Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 9].
did not object when people went north from Jerusalem through
their country. He was repudiating Mount Gerizim by going by it to
Jerusalem. This was an unusual precaution by Jesus and we do not
know who the messengers ({angels}) were. {To make ready for him}
(\h•s hetoimasai aut•i\). \H•s\ is correct here, not \h•ste\. The
only examples of the final use of \h•s\ with the infinitive in
the N.T. are this one and Heb 7:9 (absolute use). In Acts
20:24 Westcott and Hort read \h•s telei•s•\ and put \h•s
telei•sai\ in the margin (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 1091).
9:53 {And they did not receive him} (\kai ouk edexanto auton\).
Adversative use of \kai\ = But. {Because his face was going to
Jerusalem} (\hoti to pros•pon autou •n poreuomenon eis
Ierousal•m\). Periphrastic imperfect middle. It was reason enough
to the churlish Samaritans.
9:54 {Saw this} (\idontes\). Second aorist active participle of
\hora•\. Saw the messengers returning. {We bid} (\theleis
eip•men\). Deliberative subjunctive \eip•men\ after \theleis\
without \hina\, probably two questions, Dost thou wish? Shall we
bid? Perhaps the recent appearance of Elijah on the Mount of
Transfiguration reminded James and John of the incident in 2Ki
1:10-12. Some MSS. add here "as Elijah did." The language of the
LXX is quoted by James and John, these fiery Sons of Thunder.
Note the two aorist active infinitives (\katab•nai, anal•sai\,
the first ingressive, the second effective).
9:55 {But he turned} (\strapheis de\). Second aorist passive
participle of \streph•\, common verb, to turn round. Dramatic
act. Some ancient MSS. have here: {Ye know not what manner of
spirit ye are of} (\ouk oidate poiou pneumatos este\). This
sounds like Christ and may be a genuine saying though not a part
of Luke's Gospel. A smaller number of MSS. add also: {For the Son
of Man came not to destroy men's lives, but to save them} (\Ho
gar huios tou anthr•pou ouk •lthen psuchas anthr•p•n apolesai
alla s•sai\), a saying reminding us of Mt 5:17; Lu 19:10.
Certain it is that here Jesus rebuked the bitterness of James and
John toward Samaritans as he had already chided John for his
narrowness towards a fellow-worker in the kingdom.
9:57 {A certain man} (\tis\). Mt 8:19 calls him "a scribe." Lu
9:57-60; Mt 8:19-22, but not in Mark and so from Q or the Logia.
{Wherever you go} (\hopou ean aperch•i\) is the present middle
subjunctive with the indefinite relative adverb \ean\, common
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