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Luk 15:7. Ὑμῖν, to you) Most weightily (impressively) the ‘murmuring’ [Luk 15:2] of the Pharisees is refuted by this joy.-χαρὰ) Joy, solemn and festive, upon hearing the tidings of the work of salvation accomplished on the earth.-[ἔσται, shall be) Future; whereby the return of Jesus to His Fatherland seems to be intimated.-V. g.]-ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, in heaven) The Shepherd, Jesus Christ, has even especially the spirits of just men as His “friends and neighbours,” inasmuch as they are sharers in this joy the more in proportion as they have the stronger tie of connection with men. In the 10th verse there is a gradation made (an ascending climax) to angels, who are named in that passage rather than men, because there Christ is not regarded as man [in His human nature, but only as God: note, Luk 15:3]. Nor are the angels said to know the fact from their intercourse with the man: for they are not all with the one man; but from the revelation of the Lord, which is equally capable of being vouchsafed to the spirits of just men. Comp. Hainlin’s Sol. Temp. f. 80, and Ven. Weisemann, H. E. P. 1, p. 106. So the other inhabitants of heaven are put in contradistinction to the angels, in Rev 18:20; Rev 19:1; Rev 19:4; Rev 19:6.-ἑνὶ, one) and much more joy over many; see Luk 15:1.-ἢ,) that is, μᾶλλον ἤ. See ch. Luk 18:14 [δεδικαιωμένος ἢ ἐκεῖνον, i.e. (μᾶλλον ἢ. So [156][157][158]. But [159] Orige[160] and Vulg., ΠΑΡʼ ἘΚΕῖΝΟΝ]. LXX., Psalms 118 :(117) 8, 9, [ἈΓΑΘῸΝ ΠΕΠΟΙΘΈΝΑΙ ἘΠῚ ΚΎΡΙΟΝ Ἢ, (i.e. μᾶλλον ἢ) ΠΕΠΟΙΘΈΝΑΙ ἘΠʼ ἌΝΘΡΩΠΟΝ, etc.] This clause is not added in Luk 15:10.-Οὐ ΧΡΕΊΑΝ ἜΧΟΥΣΙ, have no need) inasmuch as they are with the Shepherd, and have long ago obtained repentance. The righteous is in the (right) way; the penitent returns to the way.
[156] the Alexandrine MS.: in Brit. Museum: fifth century: publ. by Woide, 1786-1819: O. and N. Test. defective.
[157] Guelpherbytana: libr. Wolfenbuttel: Gospels def.: sixth cent.: publ. by Knittel, 1763.
[158] Guelpherbytana: libr. Wolfenbuttel: Gospels def.: sixth cent.: publ. by Knittel, 1763.
[159] the Vatican MS., 1209: in Vat. Iibr., Rome: fourth cent.: O. and N. Test. def.
[160] rigen (born about 186 A.D., died 253 A.D., a Greek father: two-thirds of the N. Test. are quoted in his writings). Ed. Vinc. Delarue, Paris. 1733, 1740, 1759.