Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 9].
Luke (cf. verse 43). Jesus wanted all (the multitude with his
disciples, as Mr 8:34 has it) to understand the lesson of
self-sacrifice. They could not yet understand the full meaning of
Christ's words as applied to his approaching death of which he
had been speaking. But certainly the shadow of the cross is
already across the path of Jesus as he is here speaking. For
details (soul, life, forfeit, gain, profit, lose, world) see
discussion on ¯Mt 16:24-26; Mr 8:34-37. The word for lose
(\apolesei\, from \apollumi\, a very common verb) is used in the
sense of destroy, kill, lose, as here. Note the mercantile terms
in this passage (gain, lose, fine or forfeit, exchange). {Daily}
(\kath' h•meran\). Peculiar to Luke in this incident. Take up the
cross (his own cross) daily (aorist tense, \•rat•\), but keep on
following me (\akoloutheit•\, present tense). The cross was a
familiar figure in Palestine. It was rising before Jesus as his
destiny. Each man has his own cross to meet and bear.
9:26 {Whosoever shall be ashamed} (\hos an epaischunth•i\).
Rather, {Whosoever is ashamed} as in Mr 8:38. The first aorist
passive subjunctive in an indefinite relative clause with \an\.
The passive verb is transitive here also. This verb is from \epi\
and \aischun•\, shame (in the eyes of men). Jesus endured the
shame of the cross (Heb 12:2). The man at the feast who had to
take a lower seat did it with shame (Lu 14:9). Paul is not
ashamed of the Gospel (Ro 1:16). Onesiphorus was not ashamed of
Paul (2Ti 1:16). {In his own glory} (\en t•i dox•i autou\).
This item added to what is in Mr 8:38; Mt 16:27.
9:27 {Till they see} (\he•s an id•sin\). Second aorist active
subjunctive with \he•s\ and \an\ referring to the future, an
idiomatic construction. So in Mr 9:1; Mt 16:28. In all three
passages "shall not taste of death" (\ou m• geus•ntai thanatou\,
double negative with aorist middle subjunctive) occurs also.
Rabbinical writings use this figure. Like a physician Christ
tasted death that we may see how to die. Jesus referred to the
cross as "this cup" (Mr 14:36; Mt 26:39; Lu 22:42). Mark speaks
of the kingdom of God as "come" (\el•luthuian\, second perfect
active participle). Matthew as "coming" (\erchomenon\) referring
to the Son of man, while Luke has neither form. See Matthew and
Mark for discussion of the theories of interpretation of this
difficult passage. The Transfiguration follows in a week and may
be the first fulfilment in the mind of Jesus. It may also
symbolically point to the second coming.
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