Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 10].
\en\ and the articular infinitive with accusative of general
reference. Double compound verb \epanerchomai\.
10:36 {Proved neighbour to him that fell} (\pl•sion gegonenai tou
empesontos\). Second perfect infinitive of \ginomai\ and second
aorist active participle of \empipt•\. Objective genitive, became
neighbour to the one, etc. Jesus has changed the lawyer's
standpoint and has put it up to him to decide which of "these
three" (\tout•n t•n tri•n\, priest, Levite, Samaritan) acted like
a neighbour to the wounded man.
10:37 {On him} (\met' autou\). With him, more exactly. The lawyer
saw the point and gave the correct answer, but he gulped at the
word "Samaritan" and refused to say that. {Do thou} (\su poiei\).
Emphasis on "thou." Would this Jewish lawyer act the neighbour to
a Samaritan? This parable of the Good Samaritan has built the
world's hospitals and, if understood and practised, will remove
race prejudice, national hatred and war, class jealousy.
10:38 {Now as they went on their way} (\•n de t•i poreuesthai
autous\). Luke's favourite temporal clause again as in verse
35. {Received him into her house} (\hupedexato auton eis t•n
oikian\). Aorist middle indicative of \hupodechomai\, an old verb
to welcome as a guest (in the N.T. only here and Lu 19:6; Ac
17:7; Jas 2:25). Martha is clearly the mistress of the home and
is probably the elder sister. There is no evidence that she was
the wife of Simon the leper (Joh 12:1f.). It is curious that in
an old cemetery at Bethany the names of Martha, Eleazar, and
Simon have been found.
10:39 {Which also sat} (\h• kai parakathestheisa\). First aorist
passive participle of \parakathezomai\, an old verb, but only
here in the N.T. It means to sit beside (\para\) and \pros\ means
right in front of the feet of Jesus. It is not clear what the
point is in \kai\ here. It may mean that Martha loved to sit here
also as well as Mary. {Heard} (\•kouen\). Imperfect active. She
took her seat by the feet of Jesus and went on listening to his
talk.
10:40 {Was cumbered} (\periesp•to\). Imperfect passive of
\perispa•\, an old verb with vivid metaphor, to draw around. One
has sometimes seen women whose faces are literally drawn round
with anxiety, with a permanent twist, distracted in mind and in
looks. {She came up to him} (\epist•sa\). Second aorist active
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