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1 expe after νµων in BLT. 3εσθητε in BDT (Tisch., W.H.).
3 καθησεσθε in ΝΑ ΒΣΙ, al. (Tisch., W.H., marg.).
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28. Ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε οἱ διαµεμενηκότες μετ ἐμοῦ ἐν τοῖς πειρασμοῖς µου" 29. κἀγὼ "διατίθεμαι ὑμῖν,α πατήρ µου, βασιλείαν, 30. ἵνα ἐσθίητε” καὶ πίνητε ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης µου ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ µου, καὶ καθίσησθε” ἐπὶ θρόνων, κρίνοντες τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς ” τοῦ Ισραήλ.”
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in Gospels. Acts fii. 25 and several times in Heb.
b here only
in N.T.
31. Εἶπε
καθησθε in BTA (W.H.
4 ras δωδ. pu. κρινοντες in BT (W.H.). 5 Omit ειπε δε ο κ. BLT sah. cop. syr. sin. (Tisch., W.H.).
of the less by becoming the serving man, 6 διακονῶν, instead of the guest at table (6 ἀνακείμενος).. In what way Jesus had played the part of serving man Lk. does not indicate. The handing round of the cup might be viewed as service. By omitting the incident of the sons of Zebedee Lk. missed the supreme illus- tration of service through death (Mt. xx. 28, Mk. x. 45).—Ver. 28. ὑμεῖς δέ, but ye, the δέ making transition from words of correction to a more congenial style of address.—ot διαµεµενηκότες, who have continued all through ; the perfect participle, pointing them out as in possession of a permanent character, a body of thoroughly tried, faithful men.— πειρασμοῖς, in my temptations, pointing to all past experiences fitted to try faith and patience, which were of daily occurrence: temptations even to the Master, but still more to the disciples (in view of their spiritual weakness) to lose confidence in, _and attachment to, One so peculiar, so isolated, and so much disliked and opposed by the people of repute and in- fluence.—Ver. 20. διατίθεµαι (διατίθηµι, middle only in N.T.), ‘‘ appoint,” make a disposition of. The corresponding noun 15 διαθήκη. In Heb. ix. 17 we find ὁ διαθέµενος, a testator, and the verb may be used here in the sense of bequeathing, though that sense is in- applicable to God’s gift of a kingdom to Jesus referred to in next clause.—Ver. 30. καθήσεσθε, ye shall sit, the judicial function the main thing, the feasting a subordinate feature; hence stated in an independent proposition (καθήσεσθε not dependent on tva).—S8edexa, twelve tribes, and twelve to rule over them, the defection of Judas not taken into account. The promise is given in that respect as if spoken on another occasion (Mt. xix.
28). This generous eulogy of the disciples for their fidelity has the effect of minimis- ing the fault mentioned just before. Lk. was aware of the fact. It is another instance of his ‘‘ sparing of the Twelve’”’.
-Vv. 31-34. Peter’s weakness foretold, With John (xiii. 36-38) Lk. places this incident in the supper chamber. In Mt. and Mk. it occurs on the way to Geth- semane (Mt. xxvi. 31-35, Mk. xiv. 37-41). It is introduced more abruptly here than in any ofthe other accounts. The εἶπε δὲ ὁ κύριος of the T.R. is a natural attempt to mitigate the abruptness, but the pas- sage is more effective without it. From generous praise and bright promises κ passes suddenly, with perhaps a
ight pause and marked change of tone, to the moral weakness of His much-loved companions and of Peter in particular.— Ver. 31. Σίμων, Σίμων: one can imagine, though not easily describe, how this was said—with much affection and just enough of distress in the tone to make it solemn.—6 Σατανᾶς. The reference to Satan naturally reminds us of the trial of Job, and most commentators assume that the case of Job is in the view of Jesus or the evangelist. The coming fall of Peter could not be set in a more advantageous light than by being paralleled with the experience of the famous man of Uz, with a good record behind him and fame before him, the two connected by a dark but profitable time of αἰα].--ἐξητήσατο, not merely ‘“‘ degired to have” (A.V.) but, obtained by asking (R.V., margin). Careful Greek writers used ἐξαιτεῖν -- to demand for punishment, and ἐξαιτεῖσθαι = to beg off, deprecari. Later writers somewhat dis- regarded this distinction. The aorist implies success in the demand. It is an instance of the ‘‘ Resultative Aorist”