Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 13]
huponoeite einai?\) Note \ti\ (neuter), not \tina\ (masculine),
{what} not {who}, character, not identity. It is indirect
discourse (the infinitive \einai\ and the accusative of general
reference). {Huponoe•} (\hupo, noe•\) is to think secretly, to
suspect, to conjecture. {I am not he} (\ouk eimi eg•\). These
precise words are not given in the Gospels, but the idea is the
same as the disclaimers by the Baptist in Joh 1:19-27 (cf. also
Mt 3:11; Mr 1:7; Lu 3:16). Paul had a true grasp of the message
of the Baptist. He uses the very form \l–sai\ (first aorist
active infinitive of \lu•\) found in Mr 1:7; Lu 3:16 and the
word for shoes (\hupod•ma\, singular) in all three. His quotation
is remarkably true to the words in the Synoptic Gospels. How did
Paul get hold of the words of the Baptist so clearly?
13:26 {To us} (\h•min\). Both Jews and Gentiles, both classes in
Paul's audience, dative of advantage. {Is sent forth}
(\exapestal•\). Second aorist passive indicative of the double
compound verb \exapostell•\, common verb to send out (\ex\) and
forth (\apo\). It is a climacteric or culminative aorist tense.
It has come to us in one day, this glorious promise. {The word of
this salvation} (\ho logos t•s s•t•rias taut•s\). The message of
Jesus as Saviour (verse 23), long ago promised and now come to
us as Saviour.
13:27 {Because they knew him not} (\touton agno•santes\). First
aorist active participle (causal) of \agnoe•\, old verb, not to
know. Peter gives "ignorance" (\agnoia\) as the excuse of the
Jews in the death of Christ (3:17) and Paul does the same about
his conduct before his conversion (1Ti 1:13). This ignorance
mitigated the degree of their guilt, but it did not remove it,
for it was willing ignorance and prejudice. {The voices of the
prophets which are read} (\tas ph•nas t•n proph•t•n tas
anagin•skomenas\). Object also of \agno•santes\, though it could
be the object of \epl•r•san\ (fulfilled) if \kai\ is taken as
"also". The "voices" were heard as they were read aloud each
Sabbath in the synagogue. In their ignorant condemnation they
fulfilled the prophecies about the suffering Messiah.
13:28 {Though they found no cause of death} (\m•demian aitian
thanatou heurontes\). Second aorist active with usual negative of
the participle. As a matter of fact the Sanhedrin did charge
Jesus with blasphemy, but could not prove it (Mt 26:65; 27:24;
Lu 23:22). At this time no Gospel had probably been written, but
Paul knew that Jesus was innocent. He uses this same idiom about
http://www.ccel.org/r/robertson_at/wordpictures/htm/AC13.RWP.html (12 of 22) [28/08/2004 09:06:50 a.m.]