Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 20].
Pilate. He had slipped through their net with the utmost ease.
{Held their peace} (\esig•san\). Ingressive aorist active of
\siga•\. They became silent as they went back with the "dry
grins."
20:27 {There is no resurrection} (\anastasin m• einai\).
Accusative and infinitive with negative \m•\ in indirect
assertion. The Sadducees rally after the complete discomfiture of
the Pharisees and Herodians. They had a stock conundrum with
which they had often gotten a laugh on the Pharisees. So they
volunteer to try it on Jesus. For discussion of details here see
on ¯Mt 22:23-33; Mr 12:18-27. Only a few striking items remain
for Luke.
20:33 {Had her} (\eschon\). Constative second aorist indicative
of \ech•\ including all seven seriatim. So Mt 22:28; Mr 12:33
{To wife} (\gunaika\). As wife, accusative in apposition with
"her."
20:36 {Equal unto the angels} (\isaggeloi\). A rare and late word
from \isos\, equal, and \aggelos\. Only here in the N.T. Mark and
Matthew have "as angels" (\h•s aggeloi\). Angels do not marry,
there is no marriage in heaven. {Sons of God, being sons of the
resurrection} (\huioi theou t•s anastase•s huioi ontes\). This
Hebraistic phrase, "sons of the resurrection" defines "sons of
God" and is a direct answer to the Sadducees.
20:37 {Even Moses} (\kai M•us•s\). Moses was used by the
Sadducees to support their denial of the resurrection. This
passage (Ex 3:6) Jesus skilfully uses as a proof of the
resurrection. See discussion on ¯Mt 22:32; Mr 12:26f.
20:39 {Certain of the scribes} (\tines t•n grammate•n\).
Pharisees who greatly enjoyed this use by Jesus of a portion of
the Pentateuch against the position of the Sadducees. So they
praise the reply of Jesus, hostile though they are to him.
20:40 {They durst not any more} (\ouketi etolm•n ouden\). Double
negative and imperfect active of \tolma•\. The courage of
Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians vanished.
20:41 {How say they?} (\P•s legousin;\). The Pharisees had
rallied in glee and one of their number, a lawyer, had made a
feeble contribution to the controversy which resulted in his
http://www.ccel.org/r/robertson_at/wordpictures/htm/LU20.RWP.html (5 of 7) [28/08/2004 09:05:51 a.m.]