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XVII. 1. ΕΙΠΕ δὲ πρὸς τοὺς pabnrds,! ''᾿Ανένδεκτόν ἐστι τοῦ μὴ
ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα 2: οὐαὶ δὲ ὃ δι οὗ έρχεται.
2. λυσιτελεῖ αὐτῷ,
εἰ AN > κ. 4 , κ 5 / λ > a So» PUAOS ονικος ΄περικειται περι τον τραχηλον αυτου, και ερριπταιν
3 an o ει ~ ~ . εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, ἢ ἵνα σκανδαλίση ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων.”
3. προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς.
3 , Fea. ‘ Ελ. , 3/ 3 αι επιτίµησον αὐτῷ καὶ ἐὰν µετανοήσῃ, ἄφες αὐτῷ.
ἐὰν δὲ ἁμάρτη εἰς σὲ ὃ ὁ ἀδελφός σου,
a 4. καὶ ἐὰν
ς , ~ ς / c , τό 3 , ‘ ς ῃ fol ς , 8
ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ἁμάρτῃ ΄ εἰς σέ, καὶ ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας / ‘ ra ~
ἐπιστρέψῃ ἐπὶ σέ." λέγων, Μετανοῶ, ἀφήσεις αὐτῷ.”
A a ς , ~ ων 5. Καὶ εἶπον ot ἀπόστολοι τῷ Κυρίῳ, “΄ Πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν.”
1 SgABDL al. verss. add αυτου.
* For µη ελ. τα ox. (conformed to Mt.) BLX ε have ra ox. µη ελθ. του is
omitted in minusc. F arAnv ovat in BDL al. (W.H.).
+ For pu. ονικος, the true reading in Mt. and Mk., read λιθος µυλικος with
ΝΕΤ, ail. verss. (Tisch., W.H.).
> Tov µικρ. τουτων eva in EBL (Tisch.
Vide below. , W.H.).
ὅεαν αµαρτη without δε and εις σε in ΜΒΙ, (Tisch., W.H.). DX 33 omit δε,
and A 1, 42, 131, etc., omit εις σε.
7 αµμαρτηση in ABDLXA al. (Tisch., W.H.).
* Omit της ηµερας NEBDLX verss. ° pos σε in SABDLX al.
Vv. 1-4. Concerning offences and for- giving of offences (cf. Mt. xviii. 6, 7 ; 21, 22).---ἀνένδεκτον: here only in N.T. and hardly found in classics; with ἐστι = οὐκ ἐνδέχεται (xiii. 33), it is not possible.— τοῦ μὴ ἐλθεῖν: the infinitive with the genitive article may depend on ἀνένδεκ- τον viewed as a substantive = an im- possibility of offences not coming exists (Meyer, J. Weiss), or it may be the sub- ject to ἐστι, avev. being the predicate = that offences should not come is impos- sible (Schanz; Burton, M.and T., inclines to the same view, vide § 405).—Ver. 2. λνσιτελεῖ (λύω, τέλος), it profits or pays; here only in N.T. = συμφέρει in Mt. xviii. 6.---λίθος µνλικός, a millstone, not a great millstone, one driven by an ass (μύλος ὀνικὸς, T.R.), as in Mt.: the vehement emphasis of Christ’s words is toned down in Lk. here as often else- where. The realistic expression of Mt. is doubtless truer to the actual utterance of Jesus, who would speak of the offences created by ambition with passionate ab- horrence.—epixerrat = perf. pass. of περιτίθηµι in sense = has been placed ; with ἔρριπται, another perfect, suggest- ing the idea of an action already complete —the miscreant with a stone round his neck thrown into the sea.— eis τὴν θάλασ-
URS sia
επι σε chiefly in minusc.
σαν: here again a subdued expression compared with Mt.—% ἵνα σκανδαλίσῃ, than to scandalise; the subj. with tva=the infinitive. Vzde Winer, § 44, 8.—Ver. 3. προσέχετε €, take heed to yourselves (lest ye offend), a reminiscence of the original occasion of the discourse: ambi- tion revealing itself in the disciple-circle. —Ver. 4. ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας, seven timesaday. ‘The number recalls Peter’s question (Mt. xviii. 21), and the phrase seven times a day states the duty of forgiving as broadly as Mt.’s seventy times seven, but not in so animated a style: more in the form of a didactic rule than of a vehement emotional utter- ance; obviously secondary as compared with Mt.
Vv. 5-6. The power of faith (cf. Mt. xvii. 20).—ot ἀπόστολοι instead of µαθη- ταὶ. Ver. 1. τῷ κυρίῳ: these titles for Jesus and the Twelve betray a narrative having no connection with what goes before, and secondary in its character.— πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν, add faith to us, This sounds more like a stereotyped peti- tion in church prayers than a request actually made by the Twelve. How much more life-like the occasion for the utterance supplied by Mt.: ‘ Why could not we cast him out?’’—Ver. 6. εἰ ἔχετε.