable, but parables are not responsible for the morality of their characters.—twayet, πωλεῖ, etc., four
historic presents one after the other, in sympathy with the finder, and with lively effect.—mavra Soa:all required for the purpose, yet the all might not amount to much: the field minus the treasure of no great value. Worth while, the treasure being a pure gain. The point of the parable is that the kingdom of heaven outweighs in value all else, and that the man who understands this will with pleasure part with all. It helps to show the reasonableness of the sacrifice for the kingdom Jesus demanded,
Ver. 45. ἐμπόρῳ ἵ. κ. p. A pearl merchant who went to the pearl fisheries to purchase from the divers, of course selecting the best; a connoisseur in valuables.—Ver. 46. πολύτιμον: precious because exceptionally large, well-shaped, and pure; such rare, but met with now and then.— dev: he is taken by sur- prise, has not as much with him as will purchase it on the spot, sees it is worth his whole stock, agrees to buy and promises to return with the price.— πέπρακε, ἠγόρασεν, a perfect with an aorist. Not to be disposed of by saying that the former is an “ aoristic” perfect (Burton, § 88).—érpaxe points to a momentous step, taken once for all and having lasting effects. A great venture, a risky speculation. The treasure in the field was a sure gain for the finder, but it remained to be seen what the pearl merchant would get for his one pearl. After the sale of his stock the purchase of the one pearl was a matter of course. In the former of