After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. The events of this section appear to have occurred on the fourth day of the Redeemer's Last Week-the Wednesday. AFTER TWO D... [ Continue Reading ]
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. BUT THEY SAID, NOT ON THE FEAST, [day] - rather, 'not during the feast' [ en (G1722) tee (G3588) heortee (G1859)]; not until the seven days of unleavened bread should be over. LEST THERE BE AN UPROAR OF THE PEOPLE. In c... [ Continue Reading ]
And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. AND BEING IN BETHANY, IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER, AS HE SAT AT MEAT, THERE CAME A WOM... [ Continue Reading ]
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? AND THERE WERE SOME THAT HAD INDIGNATION WITHIN THEMSELVES, AND SAID. Matthew says (), "But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying." The spokesman, however, was none of... [ Continue Reading ]
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. FOR IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED PENCE (BETWEEN NINE AND TEN POUNDS STERLING), AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE POOR. AND THEY MURMURED AGAINST HER. "This... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. AND JESUS SAID, LET HER ALONE; WHY TROUBLE YE HER? SHE HATH WROUGHT A GOOD WORK ON ME. It was good in itself, and so was acceptable to Christ; it was eminently seasonable and so more acceptable still; and it w... [ Continue Reading ]
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. FOR YE HAVE THE POOR WITH YOU ALWAYS (REFERRING TO ), AND WHENSOEVER YE WILL YE MAY DO THEM GOOD: BUT ME YE HAVE NOT ALWAYS - a gentle hint of His approaching departure, by One who knew t... [ Continue Reading ]
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD - a noble testimony, embodying a principle of immense importance. SHE IS COME AFOREHAND TO ANOINT MY BODY TO THE BURYING or as in John () "Against the day of SHE IS COME AFOREHAND... [ Continue Reading ]
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, WHERESOEVER THIS GOSPEL SHALL BE PREACHED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE WORLD, THIS ALSO THAT SHE HATH DONE SHALL BE SP... [ Continue Reading ]
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. AND JUDAS ISCARIOT, ONE OF THE TWELVE, WENT UNTO THE CHIEF PRIESTS, TO BETRAY HIM UNTO THEM - that is, to make his proposals, and to bargain with them, as appears from Matthew's fuller statement (Mark 26... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. AND WHEN THEY HEARD IT, THEY WERE GLAD, AND PROMISED TO GIVE HIM MONEY. Matthew alone records the precise sum, because a remarkable and complicated prophecy, which he was a... [ Continue Reading ]
And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 22:7; ; and at John 13:10; John 13:18; John 13:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 22:31.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 22:39.... [ Continue Reading ]
And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. For the exposition, see the notes at John 18:1. Had we only the first three Gospels, we should have concluded that o... [ Continue Reading ]
And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. AND THEY LED JESUS AWAY TO THE HIGH PRIEST: AND WITH HIM WERE ASSEMBLED, [ sunerchontai (G4905) autoo (G846)] - or rather, 'there gathered together unto him,' ALL THE CH... [ Continue Reading ]
And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. AND PETER FOLLOWED HIM AFAR OFF, EVEN INTO, [ apo (G575) makrothen (G3113) heoos (G2193) esoo (G2080)] - or 'from afar, even to the interior of,' THE PALACE OF... [ Continue Reading ]
And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. AND THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND ALL THE COUNCIL SOUGHT FOR WITNESS AGAINST JESUS TO PUT HIM TO DEATH: Matthew () says they "sought false witness." They knew they could find nothing valid; but h... [ Continue Reading ]
For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. FOR MANY BARE FALSE WITNESS AGAINST HIM. From their debasing themselves to "seek" them, we are led to infer that they were bribed to bear false witness; though there are never wanting sycophants enough, ready to sell... [ Continue Reading ]
And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, AND THERE AROSE CERTAIN, AND BARE FALSE WITNESS AGAINST HIM. Matthew () is more precise here: "At the last came two false witnesses." Since no two had before agreed in anything, they felt it necessary to secure a duplicate test... [ Continue Reading ]
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. WE HEARD HIM SAY, I WILL DESTROY THIS TEMPLE THAT IS MADE WITH HANDS, AND WITHIN THREE DAYS I WILL BUILD ANOTHER MADE WITHOUT HANDS. On this charge, observe, first,... [ Continue Reading ]
But neither so did their witness agree together. BUT NEITHER SO DID THEIR WITNESS AGREE TOGETHER - this is, not even as to so brief a speech, consisting of but a few words, was there such a concurrence in their mode of reporting it as to make out a decent case. In such a charge everything depend... [ Continue Reading ]
And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? AND THE HIGH PRIEST STOOD UP IN THE MIDST, AND ASKED JESUS, SAYING, ANSWEREST THOU NOTHING? WHAT IS IT WHICH THESE WITNESS AGAINST THEE? Clearly, they felt tha... [ Continue Reading ]
But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? BUT HE HELD HIS PEACE, AND ANSWERED NOTHING. This must have nonplussed them. But they were not to be easily baulked of their object. AGAIN THE HIGH PRIE... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. AND JESUS SAID, I AM - or, as in Matthew 26:64, "Thou hast said [it]." In Luke, however (Luke 22:70), the answer, "Ye say that I am" [ Humeis (G5210) legete (G3004), hoti... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? THEN THE HIGH PRIEST RENT HIS CLOTHES. On this expression of horror at blasphemy, see . AND SAITH, WHAT NEED WE ANY FURTHER WITNESSES?... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. YE HAVE HEARD THE BLASPHEMY. (See John 10:33.) In Luke (Luke 22:71), "For we ourselves have heard of his own mouth" - an affectation of religious horror. WHAT THINK YE? 'Say what the verdict is to be.... [ Continue Reading ]
And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. AND SOME BEGAN TO SPIT ON HIM - or, as Matt. 22:67 , "to spit in [or 'into' - eis (G1519)] His face." Luke (Luke 22:63) says in a... [ Continue Reading ]
And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: AND AS PETER WAS BENEATH IN THE PALACE. This little word "beneath" [ katoo (G2736)] - one of our Evangelist's graphic touches-is most important for the right understanding of what we may call the topography... [ Continue Reading ]
And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. AND WHEN SHE SAW PETER WARMING HIMSELF SHE LOOKED UPON HIM Lke (Luke 22:56) is here more graphic; AND WHEN SHE SAW PETER WARMING HIMSELF, SHE LOOKED UPON HIM. Luke (Luke 22:56) is her... [ Continue Reading ]
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. BUT HE DENIED - "before all" (Matthew 26:70). SAYING, I KNOW NOT, NEITHER UNDERSTAND I WHAT THOU SAYEST - in Luke, "I know Him not." AND HE WENT OUT INTO THE PORCH, ... [ Continue Reading ]
And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. AND A MAID SAW HIM AGAIN - or, 'a girl' [ hee (G3588) paidiskee (G3814)]. It might be rendered 'the girl;' but this would not necessarily mean the same one as before, but might, and probably does, mean just the... [ Continue Reading ]
And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. AND HE DENIED IT AGAIN. In Luke, "Man, I am not." But worst of all in Matthew - "And again he denied with an oath, I do not k... [ Continue Reading ]
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. BUT HE BEGAN TO CURSE, [ anathematizein (G332)] -'to anathematize,' or wish himself accursed if what he BUT HE BEGAN TO CURSE, [ anathematizein (G332)] - 'to anathematize,' or wish himself accursed if what he was n... [ Continue Reading ]
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. AND THE SECOND TIME THE COCK CREW. The other three Evangelists, who mention but one crowing of the cock-and... [ Continue Reading ]