Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 22].
22:48 {With a kiss} (\phil•mati\). Instrumental case. Jesus
challenges the act of Judas openly and calls it betrayal, but it
did not stop him.
22:49 {What would follow} (\to esomenon\). Article and the future
middle participle of \eimi\, to be. {Shall we smite with a
sword?} (\ei pataxomen en machair•i;\). Note \ei\ in a direct
question like the Hebrew. Luke alone gives this question.
Instrumental use of \en\. They had the two swords already
mentioned (22:38).
22:50 {His right ear} (\to ous autou to dexion\). Mark 14:47; Mt
26:51 do not mention "right," but Luke the Physician does. Joh
18:10 follows Luke in this item and also adds the names of Peter
and of Malchus since probably both were dead by that time and
Peter would not be involved in trouble.
22:51 {Suffer us thus far} (\e•te he•s toutou\). Present active
imperative of \ea•\, to allow. But the meaning is not clear. If
addressed to Peter and the other disciples it means that they are
to suffer this much of violence against Jesus. This is probably
the idea. If it is addressed to the crowd, it means that they are
to excuse Peter for his rash act. {He touched his ear and healed
him} (\hapsamenos tou otiou iasato auton\). Whether Jesus picked
up the piece of the ear and put it back is not said. He could
have healed the wound without that. This miracle of surgery is
given alone by Luke.
22:52 {As against a robber?} (\h•s epi l•ist•n;\). They were
treating Jesus as if he were a bandit like Barabbas.
22:53 {But this is your hour} (\all' haut• estin hum•n h• h•ra\).
So Jesus surrenders. The moral value of his atoning sacrifice on
the Cross consists in the voluntariness of his death. He makes it
clear that they have taken undue advantage of him in this hour of
secret prayer and had failed to seize him in public in the
temple. But "the power of darkness" (\h• exousia tou skotous\),
had its turn. A better day will come. The might, authority of
darkness.
22:54 {Into the high priest's house} (\eis t•n oikian tou
archiere•s\). Luke alone mentions "the house." Though it is
implied in Mr 14:53; Mt 26:57. {Followed} (\•kolouthei\).
Imperfect, was following, as Mt 26:58; Joh 18:15. Curiously Mr
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