Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 18].
save Mt 19:29 where Westcott and Hort have it though many MSS.
there read \hekatonplasiona\ (a hundredfold) as in Mr 10:30.
18:31 {Took unto him} (\paralab•n\). Second aorist active
participle of \paralamban•\. Taking along with himself. So Mr
10:32. Mt 20:17 adds \kat' idian\ (apart). Jesus is making a
special point of explaining his death to the Twelve. {We go up}
(\anabainomen\). Present active indicative, we are going up.
{Unto the Son of man} (\t•i hui•i tou anthr•pou\). Dative case of
personal interest. The position is amphibolous and the
construction makes sense either with "shall be accomplished"
(\telesth•setai\) or "that are written" (\ta gegrammena\),
probably the former. Compare these minute details of the prophecy
here (verses 32f.) with the words in Mr 10:33f.; Mt 20:18f.,
which see.
18:33 {The third day} (\t•i h•mer•i t•i trit•i\). The day the
third. In Mt 20:19 it is "the third day" while in Mr 10:34
"after three days" occurs in the same sense, which see.
18:34 {And they perceived not} (\kai ouk egin•skon\). Imperfect
active. They kept on not perceiving. Twice already Luke has said
this in the same sentence. {They understood none of these things}
(\ouden tout•n sun•kan\). First aorist active indicative, a
summary statement. {This saying was hid from them} (\•n to rh•ma
touto kekrummenon ap' aut•n\). Past perfect passive indicative
(periphrastic), state of completion. It was a puzzling
experience. No wonder that Luke tries three times to explain the
continued failure of the apostles to understand Jesus. The words
of Christ about his death ran counter to all their hopes and
beliefs.
18:35 {Unto Jericho} (\eis Iereich•\). See on ¯Mt 20:29; Mr
10:46, for discussion of the two Jerichos in Mark and Matt. (the
old and the new as here). {Begging} (\epait•n\). Asking for
something. He probably was by the wayside between the old Jericho
and the new Roman Jericho. Mark gives his name Bartimaeus
(10:46). Mt 20:30 mentions two.
18:36 {Inquired} (\epunthaneto\). Imperfect middle. Repeatedly
inquired as he heard the tramp of the passing crowd going by
(\diaporeuomenou\). {What this meant} (\Ti ei• touto\).
Literally, What it was. Without \an\ the optative is due to
indirect discourse, changed from \estin\. With \an\ (margin of
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