14. ΜΕΤΑ δὲ 1 τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν ἸἸωάννην, ἦλθεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἰς
τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας 3 τοῦ Θεοῦ,
16. καὶ λέγων,Σ “Ότι πεπλήρωται ὁ καιρός, καὶ ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία dJohniii.15 τοῦ Θεοῦ" μετανοεῖτε, καὶ 4 πιστεύετε 4 ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.”
(with εν).
16. Περιπατῶν δὲ” παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, cide
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ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ : ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλιεῖς: 17. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς, “Aeite ὀπίσω µου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς γενέσθαι ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.”
18. Καὶ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν Ἱ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
10. Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν ὃ ὀλίγον, εἶδεν ᾿Ιάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου,
A A ~ καὶ Ιωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ καταρτί-
5 , ἵοντας τὰ Sixtua.
20. καὶ εὐθέως ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς: καὶ ἀφέντες
τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν Ζεβεδαῖον ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ τῶν μισθωτῶν,
~ , lel ἀπῆλθον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ.
1 wera δε in SLAZ (Tisch.).
kat pera in BD (W.H.).
2 ras Bao. omit BL 33; brought in by scribes as the usual phrase. * kav λεγων omitted in δὲ (Tisch., W.H., in brackets); found in BLA.
4 kat παραγων in NBDL 13, 33, 69 al.
> Σιµωνος in NBL.
T.R. assimilated to Mt. iv. 18.
6 For βαλλ. αμφιβλ. (from Mt. iv. 18) BL have αμφιβαλλοντας (Tisch., W.H.).
7 avtwy omitted in BCL.
in weakness, calling for preternatural aid.
Vv. 14-20. The Galilean ministry begins (Mt. iv. 12-22; Lk. iv. 14).—Ver. 14. TO εὐαγγ. τ. θεοῦ: the Gospel of God, the good news sent by God to men through Jesus, a strong name for Christ’s message.—Ver. 15. % βασιλεία τ. θ.: this defines more precisely the gospel Jesus preaches. It is the gospel of the Kingdom of God. But even this is vague. The kingdom may be differently conceived: as an awful thing or as a beneficent thing. The summons follow- ing throws light on its nature.—pera- νοεῖτε καὶ πιστεύετε: “repent ”’ echoes John’s preaching, and savours of awe, but “ believe” is a new word, and pre- sumably the watchword of the new ministry. And the name for the message to be believed settles the nature of the
kingdom. Its coming is good news (ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ). For πιστεύειν ἐν, vide Gal. 11. 26, Eph. i. 13.—Ver. 16.
ἀμφιβάλλοντας, just because different from Mt.’s expression, to which the T. R. assimilates Mk.’s, \s likely to be the true reading, and is very expressive: casting about (their nets understood, here only). —Ver. 17. γενέσθαι : I will make you
8 BDL omit εκειθεν.
become, implying a gradual process of training ; therefore the disciples called as early as possible-—Ver. 20. μετὰ μισθωτῶν: they left their father with the hired assistants. This is taken by some as a merely pictorial trait, but others justly regard it as a touch of humanity. It comforted Mk. and probably his voucher Peter that the two brothers did not need to leave their father alone. He could do without them.
Vv. 21-28. First appearance in the synagogue; first impressions (Lk. iv. 31-37)-—Ver. 21. εἰσπορεύονται: Jesus and the four newly acquired disciples enter or arrive at.—Kaw., Capernaum; first mention. From Mk.’s narrative alone we should gather that Jesus arrived at Capernaum on His way northwards from the south—from the Jordan to Galilee, then along the shore of the lake to Capernaum.—ev@éws: seems to imply arrival on Sabbath.—odBBacow: dative plural as if from odBBas; plural, after analogy of names for feast days (τὰ ἄζυμα, τὰ yevéora, τὰ ἐγκαίνια).--- ἐδίδασκε: Mt. in his general summary of the Galilean ministry applies both this word and κηρύσσω to Christ’s synagogue utterances. These, addressed to a
44—27.
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