38. In Him. The best texts read év ro rratpi, wn the Father.
39. Again. Pointing back to vii. 30, 32, 44, where the word muacat, to seize, is found.
Escaped out of (é&\ ev ex). Rev., literally, wend JSorth out of. The phrase occurs only here.
40. Beyond Jordan (rrépav tod Iopddvov). Into the region called Perwa, from srépav, beyond. It was on the east side of the river, and was the ancient possession of Gad and Reuben. It corresponds, in an enlarged sense, to the region round about Jordan (Matt. iii. 5; Luke iii. 3). Compare Matt. xix. 1; Mark x. 1.
1. Now (8). Marking the interruption to Jesus’ retirement (x. 40).
Lazarus. See on Luke xvi. 20.
9. Anointed (ddehpaca). Three words for anointing are found in the New Testament: drelpw, ypiw, and its com- pounds, and pupifo. The last is used but once, Mark xiv. 8, of anointing the Lord’s body for burying. Between the two others the distinction is strictly maintained. Xplw, which oc- curs five times, is used in every case but one of the anointing of the Son by the Father with the Holy Spirit (Luke iv. 18; Acts iv. 27; x. 88; Heb. i. 9). In the remaining instance (2 Cor. i. 21) of enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Thus the word is confined to sacred anointing.* ’Anei- go is used of all actual anointings. See Matt. vi. 17; Mark vi. 13; Luke vii. 38; Jas. v.14. The same distinction is gen-
* Trench (Synonyms) appears to overlook the exception in 2 Cor., though he cites the passage. He says that xplew is absolutely restricted to the anoint- ing of the Son by the Father, p. 131.