Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 6]
in requital.
6:39 {Also a parable} (\kai parabol•n\). Plummer thinks that the
second half of the sermon begins here as indicated by Luke's
insertion of "And he spake (\eipen de\) at this point. Luke has
the word parable some fifteen times both for crisp proverbs and
for the longer narrative comparisons. This is the only use of the
term parable concerning the metaphors in the Sermon on the Mount.
But in both Matthew and Luke's report of the discourse there are
some sixteen possible applications of the word. Two come right
together: The blind leading the blind, the mote and the beam.
Matthew gives the parabolic proverb of the blind leading the
blind later (Mt 15:14). Jesus repeated these sayings on various
occasions as every teacher does his characteristic ideas. So Luke
6:40; Mt 10:24, Lu 6:45; Mt 12:34f. {Can} (\M•ti dunatai\).
The use of \m•ti\ in the question shows that a negative answer is
expected. {Guide} (\hod•gein\). Common verb from \hod•gos\
(guide) and this from \hodos\ (way) and \h•geomai\, to lead or
guide. {Shall they not both fall?} (\ouchi amphoteroi
empesountai;\). \Ouchi\, a sharpened negative from \ouk\, in a
question expecting the answer Yes. Future middle indicative of
the common verb \empipt•\. {Into a pit} (\eis bothunon\). Late
word for older \bothros\.
6:40 {The disciple is not above his master} (\ouk estin math•t•s
huper ton didaskalon\). Literally, a learner (or pupil) is not
above the teacher. Precisely so in Mt 10:24 where "slave" is
added with "lord." But here Luke adds: "But everyone when he is
perfected shall be as his master" (\kat•rtismenos de p•s estai
h•s ho didaskalos autou\). The state of completion, perfect
passive participle, is noted in \kat•rtismenos\. The word is
common for mending broken things or nets (Mt 4:21) or men (Ga
6:1). So it is a long process to get the pupil patched up to the
plane of his teacher.
6:41 {Mote} (\karphos\) and {beam} (\dokon\). See on ¯Mt 7:3-5
for discussion of these words in this parabolic proverb kin to
several of ours today.
6:42 {Canst thou say} (\dunasai legein\). Here Mt 7:4 has {wilt
thou say} (\ereis\). {Beholdest not} (\ou blep•n\). Mt 7:4 has
"lo" (\idou\). {Thou hypocrite} (\hupokrita\). Contrast to the
studied politeness of "brother" (\adelphe\) above. Powerful
picture of blind self-complacence and incompetence, the keyword
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