28. Οἱ δὲ ἀπεκρίθησαν,ὶ “"lwdvyny? τὸν Βαπτιστήν: καὶ ἄλλοι
ἩἨλίαν: ἄλλοι δὲ ἕνα > τῶν προφητῶν.
29. Καὶ αὐτὸς λέγει adtois,* 9 Y
««Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα µε λέγετε εἶναι; ᾽Αποκριθεὶς δὲ ὅ ὁ Πέτρος λέγει
αὐτῷ, “Σὺ ef ὁ Χριστός. 30. Καὶ λέγωσι περὶ αὐτοῦ.
31. ΚΑΙ ἤρξατο διδάσκειν αὐτούς,
ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μηδενὶ
ὅτι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
πολλὰ παθεῖν, καὶ ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι ἀπὸ δ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ ἀρχιερέων καὶ Ὑραμματέων, καὶ ἀποκτανθῆναι, καὶ μετὰ τρεῖς
ἡμέρας ἀναστῆναι: 32. καὶ παρρησίᾳ τὸν λόγον ἐλάλει.
Καὶ
1 εικαν αντω λεγοντες in S$BCLA (D has απεκ. αντω λεγ.).
2 οτι before |. in ΝΕ. 4 επηρωτα αντους in NBCDLA.
3 For eva ΔΒΟΙ, have οτι εις. δ Omit δε BL (Tisch., W.H.).
® vwo in NBCDL ; with των before αρχ. (NSBCD), and before γραμ. (ΝΒΟΡΙ;).
desired solitude.—év τῆ 680, on the way, probably when the city of Caesarea Philippi came into view. Vide on Mt. xvi. 13. But conversation leading up to the critical subject might begin as soon as they had got clear of Bethsaida, No time to be lost now that the Master had got the Twelve by themselves. the Master, very silent on that journey, preparing His own mind for what was coming ?—éwnpora, imperfect, because subordinate to the reply of the disciples, the main thing.—riva µε, etc.: on the form of the question vide on Mt. xvi. 13. —Ver. 28. οἱ δὲ εἶπαν a. λέγοντες, they said, saying; tautology, somewhat like the vulgar English idiom: He said, says he; fixing attention on what is said.— Ιωάννην τ. Β.: the accusative depending on λέγουσιν of ἄνθρωποί σε εἶναι under- stood. This infinitive construction passes into direct speech in the last clause: ὅτι cis (el) τ. προφητῶν. The opinions reported are much the same as in vi, 14,15.—Ver. 29. pets δὲ, etc.: a very pointed question given by all the Synoptists in the same terms. The reply, on the other hand, is different in each. Vide on Mt. xvi. 16.--ἀποκριθεὶς λέγει: we have here an aorist participle of identical action with a finite verb in the present tense. It usually goes with the aorist (cf. Mt. xvi. 17, ἀποκριθεὶς cimev).—Ver. 30. ἐπετίμησεν, He threatened them, spoke in a tone of menace, as if anticipating foolish talk— περὶ avrov—about Him, {.ε., about His being the Christ, as in Mt. The pro- hibition might have a double reference: to the people, to prevent the spread of crude ideas as to the Messiahship of
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Jesus; to the disciples, that they might keep the new faith to themselves till it took deep root in their own souls. Recall Carlyle’s counsel to young men: if thou hast an idea keep it to thyself, for as soon as thou hast spoken it it is dead to thee ai. Oratory, in Latter Day Pamphlets).
Vv. 31-33. First announcement of the Passion.—Ver. 31. καὶ: Mt. has the more emphatic ἀπὸ τότε, indicating that then began an entirely new way of speaking as to the coming fate of Jesus. —8.ddoKewv, to teach, more appropriate is Mt.’s word, δεικνύειν, to show. It was a solemn intimation rather than in- struction that was given.—Sei, it must be; in all three evangelists. It points to the inevitableness of the event, not to the rationale of it. On that subject Jesus gave in the first place no in- struction.—aoAAa παθεῖν: where not indicated, as in Με.--ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι : an expressive word taken from Ps. cxviii. 22, fitly indicating the precise share ot the religious authorities in the coming tragedy. Their part was solemnly to disapprove of the claimant to Messiah- ship. All else was the natural sequel of their act of rejection.—rév πρ., τῶν ἀρ., τῶν yp.: the article before each of the three classes named, saddling each with its separate responsibility—WVer. 32. παρρησίᾳ: He spoke the word plainly, unmistakably. This remark was rendered almost necessary by the choice of the word διδάσκειν in νετ. 31. Mt.’s δεικ- νύειν implies παρρησίᾳ. This word (from πᾶς, ῥῆσις) in ordinary Greek usage means frank, unreserved speech, as opposed to partial or total silence, Here,