Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 9].
9:47 {Took a little child} (\epilabomenos paidion\). Second
aorist middle participle of the common verb \epilamban•\.
Strictly, Taking a little child to himself (indirect middle). Mr
9:36 has merely the active \lab•n\ of the simple verb \lamban•\.
Set him by his side (\est•sen auto par' heaut•i\). "In his arms"
Mr 9:36 has it, "in the midst of them" Mt 18:3 says. All
three attitudes following one another (the disciples probably in
a circle around Jesus anyhow) and now the little child (Peter's
child?) was slipped down by the side of Jesus as he gave the
disciples an object lesson in humility which they sorely needed.
9:48 {This little child} (\touto to paidion\). As Jesus spoke he
probably had his hand upon the head of the child. Mt 18:5 has
"one such little child." The honoured disciple, Jesus holds, is
the one who welcomes little children "in my name" (\epi t•i
onomati mou\), upon the basis of my name and my authority. It was
a home-thrust against the selfish ambition of the Twelve.
Ministry to children is a mark of greatness. Have preachers ever
yet learned how to win children to Christ? They are allowed to
slip away from home, from Sunday school, from church, from
Christ. {For he that is least among you all} (\ho gar mikroteros
en pasin humin huparch•n\). Note the use of \huparch•\ as in
8:41; 23:50. The comparative \mikroteros\ is in accord with the
_Koin•_ idiom where the superlative is vanishing (nearly gone in
modern Greek). But {great} (\megas\) is positive and very strong.
This saying peculiar to Luke here.
9:49 {And John answered} (\apokritheis de I•an•s\). As if John
wanted to change the subject after the embarrassment of the
rebuke for their dispute concerning greatness (Lu 9:46-48).
{Master} (\epistata\). Only in Luke in the N.T. as already four
times (5:5; 8:24,45; 9:33). {We forbade him} (\ek•luomen
auton\). Conative imperfect as in Mr 9:38, We tried to hinder
him. {Because he followeth not with us} (\hoti ouk akolouthei
meth h•m•n\). Present tense preserved for vividness where Mark
has imperfect {•kolouthei}. Note also here "with us" (\meth'
h•m•n\) where Mark has associative instrumental \h•min\. It is a
pitiful specimen of partisan narrowness and pride even in the
Beloved Disciple, one of the Sons of Thunder. The man was doing
the Master's work in the Master's name and with the Master's
power, but did not run with the group of the Twelve.
9:50 {"Against you is for you"} (\kath' h–m•n huper h–m•n\). Mr
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