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VII. 1. ΚΑΙ “περιεπάτει 5 ᾿Ιησοῦς μετὰ οὗ γὰρ ἤθελεν ἐν τῇ ᾿Ιουδαίᾳ περιπατεῖν,
2 a > a loudator ἀποκτεῖναι. Σσκηνοπηγία.
βηθι ἐντεῦθεν, καὶ ὕπαγε εἰς τὴν ᾿Ιουδαίαν, ἵνα καὶ ot µαθηταί σου κ.
‘© ἅγιος τοῦ Θεοῦ occurs in Mk. i. 24, Lk. vi. 34: cf. Acts iii. 14, iv. 27, 30; Rev. iii. 7, The expression is not Johannine ; but the idea of the Messiah as conse- crated or set apart is found in x. 36, ὃν 6 Πατὴρ ἡγίασε. Peter’s confession here is equivalent to his confession at Caesarea Philippi, recorded in the Synoptic Gospels.—Ver. 70. ἀπεκρίθη . . . ἐστιν; this reply of Jesus to Peter’s warm- hearted confession at first sight seems chilling. Peter had claimed for him- self and the rest a perfect loyalty; but this confidence of Peter’s carried in it a danger, and must be abated. Also it was well that the conscience of Judas should be pricked. Therefore Jesus says: Even in this carefully selected circle of men, individually chosen by myself from the mass, there is not the perfect loyalty you boast.—é— ὑμῶν els διάβολός ἐστιν. Even of you one is a devil. Liucke, referring to Esth. vii. 4 and viii. 1, where Haman is called ὁ διάβολος, as being “the slanderer,” or ‘‘the enemy,” suggests that a similar meaning may be appropriate here. But Jesus calls Peter “Satan” and may much more call Judas “‘a devil”. Besides in the present connection “‘traitor’’ is quite as startling a word as “ devil ”.— Ver. 71. Using the knowledge brought by subsequent events John explains that Judas was meant, ἔλεγε δὲ τὸν ᾿Ιούδαν Σίμωνος ᾿Ισκαριώτην [better Ισκαριώτου, which shows that the father of Judas was also known as Iscariot], ἔλεγε with the accusative, meaning ‘‘ He spoke of,” is classical, and see Mk. xiv. 71. The word ‘‘ Iscariot” is generally supposed
to be equivalent to ΓΙ WN, Ish
Keriyoth, a man of Kerioth in the tribe of Judah (Josh. xv. 25). Cf. Ishtob, a man of Tob (Joseph., Ant., vii. 6, 1, quoted in Smith’s Dict.). The name Judas now needs no added surname.
C@arrers VII.-X. 21. $esus at the Feast of Tabernacles, and subsequently in Ferusalem.
CHapTerR ΥΠ. At the Feast.—VWv. 1- 53. The circumstances of His visit to