Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 7]
of men.
7:28 {There is none} (\oudeis estin\). No one exists, this means.
Mt 11:11 has \ouk eg•gertai\ (hath not arisen). See Matthew for
discussion of "but little" and "greater."
7:29 {Justified God} (\edikai•san ton theon\). They considered
God just or righteous in making these demands of them. Even the
publicans did. They submitted to the baptism of John
(\baptisthentes to baptisma tou I•anou\). First aorist passive
participle with the cognate accusative retained in the passive.
Some writers consider verses 29,30 a comment of Luke in the
midst of the eulogy of John by Jesus. This would be a remarkable
thing for so long a comment to be interjected. It is perfectly
proper as the saying of Jesus.
7:30 {Rejected for themselves} (\•thet•san eis heautous\). The
first aorist active of \athete•\ first seen in LXX and Polybius.
Occurs in the papyri. These legalistic interpreters of the law
refused to admit the need of confession of sin on their part and
so set aside the baptism of John. They annulled God's purposes of
grace so far as they applied to them. {Being not baptized by him}
(\m• baptisthentes hup' autou\). First aorist passive participle.
\M•\ is the usual negative of the participle in the _Koin•_.
7:31 {And to what are they like?} (\kai tini eisin homoioi;\).
This second question is not in Mt 11:16. It sharpens the point.
The case of \tini\ is associative instrumental after \homoioi\.
See discussion of details in Matthew.
7:32 {And ye did not weep} (\kai ouk eklausate\). Here Mt 1:17
has "and ye did not mourn (or beat your breast, \ouk
ekopsasthe\). They all did it at funerals. These children would
not play wedding or funeral.
7:33 {John the Baptist is come} (\el•luthen\). Second perfect
active indicative where Mt 11:18 has \•lthen\ second aorist
active indicative. So as to verse 34. Luke alone has "bread"
and "wine." Otherwise these verses like Mt 11:18,19, which see
for discussion of details. There are actually critics today who
say that Jesus was called the friend of sinners and even of
harlots because he loved them and their ways and so deserved the
slur cast upon him by his enemies. If men can say that today we
need not wonder that the Pharisees and lawyers said it then to
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