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37. “Hy δὲ τὰς ἡμέρας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ SiSdonwv!- τὰς δὲ νύκτας
ἐξερχόμενος ηὐλίζετο εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον ᾿Ελαιῶν. πᾶς ὁ λαὸς * ὤρθριζε πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ. I. ᾿ἨΓΓΙΖΕ δὲ ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων, ἡ λεγομένη πάσχα"
38. Kat
f here only in N.T
‘ 297 ς aA ‘ ε ~ , fal 2. καὶ ἐζήτουν ot ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ ot Ὑραμματεῖς, τό, πῶς ἀνέλωσιν
αὐτόν: ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν. 4.
Εἰσῆλθε δὲ ὁ 2 Σατανᾶς eis
᾿Ιούδαν τὸν ἐπικαλούμενον ὃ ᾿Ισκαριώτην, ὄντα ἐκ τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ τῶν
δώδεκα: 4.
καὶ ἀπελθὼν συνελάλησε τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ τοῖς *
1 διδ. εν τω ιερ. in BK codd. vet. Lat. (W.H. marg.).
2 Omit o NABCDL, etc. * SABL, etc., omit this second τοις.
that ye may have power, “ prevail ”’ (R.V.).—k«ataiiw0qTe (T.R.), “may be accounted worthy ” (A.V.), also gives a very good meaning, even in some respects preferable.—orafjvat, to stand—in the judgment (so, many), or to be presented to, placed before. So most recent com-
mentators. Either gives a good sense (Bleek). Vv. 37-38. Concluding notice as to
how Fesus spent His last days.—Ver. 37. ἐν τ. ἱερῷ διδάσκων, teaching in the temple. The statement covers all that is related in chapters xx., xxi., including the Apocalyptic discourse = Jesus made the most of His short time for the spiritual instruction of the people.— nvatlero, lodged, imperfect, because done night after night. Some (e.g., Godet and Farrar) think Jesus with the Twelve slept in the open air. The word might mean this, though in Mt. xxi. 17 it appears to mean passed the night in a house in Bethany.—els τ. ὁ. : the use of eis is probably due to the influence of ἐξερχόμενος. But Tobit xiv. το has a similar construction: µηκέτι αὐλισθῆτε εἰς Nuvevy.—Ver. 38. ὤρθριζεν, came early, or sought Him eagerly (Meyer). ὀρθρεύω, the Greek form, always is used literally or temporarily. — ὀρθρίζω, its Hellenistic equivalent, seems sometimes to be used tropically, as in Ps. lxxviii. 34 (‘‘ early,” R.V., ‘‘ earnestly ” in margin), Sirach iv. 12, vi. 36. The one meaning easily runs into the other: he who rises early to learn is in earnest. Earliness in the people implies earliness in Jesus, and corresponding devotion to the work.
CHAPTER XXII. ΤΗΕ Passion His- tory. The Passion history, as told by Lk., varies considerably from the nar- ratives of Mt. and Mk. by omissions, additions, etc. J. Weiss (Meyer), follow- ‘ing Feine, thinks that Lk. used as his
Σκαλουµενον in BDLLX 69.
main source for this part of his Gospel not Mk. but the precanonical Lk., whose existence Feine has endeavoured to prove. Lk.’s narrative at some points resembles that of the Fourth Gospel.
Vv. 1-2. Introductory (Mt. xxvi. 1-5, Mk. xiv. τ-2).---ἤγγιζεν, drew near, for the more definite note of time in parallels.— ἑορτὴ, etc.: the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Passover are treated as one. Mk. distinguishes them. Lk. writes for Gentiles; hence his ‘“‘called”’ the passover (ἡ λεγομένη). — Ver. 2. τὸ πῶς, the how, that was the puzzle; that Jesus should be put out of the way by death (ἀνέλωσιν a.) ; some- how wasa settled matter. Cf. xix. 48 (τὸ τί, etc.).—éhoBotvro γάρτ.λ.: their fear of the people explains why the how was so perplexing a matter. The popularity of Jesus was very embarrassing.
Vv. 3-6. $¥udas (Mt. xxvi. 14-16, Mk. xiv. 10, 11). At this point in Mt. (xxvi. 6-13) and Mk. (xiv. 3-9) comes in the anointing at Bethany omitted by Lk. ---εἰσῆλθεν Σατανᾶς, Satan entered into Judas. Lk. alone of the synoptists thus explains the conduct of Judas. Cf. John xiii. 2. Lk.’s statement is stronger even than John’s, suggesting a literal possession. Only so could he account for such behaviour on the part of a disciple towards such a Master. It was a natural view for a devout evangelist in the Apostolic Age, but, taken literally, it would be fatal to the moral significance of the act of the traitor, which, while presenting a difficult psychological pro- blem, doubtless proceeded from con- scious motives.—é« Tod ἀριθμοῦ, of the number, but how far from the spirit which became that privileged body !— Ver. 4. στρατηγοῖς: a military term which might suggest the captains of Roman soldiers, but doubtless pointing