John Bengel Commentary - Luke 10:19 - 10:19

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John Bengel Commentary - Luke 10:19 - 10:19


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Luk 10:19. Δίδωμι) As I have given, so in continuation I give.-ὄφεων, serpents) Mar 16:18. An appellation appropriate to an earthly enemy: He no longer alludes to the enemy descending “from heaven,” as in the image, as lightning. The passage, Act 28:3, et seqq., is parallel to Mar 16:18; but between Mark and Luke (the Gospel) there is a verbal parallelism, yet one not of the things themselves, but of the names.[97] Believers were secured against serpents, called so both in the literal and metaphorical sense.-σκορπίων, scorpions) which are more subtle (keen, or else more minute) than serpents.-δὐναμιν) power, or, צבא, forces. Serpents and scorpions are the species: All the power is the genus.-τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, of the enemy) The singular number, applying to the chief enemy [Mat 13:39; Psa 8:3].-Οὐ ΜῊ ἈΔΙΚΉΣῌ, shall not hurt) Greater danger was lying hidden beneath, than the inexperienced had been sensible of.

[97] ‘Homonymicus,” i.e. where the same name or term is applied to different things.-ED. and TRANSL.