43—53-
µάρτυρες τούτων.
651
49. καὶ ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλωΣ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν
τοῦ πατρός µου eh’ ὑμᾶς :' ὑμεῖς δὲ καθίσατε ἐν τῇ πόλει Ἱερουσαλήμ.”
ἕως οὗ ἐνδύσησθε δύναμιν ἐξ cous.” 3
5ο. ᾿Εξήγαγε δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω 4 ἕως εἰς ὅ Βηθανίαν» καὶ ἐπάρας τὰς
χεῖρας αὐτοῦ, εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς.
51. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εὐλογεῖν
αὐτὸν αὐτούς, διέστη dw αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀνεφέρετο eis τὸν οὐρανόν.6
‘ 52. καὶ αὐτοὶ προσκυνήσαντες αὐτόν,ῖ
ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ
μετὰ χαρᾶς μεγάλης: 53. καὶ ἦσαν διαπαντὸς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, αἰνοῦντες
καὶ εὐλογοῦντες ὃ τὸν Θεόν. Αμήν.»
1 και ιδου εγω in ABC al. (W.H.); omit ov SDL (Tisch.). NQcBLXA 33 have
εξαποστελλω (Tisch., W.H.). 2 Omit lep. NBCDL codd. vet. Lat. 4 Omit εξω NBCL 1, 33.
3 εξ vious δυναµιν in NBCL 33. 5 For εις NBCDL 1, 33 have προς.
6 και ανεφ. εις T. ουρ. is wanting in $*Dabcelff%. A‘ Western non-interpola
tion,” W.H. App.
Ἰπροσκυν. αυτον wanting in Da be βλ,
W.H. App.
8 awouvtes only in D a b e ff? (Tisch.).
text). 9 Auny is wanting in $§C*DL 1, 33 al.
and do this—beginning at Jerusalem.— Ver. 48. padprupes τ., the witnessing function refers mainly to the resurrec- tion, not exclusively as i. 2 shows.— Ver. 49. τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τ. π.: the promise is the Spirit spoken of in pro- phetic oracles (Is. xliv. i., Joel ii. 28, etc.).—ka@loate, sit still, patiently but with high hope.—éws οὗ: without ἄν, because the power is expected to come without fail.évdvonobe: till ye be in- vested, a natural figure, and no mere Hebraism. Cf. Rom. xiii. 14, Gal. iii. 27. There may bea reference to warlike armour (δίκην πανοπλίας, Euthy. Zig.).
Vv. 50-53. Farewell! (cf. Mk. xvi. 19, 20, Acts i. g-12).—Ver. 50. ἐξήγαγε: does this imply that Jesus walked through the streets of Jerusalem towards Bethany visible to all? Assuming that it does, some (e.g., Holtz. in H. C.) find here a contradiction of the statement in Acts x. 41 that Jesus was manifested after His resurrection only to chosen witnesses.—é&w: the best MSS. leave this out, and it seems superfluous after ἐξήγ.; but such repetitions of the pre- position are by no means uncommon in Greek (examples in Bornemann).—éws πρὸς (eis T.R.): this reading adopted by the revisers they render: “' until they were over against,” which brings the in- dication of place into harmony with that in Acts i. 12. Possibly harmonistic
A ‘Western non-interpolation,”
SBC*L have ευλογουντες only (W.H.
considerations influenced transcription, leading, e¢.g., to the adoption of πρὸς instead of eis (in AC®X, etc.). Bethany lay on the eastern slope of Olivet, about a mile beyond the summit.—Ver. 51. διέστη, parted; taken by itself the verb might point merely to a temporary separation, but even apart from the next clause, referring to the ascension, it is evidently meant to denote a final leave- taking.—xal ἀνεφέρετο, etc. : the absence of this clause from $§D and some old Latin codd. may justify suspicion of a gloss, meant to bring the Gospel state- ment into line with Acts. But on the other hand, that the author of both books should make a distinct statement concerning the final departure of Jesus from the world in the one as well as in the other was to be expected.—Ver. 52. μετὰ χαρᾶς μεγάλης, with great joy, the joy of men convinced that their Lord was risen and gone up to glory, and that great events were impending in connec- tion with the promise of the Spirit.— Ver. 53. διὰ παντὸς (χρόνου understood), continually, i.e., at the hours of worship when the temple was open. By frequent- ing the temple the disciples remained faithful to the programme ‘“ beginning at Jerusalem”. Το the Jew first, and with the Jew as far and as long as possible: such was Lk.’s habitual attitude; manifest throughout in the Gospel and in Acts.