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1. ΚΑΙ ἀναστὰν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν, Hyayev! αὐτὸν
ἐπὶ τὸν Πιλάτον. 2. ἤρέαντο δὲ κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ, λέγοντες, “ Τοῦτον εὕρομεν διαστρέφοντα τὸ ἔθνος, καὶ κωλύοντα Καΐσαρι φόρους 5
διδόναι, λέγοντα ἑαυτὸν ΄ Χριστὸν βασιλέα εἶναι.
3. Ὁ δὲ Πιλά-
τος ἐπηρώτησεν ὅ αὐτόν, λέγων, “Ed ef ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ιουδαίων ;”
Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη, “Ed λέγεις.
4. Ὁ δὲ Πιλάτος εἶπε
πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τοὺς ὄχλους, '΄ Οὐδὲν εὑρίσκω αἴτιον ἐν τῷ
ἀνθρώπω τούτῳ. κ t
. Οἱ δὲ ἐπίσχυον, λέγοντες. “΄ Ὅτι * ἀνασείει τὸν λαόν, διδάσκων a here and σχυον, λέγοντες, ,
καθ ὅλης τῆς ‘loudaias,® ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἕως abe.”
in Mk XV. II
, ” 3 ς ” δι ° i 6. Πιλάτος δὲ ἀκούσας ΓαλιλαίανἸ ἐπηρώτησεν εἰ ὁὃ ἄνθρωπος αμ ῳ
1 ηγαγον in uncials, ηγαγεν in minusc. 3 Add ηµων to εθνος SBDLT, etc.
3 popous K. in BLT, which also have και before λεγονταν
4 So in ADL (Tisch.).
αυτον in BGT.
5 npwrncev in BRT. Τ.Ε. = DL, ete. 8 και before αρξαµενος in SBLT, not in D, etc., probably omitted because
difficult. 7 Omit Γαλ. NBLT.
account of the trial runs on the same lines as the genealogy, in which Davidic descent is dwarfed into insignificance by Divine descent (vids . . . τοῦ θεοῦ). CHAPTER XXIII. ΤΗΕ ΕΡΑΒΒΙΟΝ History CONTINUED.—Vv. 1-5. Before Pilate (Mt. xxvii. 1, 2, 11-14, Mk. xv. 1-5). At the morning meeting of the Sanhedrim (in Mt. and Mk.) it had doubtless been resolved to put the con- fession of Jesus that He was the Christ into a shape fit to be laid before Pilate, {.ε., to give it a political character, and charge Him with aspiring to bea king. To this charge Lk. adds other two, meant to give this aspiration a sinister character.—Ver, 1. ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος, the whole number. The Jewish authorities go to Pilate in full strength to make as imposing an appearance as possible and create the impression that something serious was on Παπά.- -ἤγαγεν: nothing is said about leading Jesus bound, as in Mt. and Mk.—Ver. 2. διαστρέφοντα, perverting, causing disaffection and dis- loyalty to Rome.—kwAvovra, doing His best to prevent (people from paying tribute to Caesar); false, and they pro- bably knew it to be so, but it was a serviceable lie.—fac.dda: in apposition with Χριστὸν = saying that He was Christ—a King /—Ver. 3. σὺ et, εἰς. : Pilate’s question exactly as in Mt. and Μ]ς.--σὺ λέγεις: this reply needs some
8 B and a few others omit ο (W.H. brackets).
such explanation as is given in John; vide notes on Mt.—Ver. 4. αἴτιον, blameworthy, punishable (neuter of αἴτιος) = αἰτία. Pilate arrived at his conclusion very swiftly. A glance sufficed to satisfy him that Jesus was no dangerous character. Probably he thought him a man with a fixed idea.—Ver. 5. ἐπίσχνον (here only in N.T.), they kept insisting, used absolutely =“‘invalescebant,” Vulg. --ἀνασείει, stirs up, a stronger word than S.aorpederv.—brddoKnwv, teaching, the instrument of excitement. Jesus did, in fact, produce a great impression on the people by His teaching, and one not favourable to the Pharisees, but He did not set Himself to stir up the people even against them.—«a@’ ὅλης τ. ‘I: κατὰ with the genitive of place as in iv. 14 = in the whole of Judaea. This, con- sidering the purpose, should mean Judaea strictly, Pilate’s province, and so taken it bears witness to more work done by Jesus in the south than is re- corded in the Synoptists. But the testimony is of little value. The accusers said what suited their purpose, true or {αΐφα.- καὶ ἀρξάμενος: the καὶ is a difficult reading, and just on that account probably correct. It gives the impression of an unfinished sentence, something left out = and beginning from Galilee He has spread His mischievous doctrine over the land even to this holy city. The
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