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23. Καὶ προσκαλεσάµενος αὐτούς, ἐν
παραβολαῖς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, “Nas δύναται Σατανᾶς Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλ-
λειν;
24. καὶ ἐὰν βασιλεία ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὴν µερισθῇ, οὐ δύναται
σταθῆναι ἡ βασιλεία ἐκείνη : 25. καὶ ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὴν µερισθῇ,
οὗ δύναται} σταθῆναι ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη»: 26. καὶ εἰ
ὁ Σαταγᾶς
ἀνέστη ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν καὶ µεµέρισται, ob δύναται σταθῆναι, ἀλλὰ
τέλος ἔχει.
27. οὗ © δύναται οὐδεὶς τὰ 6 σκεύη τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ, εἰσελθὼν
eis τὴν οἰκίαν ὃ αὐτοῦ, διαρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον ἰσχυρὸν dijon,
9 , A 3) αν |) θὰ καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει. πάντα ἀφεθήσεται τὰ ”' ἁμαρτήματα τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων;" καὶ ὃ
1 δυνησεται in SBCLA (Tisch., W.H.).
28. ἁμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτιπι Rom. iii 25. 1 Cor. vi. 18,
δυναται conforms to ver. 24.
2 η οικια εκεινη στηναι in BL (Trg., W.H.) ; σταθηναι in SCD (Tisch.). ὅ και epeptoOy in BL (W.H.), εµερισθη και in S§CA (Tisch.).
* orynvat in SBCL (Tisch., W.H.). 5 aA before ov in ΝΒΟΙ ΙΔ 33 al.
5 es την οικιαν του LoXUpOV εισελθων τα σκευη αντου in SYBCLA (Tisch., W.H.). 77a apap. after ανθρωπων in SABCDL 33 (Tisch., W.H.).
δαι after και in NABCEGLAZ (Tisch.,
of the resemblances and _ contrasts between their theory and that of the friends. Mt. sets the incident in different relations, yielding a contrast between Pharisaic ideas and those of the people respecting the cure of demoniacs by Jesus (xii. 22 {).---Βεελζεβοὺλ ἔχει, He hath Beelzebub, implying that Beelzebub hath Him, using Him as his agent. The expression points to something more than an alliance, as in Mt., to possession, and that on a grand scale; a divine possession by a base deity doubtless, god of flies (Beelzebub) or god of dung (Beelzebul), still a god, a _ sort of Satanic incarnation; an involuntary compliment to the exceptional power and greatness of Jesus.—év τῷ ἄρχοντι 7. δ.: the assumption is that spirits are cast out by the aid of some other spirit stronger than those ejected.—Ver. 23. προσκαλεσάµενος: Jesus, not overawed by the Jerusalem authorities, invites them to come within talking distance, that He may reason the matter with them.—év παραβολαῖς, in figures: king- dom, house, plundering the house of a strong man. Next chapter concerning the parabolic teaching of Jesus casts its shadow on the page here. The gist of what Jesus said to the scribes in refuta- tion of their theory is: granting that Spirits are cast out by aid of another spirit, more is needed in the latter than