John Bengel Commentary - Luke 13:7 - 13:7

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John Bengel Commentary - Luke 13:7 - 13:7


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Luk 13:7. Τρία, three) A number in some measure decisive and determinate. The Lord was beginning His third year of teaching, as the true harmony of the Evangelists shows.-ἔρχομαι, I come) An abbreviated expression, as in ch. Luk 15:29, τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω, these so many years I (have served and still) serve thee.-ἔκκοψον, cut it off [down]) (Great, severity (stern strictness in punishing) is expressed in this word: as also there is implied the great power of the ἀμπελουργὸς, Vine-dresser.-ἵνα τί καὶ, why even [not expressed in the Engl. Vers.]) Not only is it of no use, but it even draws off the juices, which the vines would otherwise extract (suck) out of the earth, and intercepts the sun’s rays; and it takes up valuable room.