612 KATA AOYKAN XX. γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι.”
πόθεν.
7. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν μὴ εἰδέναι 8. καὶ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, “ Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίαᾳ ταῦτα mow.”
9. "Ἠρέατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην" 6 "Ανθρωπός τις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα,ὶ καὶ ἐξέδοτο 3 αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς, - καὶ ἀπεδήμησε χρόνους ἱκανούς. 1ο. καὶ ἐν ὃ καιρῷ ἀπέστειλε πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς δοῦλον, ἵνα ἀπὸ τοῦ καρποῦ τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος δῶσιν 4 αὐτῷ ' οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ δείραντες αὐτὸν ἐξαπέστειλαν ὃ κενόν. 11. καὶ προσέθετο πέμψαι ἕτερον ὃ δοῦλον: of δὲ κἀκεῖνον δείραντες καὶ
ἀτιμάσαντες ἐξαπέστειλαν κενόν. 12. καὶ προσέθετο πέµψαι τρίτον Ἱ -
ahereand οἱ δὲ καὶ τοῦτον "τραυματίσαντες ἐξέβαλον. 13. εἶπε δὲ ὁ κύριος in Aets - - , , a ς ο. , xix.16. τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, Τί ποιήσω; πέμψω τὸν υἱόν µου τὸν ἀγαπητόν:
1ΝΒΟΡΙ, omit τις, and BL have εφυτ. αμπ. as in Τ.Ε.
eput. D apr. εφυτ. avd.
2 εξεδετο in ΜΒΟΙ, = parall. εξεδοτο found in D.
3 Omit εν NBDL 33.
4 Swcovow in RABLMQ (Tisch., W.H.).
5εξαπεστειλαν a. δειραντες in NBL. 5 erepov wepwat in SABLU.
for the more usual διαλ.; here only in Ν.Τ.--πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς may be connected either with this verb or with λέγοντες. —Ver. 6. καταλιθάσει: in the parallels it is indicated generally that they feared the people; here it is explained why or what they feared: viz., that the people would stone them; to be taken cum grano. The verb is a ἅπαξ dey. ; synonyms are καταλιθοῦν (Joseph.), καταλιθοβολεῖν (Ex. xvii. 4).---πεπεισµένος points to a fixed permanent conviction, this the force of the perfect participle.—Ver. 7. μὴ εἰδέναι : the answer is given in de- pendent form = οὐκ οἴδαμεν in parallels.
Vv. 9-19. The parable of the wicked vinedressers (Mt. xxi. 33-46, Mk. xii. τ- 12). Between the last section and this comes, in Mt., the parable of the Two Sons.
Ver. g. ἤρξατο: this word is less appropriate here than in Mk., where it means: made a beginning in teaching by parables by uttering this particular parable. Here it may signify turning to the people again after disposing of the question of the Pharisees concerning authority.—épirevoev ἀμπελῶνα: Lk. contents himself with this general state- ment, omitting the details given in parallels, which explain what planting a vineyard involves.—ypdévovs ixavovs :
C has αμπ.ανθ.
Tisch. and W.H. both adopt it, but Trg. retains
CD have δωσιν.
7 τριτον πεµψαι in NBL,
literally, ‘‘for long times,” peculiar to Lk. here; similar phrases are of fre- quent occurrence in his writings. The “long times” cover the whole period ot Israel’s history. The absenteeism of God during these long ages represents the free scope given in providence to the will of man in the exercise of his moral responsibility.—Ver. 1Ο. καιρῷ means the fruit season each year; many such seasons at which God sent demanding fruit.—tva δώσονσιν : ἵνα with the future in a pure final clause; similar con- structions occur in classic Greek, but with ὅπως, not with ἵνα.---δείραντες : the gradation in indignities is well marked in Lk.—beating, beating with shameful handling (ἀτιμάσαντες), ejection with wounding (τραυµατίσαντες ἐξέβαλον), culminating in murder in the case of the son. In the parallels killing comes in sooner, which is true to the historical fact.—Ver. 12. προσέθετο πέµψαι, he added to send, a Hebraism, asin xix. 11. —Ver. 13. τί ποιήσω; deliberative sub- junctive, serving to make the step next taken appear something extraordinary. In Mt. it appears simply as the next (final) step in common course. In Mk. the son is the only person left to send. He had yet one, a beloved son, ‘‘ beloved” added to bring out the significance of