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XV. 1. ΚΑΙ εὐθέως ἐπὶ τὸ mpwt! συμβούλιον ποιήσαντες ? ot ἀρχιερεῖς μετὰ τῶν πεσβυτέρων καὶ Ὑραμματέων, καὶ ὅλον τὸ
συνέδριον, δήσαντες τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν ἀπήνεγκαν καὶ παρέδωκαν τῷ 2. καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ Πιλάτος, “2d εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, “Xd λέγεις.᾿
Πιλάτῳ. ,
~ , τῶν Ιουδαίων;
3. Καὶ κατηγόρουν αὐτοῦ ot ἀρχιερεῖς πολλά: 4. 6 δὲ Πιλάτος
πάλιν ἐπηρώτησεν ” αὐτόν, λέγων, “OdK ἀποκρίνῃ οὐδέν; ο
πόσα σου καταμαρτυροῦσιν
ἴδε,
5. Ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς οὐκέτι οὐδὲν
ἀπεκρίθη, ὥστε θαυμάζειν τὸν Πιλάτον.
‘ ‘ S 3 > ο 9 2 > a 6. Kara δὲ ἑορτὴν ἀπέλυεν αὐτοῖς ἕνα δέσµιον, ὄνπερ ἠτοῦντο.
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7. ἦν δὲ ὁ λεγόμενος Βαραββᾶς μετὰ τῶν συστασιαστῶν ὃ δεδεµένος,
ἔπρωι without επι το in ΝΒΟΡΙ.. 2 So in BA al. 5 Omit τω ΝΒΟΡΙΔ.
SCL have erowpacavres(Tisch., W.H., margin). 4 επηρωτα in B 33 (Tisch., W.H.).
° 88 omits λεγων (Tisch., W.H., in brackets).
6 κατηγορουσιν in S$BCD (Tisch., W.H.). 7 ov παρητουντο in SAB (Tisch., Trg., marg., W.H.).
nowhere else in the N.T. Vide below.
καταµαρ. in Τ.Ε. is from Mt. ονπερ (T.R.) is found
8 στασιαστων in SBCD. Weiss thinks the συσ- (T.R.) has been omitted per
incuriam in these MSS.
of course that Jesus claimed to be the Christ would not serve that purpose. Vide notes on Mt.—fluAar@: without the article in best MSS. on this the first mention; with, in subsequent reference. Mk. does not think it necessary to say who or what Pilate was, not even men- tioning, as Mt., that he was the governor. —Ver.2. σὺ εἶ ὁβ. Pilate’s question reveals the secret of the morning meet- ing. The crafty Sanhedrists put a po- litical construction on the confession of Jesus. The Christ, therefore a pretender to the throne of Israel. Vide on Mt.— Ver. 3. πολλά: either an adverb=much, or the accusative after κατηγόρουν. As to the matter of these accusations vide on Mt. But to what end, when Jesus had confessed that He was King; giving Himself away, so to speak? The San- hedrists must have seen from Pilate’s manner, a smile on his face perhaps, that he did not take the confession seriously, For the reason of this vide on Mt.—Ver. 4. πόσα, answering to πολλά in νετ. 3, might mean ‘how grave,’’ Thayer’s Grimm, but probably =how many, as in vi. 38, viii. 5, 19.— Ver. 5. ὥστε θαυμ. τ. Π. Mt. adds λίαν. The governor had never seen a prisoner like this before. He does not believe Him to be a political pretender, but he sees that He is a remarkable
man, and feels that he must proceed cautiously, groping his way amid the parties and passions of this strange people.
Vv. 6-15. Fesus or Barabbas ? (Mt. xxvii. 15-26, Lk. xxiii. 16-25).—Ver. 6. ἀπέλνεν, imperfect = Mt.’s εἰώθει ἀπολύειν, pointing to a practice of the governor at passover season ; on which vide on Mt.—évrep ᾖτοῦντο, '΄ whomso- ever they desired,” A. V. The R. V. adopts the reading preferred by W.H., ὃν παρῃτοῦντο, and translates “' whom they asked of him”. It is difficult to decide between the two readings, as the περ might easily be changed into παρ, and vice versé. In favour of the Τ.Ε. is the fact that παρῃτοῦντο ordinarily in N. T., as in the classics, means to refuse, and also that ὄνπερ very strongly em- phasises the finality of the popular choice —they might ask the release of any one, no matter whom—such is. the force of περ; it would be granted. On these grounds Field (Otium Nor.) decides for the T. R.—Ver.7. στασιαστῶν(συστασ., T.R.): this word (here only in N. T.) con- tains an interesting hint as to the nature of the offence committed by Barabbas and his associates. They were no mere band of brigands (λῃστής: John xviii. 40), but men engaged in an insurrection, pro- bably of a political character, rising out