Robertson Word Pictures - Luke 9:18 - 9:18

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Robertson Word Pictures - Luke 9:18 - 9:18


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As he was praying (en tōi einai auton proseuchomenon). Common Lukan idiom of en with the articular infinitive for a temporal clause, only here Luke has the periphrastic infinitive (einai proseuchomenon) as also in Luk 11:1. This item about Christ’s praying alone in Luke.

Alone (kata monas). In the N.T. only here and Mar 4:10. Perhaps chōras (places) is to be supplied with monas (lonely places).

Were with him (sunēsan autōi). This seems like a contradiction unless “alone” is to be taken with sunēsan. Westcott and Hort put sunēntēsan in the margin. This would mean that as Jesus was praying alone, the disciples fell in with him. At any rate he was praying apart from them.