17—24.
υἱῶν αὐτῆς, προσκυνοῦσα καὶ αἰτοῦσά τι παρ] αὐτοῦ. Λέγει αὐτῷ,” “Εἰπὲ ἵνα καθίσωσιν
εἶπεν αὐτῇ, “Tt θέλεις;
257 41. ὁ δὲ
οὗτοι of δύο υἱοί µου, ets “ex δεξιῶν σου,” καὶ eis ἐξ εὐωνύμων," ἐν κ Ch. σκι.
lt , 1” τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου. οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε.
καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα, ὅ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι, βαπτισθῆναι ;᾿ 23. Καὶ ὃ λέγει αὐτοῖς, “TS μὲν ποτήριόν µου
αὐτῷ, “ Δυνάμεθα.”
22. ᾽Αποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον, ὃ ἐγὼ µέλλω πίνειν,
+ XXVi Heb.
> A 6 ‘Ingots εἶπεν, “΄Οὐκ 64. i, 13.
15 Λέγουσιν
a πίεσθε, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα, ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζοµαι, βαπτισθήσεσθε: τὸ Se καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν µου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων μου,ὸ οὐκ ἔστιν epdy® Ich. xxv. 2,
δοῦναι, ἀλλ᾽ ots Ἰ ἠτοίμασται ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός pou.”
παρ’ in NCNXZ al, (Tisch.).
2 » δε ειπεν in B,
4 gov added in SBCNZ al.
5 The clause και το βαπτισµα . omitted in NBDLZ.
5 BDZ omit και.
4]. 1 Cor
ii. 9.
24. Kat
απ᾿ in BD (W.H. text, wap margin). 3 gov wanting in NB. Wanting nD. . » βαπτισθηναι in this and the next verse is It has doubtless been mported from Mk.
7 και in SCDZ (Tisch.), η in BL, Lat. verss. 1, 33 (W.H. margin),
§ μον omitted in BCDL al.
spoken of thrones in the new Genesis, and that seems to have fired their imagi- nation and stimulated their ambition. And “ the gentle and humble ” John was in this plot! Conventional ideas of apostolic character need revision.
Ver. 22. Jesus meets this bold petition as He met the scribe’s offer of disciple- ship (viii. το), aiming at disenchantment by pointing out what it involved ; throne and suffering going together. — τὸ ποτήριον, the cup, emblem of both good and evil fortune in Hebrew speech (Ps. xi. 6; xxiii. 5); here of suffering. ---δυνάµεθα, we are able; the prompt, decided answer of the two brothers to whom Jesus had addressed His question. Had they then laid to heart what Jesus had said shortly before concerning His passion, and subsequent resurrection, and made up their minds to share His sufferings that they might so gain a high place in the kingdom? Had they already caught the martyr spirit? It is possible. But it is also possible that they spoke without thinking, like Peter on the hill.—Ver. 23. τὸ μὲν π. p. πίεσθε, as for my cup, ye shall drink of it: pre- dictive of the future fact, and also con- ferring a privilege = I have no objection to grant you ccmpanionship in my sufferings; that favour may be granted without risk of abuse.—ro δὲ καθίσαι,͵ etc., but as for sitting on right and left hand, that is another affair.—ovx ἔστιν
CDA insert τοντο before δουναι.
ἐμὸν δοῦναι = is not a matter of mere personal favour: favouritism has no place here; it depends on fitness. That is the meaning of the last clause, οἷς ἠτοίμασται ὑ. τ. π. µ. = it is not an affair of arbitrary favour on the part of the Father any more than on my part. Thrones are for those who are fit to sit on them, and prepared by moral trial and discipline to bear the honour worthily : τοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων δυναµένοις γενέσθαι λαμπροῖς--ΟΠ1Υ8., Hom. Ιχν. The same Father illustrates by supposing an ἀγωνο- θέτης to be asked by two athletes to assign to them the crowns of victory, and replying: “Τε is not mine to give, but they belong to those for whom they are prepared by struggle and sweat” (ἀπὸ τῶν πόνων καὶ τῶν ἱδρώτων).
_ Vv. 24-28. Commotion in the disciple- ciycle..-Ver. 24. ot δέκα: the Twelve were all on one moral level, not one superior to ambitious passion, or jealousy of it in another. Therefore the conduct of the two greatly provoked the ten.— ἠγανάκτησαν Passow derives from ἄγαν and ἄγω, and gives as original sense to be in a state of violent excitement like new wine fermenting. The ten were “mad” at the two; pitiful exhibition in the circumstances, fitted to make Jesus doubt His choice of such men. But better were not to be found.—Ver. 25. προσκαλεσάµενος: Jesus had to call them to Him, therefore they had bad