Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 13].
_sinapis nigra_ or the _salvadora persica_, both of which have
small seeds and grow to twelve feet at times. The Jews had a
proverb: "Small as a mustard seed." Given by Mr 4:30-32; Mt
13:31f. in the first great group of parables, but just the sort
to be repeated. {Cast into his own garden} (\ebalen eis k•pon
heautou\). Different from "earth" (Mark) or "field" (Matthew.)"
\K•pos\, old word for garden, only here in the N.T. and Joh
19:1,26; 19:41. {Became a tree} (\egeneto eis dendron\). Common
Hebraism, very frequent in LXX, only in Luke in the N.T., but
does appear in _Koin•_ though rare in papyri; this use of \eis\
after words like _ginomai_. It is a translation Hebraism in Luke.
{Lodged} (\katesk•n•sen\). Mark and Matthew have \katask•noin\
infinitive of the same verb, to make tent (or nest).
13:20 {Whereunto shall I liken?} (\Tini homoi•s•;\). This
question alone in Luke here as in verse 18. But the parable is
precisely like that in Mt 13:33, which see for details.
13:22 {Journeying on unto Jerusalem} (\poreian poioumenos eis
Ierosoluma\). Making his way to Jerusalem. Note tenses here of
continued action, and distributive use of \kata\ with cities and
villages. This is the second of the journeys to Jerusalem in this
later ministry corresponding to that in Joh 11.
13:23 {Are they few that be saved?} (\ei oligoi hoi s•zomenoi;\).
Note use of \ei\ as an interrogative which can be explained as
ellipsis or as \ei=•\ (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 1024). This was
an academic theological problem with the rabbis, the number of
the elect.
13:24 {Strive} (\ag•nizesthe\). Jesus makes short shrift of the
question. He includes others (present middle plural of
\ag•nizomai\, common verb, our agonize). Originally it was to
contend for a prize in the games. The kindred word \ag•nia\
occurs of Christ's struggle in Gethsemane (Lu 22:44). The
narrow gate appears also in Mt 7:13, only there it is an
outside gate (\pul•s\) while here it is the entrance to the
house, "the narrow door" (\thuras\).
13:25 {When once} (\aph' hou an\). Possibly to be connected
without break with the preceding verse (so Westcott and Hort),
though Bruce argues for two parables here, the former (verse
24) about being in earnest, while this one (verses 25-30)
about not being too late. The two points are here undoubtedly. It
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