Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 12].
12:14 {Shall we give or shall we not give?} (\d•men • m•
d•men;\). Mark alone repeats the question in this sharp form. The
deliberative subjunctive, aorist tense active voice. For the
discussion of the palaver and flattery of this group of
theological students see on ¯Mt 22:16-22.
12:15 {Knowing their hypocrisy} (\eid•s aut•n t•n hupocrisin\).
Mt 22:18 has "perceived their wickedness" (\gnous t•n pon•rian
aut•n\) while Lu 20:23 says, "perceived their craftiness"
(\katano•sas aut•n t•n panourgian\). Each of these words throws a
flash-light on the spirit and attitude of these young men. They
were sly, shrewd, slick, but they did not deceive Jesus with
their pious palaver. See on Matthew for further details.
12:17 {Marvelled greatly at him} (\exethaumazon ep' aut•i\).
Imperfect tense with perfective use of the preposition \ex\. Both
Matthew and Luke use the ingressive aorist. Luke adds that they
"held their peace" (\esig•san\) while Matthew notes that they
"went their way" (\ap•lthan\), went off or away.
12:18 {There come unto him Sadducees} (\erchontai Saddoukaioi
pros auton\). Dramatic present. The Pharisees and Herodians had
had their turn after the formal committee of the Sanhedrin had
been so completely routed. It was inevitable that they should
feel called upon to show their intellectual superiority to these
raw Pharisaic and Herodian theologians. See on ¯Mt 22:23-33 for
discussion of details. It was a good time to air their disbelief
in the resurrection at the expense of the Pharisees and to score
against Jesus where the Sanhedrin and then the Pharisees and
Herodians had failed so ignominiously.
12:19 {Moses wrote} (\M•us•s egrapsen\). So Lu 20:28 (Ge 38:8;
De. 25:5f.). Matthew has "said" (\eipen\).
12:20 {Took a wife} (\elaben gunaika\). So Lu 20:29. Matthew
has "married" (\g•mas\).
12:22 {Last of all} (\eschaton pant•n\). Adverbial use of
\eschaton\.
12:23 {To wife} (\gunaika\). Predicate accusative in apposition
with "her" (\aut•n\). So Luke, but Matthew merely has "had her"
(\eschon aut•n\), constative aorist indicative active.
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