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12. Ἡ οὖν σπεῖρα καὶ ὅ χιλίαρχος καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται τῶν ουδαίων
j Ezek. Xxill. 31. Ps. xvi. 5. μοι Mt. xx. 23, etc.
II. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς τῷ Πέτρῳ.
A k Acts i. 16." συνέλαβον τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν, καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸν, 13. καὶ ἀπήγαγον 3 αὐτὸν
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x.14. pos “Avvay πρῶτον: ἣν yap | 1 Gen. Ac Ayan
Xxxviii. 13. TOU ενιαυτου εκεινου. m Xi. 49. n Ps. ;
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14. Hv δὲ Καϊάφας 6 Ἰουδαίοις, ὅτι συμφέρει ἕνα ἄνθρωπον ἀπολέσθαι ὃ ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ. 15. ᾿Ηκολούθει δὲ τῷ ᾿Ιἠσοῦ Σίμων Πέτρος, καὶ 64 ἄλλος μαθητής.
πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα, ὃς ἦν ἀρχιερεὺς ™ συμβουλεύσας τοῖς
1 gov omitted in ΝΑΒΟΡΙ.Π.
2 wyayov without αυτον in 3*BD. So in Tr.Ti.W.H.R.
3 αποθανειν in ΡΟ Ρ 33.
4ο omitted in \*ABD, inserted in ΔΝΕΡΟΙ/Π. The article is out of place here,
though appropriate in xx. 3, 4.
possible, as only the Sanhedrim officials would enter the garden, leaving the soldiers outside. ἔχων µάχαιραν, “ having a sword,” ‘‘ pro more peregrinantium in iis locis,” Grotius, and cf. Thucyd., i. 6; Luke xxii. 36. He struck τὸν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως δοῦλον, “the high priest’s servant’. The δοῦλοι are distinguished from the ὑπηρέται, ver. 18. John, being acquainted with the high priest’s house- hold, both identified the man and knew his name, which was a common one, see Wetstein, and of. Neh. x. 4; also, Por- phyry, Life of Plotinus, 17. “In my native dialect I (Porphyry) was called Malchus, which is interpreted, king.” ἀπέκοψεν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὠτίον τὸ δεξιόν. In Mark xiv. 47 ἀφεῖλεν τὸ ὠτάριον. τὸ δεξιόν indicates eye-witness ος subse- quent intimate knowledge. Peter meant, no doubt, to cleave the head.—Ver. 11. Peter’s action, however, was not commended, βάλε . . . θήκην. “Res evangelica non agitur ejusmodi praesi- diis.” Erasmus. θήκη, a receptacie; sometimes ξιφοθήκη; usually κολεός. τὸ ποτήριον . . « αὐτό. For the figure of the cup, see Ezek. xxili. 31-34; Mt. xx. 22, and xxvi. 39. Shall I refuse the lot appointed me by the Father ?—Ver. 12. Ἡ οὖν σπεῖρα . . . αὐτόν. The Roman soldiers, ἡ σπεῖρα, under the orders of their Chiliarch (Tribune, Colonel), abetted the officers of the San- hedrim, ὑπηρέται τῶν Ἰουδαίων, in the apprehension of Jesus. As a matter of course and following the universal prac- tice ἔδησαν αὐτόν, “they bound Him,” with His hands shackled behind His back.
Vv. 13-24. Examination before Annas. —Ver. 13. καὶ απήγαγον αὐτὸν, “and they led Him to Annas first”. πρῶτον refers to the subsequent examinations, vv. 24, 28. The reason for taking Him to Annas first was that he was father- in-law of the actual high priest, Caiaphas, and was a man of commanding influence. He had himself been high priest from A.D. 7-14, while five of his sons occupied the office in succession. Caiaphas held office till 37 A.D. On ἀρχιερεὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου see xi. 49.—Ver. I4. The attitude Caiaphas was likely to assume towards the prisoner is indicated by his identification with the person who uttered the principle, xi. 50, ὅτι συμφέρει ᾽ . . . GtrodkéoGar.—Ver. 15. "Ἠκολούθει - + µαθητής. ‘“ There followed Jesus Simon Peter ’’—with whom the narra- tive is now concerned—“ and another disciple,” in all probability John. He is mentioned to explain how Peter found access to the high priest’s residence. “That disciple was known to the high priest,” #.¢., probably to Caiaphas, and accerdingly went in with Jesus eis τὴν αὐλὴν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, “into the palace (or court) of the high priest”. αὐλή, originally the court or quadrangle round which the house was built, was used of the residence itself. Apparently, and very naturally, Annas had apartments in this official residence now occupied by Caiaphas.—Ver, 16. Peter, not being known to the household, was excluded and stood outside at the door, πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ ἔξω, cf. xx. 11. John, missing him, spoke to the doorkeeper and introduced