Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 18].
{Distribute} (\diados\). Second aorist active imperative of
\diadid•mi\ (give to various ones, \dia-\). Here Mark and Matthew
simply have \dos\ (give). The rest the same in all three Gospels.
18:23 {Became} (\egen•th•\). First aorist passive indicative of
\ginomai\. Like his countenance fell (\stugnasas\), in Mr
10:22. {Exceedingly sorrowful} (\perilupos\). Old adjective
(\peri, lup•\) with perfective use of \peri\. {Very rich}
(\plousios sphodra\). Rich exceedingly. Today, a
multimillionaire.
18:24 {Shall they enter} (\eisporeuontai\). Present middle
indicative, futuristic present.
18:25 {Through a needle's eye} (\dia tr•matos belon•s\). Both
words are old. \Tr•ma\ means a perforation or hole or eye and in
the N.T. only here and Mt 19:24. \Belon•\ means originally the
point of a spear and then a surgeon's needle. Here only in the
N.T. Mr 10:25; Mt 19:24 have \rhaphidos\ for needle. This is
probably a current proverb for the impossible. The Talmud twice
speaks of an elephant passing through the eye of a needle as
being impossible.
18:26 {Then who} (\kai tis\). Literally, {and who}. The \kai\
calls attention to what has just been said. Wealth was assumed to
be mark of divine favour, not a hindrance to salvation.
18:27 {The impossible with men possible with God} (\ta adunata
para anthr•pois dunata para t•i the•i\). Paradoxical, but true.
Take your stand "beside" (\para\) God and the impossible becomes
possible. Clearly then Jesus meant the humanly impossible by the
parabolic proverb about the camel going through the needle's eye.
God can break the grip of gold on a man's life, but even Jesus
failed with this young ruler.
18:28 {Our own} (\ta idia\). Our own things (home, business,
etc.). Right here is where so many fail. Peter speaks here not in
a spirit of boastfulness, but rather with his reactions from
their consternation at what has happened and at the words of
Jesus (Plummer).
18:30 {Shall not receive} (\ouchi m• lab•i\). Very strong double
negative with aorist active subjunctive of \lamban•\. {Manifold
more} (\pollaplasiona\). Late Greek word, here alone in the N.T.
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