Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 16].
very word. {The Nazarene} (\ton Nazar•non\). Only in Mark, to
identify "Jesus" to the women. {The crucified one} (\ton
estaur•menon\). This also in Mt 28:5. This description of his
shame has become his crown of glory, for Paul (Gal 6:14), and
for all who look to the Crucified and Risen Christ as Saviour and
Lord. He is risen (\•gerth•\). First aorist passive indicative,
the simple fact. In 1Co 15:4 Paul uses the perfect passive
indicative \eg•gertai\ to emphasize the permanent state that
Jesus remains risen. {Behold the place} (\ide ho topos\). Here
\ide\ is used as an interjection with no effect on the case
(nominative). In Mt 28:6 \idete\ is the verb with the
accusative. See Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 302.
16:7 {And Peter} (\kai t•i Petr•i\). Only in Mark, showing that
Peter remembered gratefully this special message from the Risen
Christ. Later in the day Jesus will appear also to Peter, an
event that changed doubt to certainty with the apostles (Lu
24:34; 1Co 15:5). See on ¯Mt 28:7 for discussion of promised
meeting in Galilee.
16:8 {Had come upon them} (\eichen autas\). Imperfect tense, more
exactly, {held them, was holding them fast}. {Trembling and
astonishment} (\tromos kai ekstasis\, trembling and ecstasy),
Mark has it, while Mt 28:8 has "with fear and great joy" which
see for discussion. Clearly and naturally their emotions were
mixed. {They said nothing to any one} (\oudeni ouden eipan\).
This excitement was too great for ordinary conversation. Mt
28:8 notes that they "ran to bring his disciples word." Hushed
to silence their feet had wings as they flew on. {For they were
afraid} (\ephobounto gar\). Imperfect tense. The continued fear
explains their continued silence. At this point Aleph and B, the
two oldest and best Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, stop
with this verse. Three Armenian MSS. also end here. Some
documents (cursive 274 and Old Latin k) have a shorter ending
than the usual long one. The great mass of the documents have the
long ending seen in the English versions. Some have both the long
and the short endings, like L, Psi, 0112, 099, 579, two Bohairic
MSS; the Harklean Syriac (long one in the text, short one in the
Greek margin). One Armenian MS. (at Edschmiadzin) gives the long
ending and attributes it to Ariston (possibly the Aristion of
Papias). W (the Washington Codex) has an additional verse in the
long ending. So the facts are very complicated, but argue
strongly against the genuineness of verses 9-20 of Mark 16.
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