Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 6]
the Neronian persecution when Christianity was not a _religio
licita_. {For the Son of man's sake} (\heneka tou huiou tou
anthr•pou\). Jesus foretold what will befall those who are loyal
to him. The Acts of the Apostles is a commentary on this
prophecy. This is Christ's common designation of himself, never
of others save by Stephen (Ac 7:56) and in the Apocalypse (Re
1:13; 14:14). But both Son of God and Son of man apply to him
(Joh 1:50,52; Mt 26:63f.). Christ was a real man though the Son
of God. He is also the representative man and has authority over
all men.
6:23 {Leap for joy} (\skirt•sate\). Old verb and in LXX, but only
in Luke in the N.T. (here and 1:41,44). It answers to Matthew's
(Mt 5:12) "be exceeding glad." {Did} (\epoioun\). Imperfect
active, the habit of "their fathers" (peculiar to both here). Mt
5:12 has "persecuted." Thus they will receive a prophet's reward
(Mt 1:41).
6:24 {But woe unto you that are rich} (\Pl•n ouai humin tois
plousiois\). Sharp contrast (\pl•n\). As a matter of fact the
rich Pharisees and Sadducees were the chief opposers of Christ as
of the early disciples later (Jas 5:1-6). {Ye have received}
(\apechete\). Receipt in full \apech•\ means as the papyri show.
{Consolation} (\parakl•sin\). From \parakale•\, to call to one's
side, to encourage, to help, to cheer.
6:25 {Now} (\nun\). Here twice as in verse 21 in contrast with
future punishment. The joys and sorrows in these two verses are
turned round, measure for measure reversed. The Rich Man and
Lazarus (Lu 16:19-31) illustrate these contrasts in the present
and the future.
6:26 {In the same manner did their fathers} (\ta auta epoioun hoi
pateres aut•n\). Literally, their fathers did the same things to
the false prophets. That is they spoke well (\kal•s\), finely of
false prophets. Praise is sweet to the preacher but all sorts of
preachers get it. {Of you} (\humas\). Accusative case after words
of speaking according to regular Greek idiom, to speak one fair,
to speak well of one.
6:27 {But I say unto you that hear} (\Alla humin leg• tois
akouousin\). There is a contrast in this use of \alla\ like that
in Mt 5:44. This is the only one of the many examples given by
Mt 5 of the sharp antithesis between what the rabbis taught and
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