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27:1, 2. From Mar_15:1.
(M) 1. And when it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.] Mk. has: “And immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders, and scribes, and all the Sanhedrin, made a council.”—πωα δ γνμνς for Mk.’s κὶεθςπω. Mt. substitutes δ for κί and omits εθς as often.—σμολο ἔαο] see on 12:14. Mk. has σμπισνε. Mt. here, as in 26:47, omits κὶγαμτω, and adds after πεβτρι τῦλο. He omits κὶὅο τ σνδινas superfluous, but adds, perhaps as compensation, πνε before ο ἀχεες cf. Lk. ἅα τ πῆο ατν
(M) 2. And bound Him, and led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.] Mk. has: “Bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.”—ἀήαο] cf. 26:57 for Mk.’s ἀήεκν Lk. has ἤαο.—τ ἡεόι Mt. uses this word of Pilate 7 times, Mar_10, Luk_1 (20:20). Mt. adds also the clause, κτ τῦἸσῦὥτ θντσιατν cf. 26:59 ὥτ: with the infinitive here expresses purpose; cf. Moulton, p. 207.
3-10. Mt. here adds an incident which has no parallel in Mk. or Lk.
(P) 3. Then Judas, who delivered Him tip, when he saw that He was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying.]—ττ] see on 2:7.—μτμλθί] as in 21:30, 32.—ἔτεε is not used elsewhere in an active sense in the N.T.; cf. Isa_38:8.
(P) 4. I sinned when I betrayed righteous blood.]
(P) And they said, What is that to us? Thou shalt see (to that).]
(P) 5. And he cast the silver into the temple, and went away and hanged himself.]—ῤψς as in 15:30.—εςτννό] νό in 23:16, 21, 35, 26:61 is used of the shrine. Judas could hardly literally cast the money into this shrine, into which none but priests entered. He may have cast it down in the court of the priests.—ἀεώηε see on 2:12.—κὶἀεθνἀήξτ] cf. 2 S 17:23 κὶἀῆθνκὶἀήξτ.
(P) 6. And the chief priests took the silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the cot-ban, for it is the price of blood.] κραᾶ is an Aramaism. It is used in Jos. Wars, ii. 175, for the money hoarded in the Temple (τνἱρνθσυό, κλῖα δ κρωᾶ). This was collectively “the offering” par excellence. But the term is not so used in Rabbinic writings.
(P) 7. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, for a burial-place for strangers. ]—σμολο λβνε] see on 12:14.
(P) 8. Wherefore that field was called, Field of Blood, unto this day.]
(O) 9, 10. Then was fulfiIled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that was priced, whom they of the children of Israel did price, and I gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.]…όεἐλρθ] See Introduction, p. lxi.
The passage alluded to is, no doubt, Zec_11:13. The good shepherd of Israel received as wages from the rulers of the people a paltry sum. He was bidden to cast it to the potter. So he cast it to the potter in Jehovah’s house. The quotation in Mt. seems to play upon the facts of the narrative with reference to this passage. Christ was the Good Shepherd. He had been estimated at a paltry sum, thirty pieces of silver, by the rulers of the people. This sum should therefore be cast to the potter, or, by a slight change in the Hebrew, into the treasury (אצ for יצ). It is probable that in Zec_11:13 אצ is original. It alone gives a good sense, and a reason for בתיו. Why should the potter be in Jehovah’s house? The treasury was naturally there. The M.T. may have substituted יצ from a feeling that the sum thus despised was not good enough for the sacred treasury. Just so the chief priests in Mt. will not put the sum into the treasury, but give it for the potter’s field. Cf. Wellhausen on Zec_11:13.
κὶἔαο τ τικναἀγρα Zec_11:13 has κὶἔαο τὺ τικναἀγρῦ.— τντμντῦττμμνυὃ ἐιήατ ἀὸυῶ Ἰρή] seems to be a loose translation of the previous words of Zechariah, ארהק ארירימלה. The LXX is quite different.—κὶἔωαατ εςτνἀρντῦκρμω] seems to be a loose translation ofושי אוא הוד The τνἀρνappears to be due to the translator allowing the facts upon which he is commenting to creep into his translation; cf. v. 7. κθ σντξ μιΚρο looks like a reminiscence of ואריו אי Zec_11:13; in the LXX. language of Exo_9:12 κθ σντξνΚρο. The addition of this clause and the 1st pers. in the original make it clear that ἔωα and not ἔωα, is the right reading. The action of the prophet in casting his rejected wages to the potter is regarded by the translator as prophetical of the action of the Sanhedrin in rejecting the proffered wages of Judas, and giving them for the potter’s field. The application of the prophecy in this connection is clearly based upon two or three traditional facts. Judas had thrown the money into the Temple; cf. ושי אובתיו. The Sanhedrin refused to put it into the treasury; cf. the probable emendation of אצ into יצ. The money thus rejected was applied to the purchase of a potter’s field; cf. ושי אוא הור The translator seems to have had the Hebrew text in his mind, and to have quoted from memory. From his acquaintance with the variant readings אצ and יצ (cf. for the former the renderings of Pesh. and Targ. Jon.), and from the way in which both words are alluded to in the narrative (for אצ, cf. v. 6 τνκραᾶ), we may infer that the writer of this narrative was also the translator of the quotation, and that he was thoroughly versed in Rabbinical methods of exegesis. See Hastings, DCG. i. p. 911.
The narrative as it now stands seems to carry with it some traces of the style of the editor of the Gospel. ττ, see on 2:7. ἀαωεν 10 in Mt., 1 in Mk., o in Lk.; σμολο λμάεν 5 in Mt.; and σνάσι, 3 in Mt. may be claimed as such. On the other hand, κραᾶ, and the quotation in 9, 10, based as it is upon the Hebrew, and suggestive of Rabbinical method, point to a Hebrew or Aramaic original for the section. The story is clearly one in which existing tradition led to the application to it of the prophecy. And such a detail as the strangers’ burial-ground is too meaningless to be accounted for as a literary invention. It seems, therefore, probable that the narrative formed one of a cycle of Palestinian traditions known to the editor of the Gospels. A different tradition is given in Act_1:18-19.
The attribution of the prophecy to Jeremiah may be due to reminiscence of Jer 36:37-39 LXX. (purchase of a field), combined with 18:2 (the potter).
4. δκιν B2 mg L a b c d g1 q S1 “blood of the righteous”; ἀῷν אA B* al.
ὄε] U Γ ὄῃ אA B al; “thou shalt know,” S1.
5. εςτννό] אB L; ἐ τ νῷ A C al.
9. δά add Ἰρμο, אA B al; om. 33 157 a b S1. The omission is so natural that it seems probable that the word is genuine.
10. ἔωα א122 S1; ἔωα, B al. See above.
11-26. From Mar_15:2-15.
(M E) 11. And Jesus stood still before the governor: and the governor asked Him, saying, Art Thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said, Thou sayest.] Mk. has: “And Pilate asked Him, Art Thou the King of the Jews? And He answered and saith to him, Thou sayest.”—ὁδ Ἰσῦ ἐτθ ἔποθντῦἡεόο] With this connecting link Mt. returns to Mk.’s narrative.—λγν is inserted also in Lk.—ἔη So Lk. Mk. has λγι For σ λγι, cf. σ επς 26:25, 64.
(M) 12. And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.] Mk. has: “And the chief priests were accusing Him much.” Mt. avoids, as often, Mk.’s imperf. and the adverbial πλά—ἀερντ] The classical middle is rare in the N.T. It occurs only once in Mar_14:61, where Mt. omitted it, and in Mt. only here, where it seems, therefore, to be a reminiscence of the clause omitted from Mar_14:61; but Mt., as usual, has only a single negative; see on 27:14. On ἀερντ, see Abbott, Johannine Grammar, 2537.
(M) 13. Then Pilate saith to Him, Dost Thou not hear how many things they witness against Thee?] Mk. has: “And Pilate again was asking Him, saying, Dost Thou not answer anything? See of how many things they accuse Thee.”—ττ] see on 2:7. Mt., as often, omits Mk.’s πλν and avoids his imperf. ἐηώα
(M) 14. And He did not answer him, not even to one word; so that the governor marvelled greatly.] Mk has: “And Jesus still answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.” Mt. avoids, as usual, Mk.’s double negative, but here compensates by adding πὸ οδ ἓ ῥμ. Cf. Introduction, p. xxv; Hastings, DCG. i. p. 358.
(M) 15. And at the feast the governor was wont to release to the multitude a prisoner whom they wished.] Mk. has: “And at the feast he was releasing to them a prisoner whom they were begging off.”—εώε—ἀούι] to emphasise the fact that this was a customary concession. Mk. uses his imperfects so indiscriminately that his ἀέυνmight mean nothing more than “released” on this occasion.—κτ] is not necessarily distributive, meaning “at each feast,” so S1, though this was probably the idea in the mind of Mk., as Mt. has rightly seen.
(M) 16. And they had then a prisoner of note, named Jesus Barabbas.] Mk. has: “And one called Barabbas was bound with the rebels who had committed murder in the revolt. And the multitude went up, and began to ask (that he would do) as he was doing for them.” See Gould and Swete on Mar_15:7.
(M) 17. When, therefore, they were gathered together, Dilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you? Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Anointed ?] Mk. has: “And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?”
(M) 18. For he knew that they had delivered Him up through envy.] Mk. has: “For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him up through envy.”—ᾔε] Mt. avoids Mk.’s imperf. ἐίωκν—πρδκν Mt. avoids Mk.’s pluperfect; cf. 26:48.
19. Mt. adds here:
(P) And as he was sitting upon the judgement-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man: for I suffered much in a dream to-day on account of Him.]—κτ ὄα] only besides five times in chs. 1. 2. See on 1:20.—πλά this adverbial πλά which is common in Mk., occurs elsewhere in Mt. only twice, 13:3, 16:21, both from Mk.
(M) 20. And the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.] Mk. has: “And the chief priests moved the people that he should rather release Barabbas to them.” For the insertion of κὶο πεβτρι cf. v. 12.—τὺ ὄλυ plur. for Mk.’s sing., as often. See Introduction, p. lxxxvi.—ἔεσν for Mk.’s ἀέεσν which is late and uncommon in the sense to “incite.” Add to references in lexx. ἀαίμνι= being “incited,” Teb. Pap. 28, 20 (b.c. 114).
(M) 21. And the governor answered and said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you of the two? And they said, Barabbas.] Mt. inserts this last clause in order to bring into the narrative explicitly the answer of the people to Pilate’s question. In Mk v. 9 Pilate asks if they wish the King of the Jews to be released. No direct answer is given, but one is implied in v. 11. In v. 12 Pilate “again” asks, What is then to be done to Jesus? They answer in v. 13 that He should be crucified. In v. 14 Pilate asks a third question, Why should Jesus be crucified? In Mt. Pilate first asks whether they will have Barabbas or Christ (v. 17). In v. 21 this question is repeated in other words, and seems to be merely resumptive on the part of the editor, no answer having been given. The answer comes in the same verse. They desire Barabbas. Consequently in v. 22 Pilate asks a second question, What then is to be done with Jesus? And in v. 23 a third question, What evil had He done? The insertion of the resumptive question in v. 21 necessitates also the insertion of λγιατῖ ὁελτςin v. 22.—ἀορθὶ δ ὁἡεὼ επνατῖ] Mk. has ὁδ Πιᾶο πλνἀορθὶ ἔεε ατῖ. Mt. Omits πλνbecause he is about to repeat the governor’s first question.
(M) 22. Pilate saith to them, What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Anointed ? They all say, Let Him be crucified.] Mk. has: “What then shall I do to Him whom you call the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify Him.”
(M) 23. And he said, What evil has He done? And they the more were crying out, saying, Let Him be crucified.] Mk. has: “And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has He done? And they the more cried out, Crucify Him.”—ἔρζν Mk. has the aor. The position is generally the reverse. But in Mk. A D al 1 69 346 have ἔρζν and so probably S1.
24, 25. Mt. here interpolates two verses:
(P) 24, 25. And Pilate, seeing that he avails nothing, but that rather a tumult results, took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous man: ye shall see (to it). And all the people answered and said, His blood (be) on us and on our children.] Cf. Ev. Peter: “And no one of the Jews washed his hands, neither Herod nor any of his judges.”
(M) 26. Then he released Barabbas to them; but he scourged Jesus, and delivered Him to be crucified.] Mk. has: “And Pilate, being willing to content the multitude, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, when he had scourged Him, to be crucified.—τνδ] So Lk. Mk. has κί Mt. substitutes δ, as often.
16, 17. S1 1* 118 209* add Ἰσῦ before Βρβᾶ in v. 16, and Ἰσῦ τνbefore Βρβᾶ in v. 17. For the reading, see Burkitt’s excellent note, Evangelion Da Mephkarreshe, ii. 277. The reading was known to Origen, who says that it was not found in many copies, forsitan recte ut ne nomen Jesu conveniat alicui in iniquorum Origen’s negative testimony, that it was found in some copies, and his unwillingness to accept it, is almost decisive proof in favour of its genuineness. It is accepted by Burkitt, Zahn, Merx. But see WH.
27-56. From Mar_15:16-41.Mar_15:16-20a is omitted by Lk.
(M) 27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Præ and gathered to Him all the band.] Mk. has: “And the soldiers led Him away within the court which is the Praetorium, and call together all the band.—ττ] see on 2:7.—εςτ πατρο] Mt. dovetails, as often, a twofold phrase of Mk.’s; cf. Introduction, p. xxv. Mk. has “within the court which is the Præ”; “within” as opposed to the space outside the palace where the tribunal was set up, v. 19.—αλς i.e. the court in the palace of Herod which was used as the Præ or residence of the governor when he was at Jerusalem; cf. Sanday, Sacred Sites, pp. 55 ff.—σνγγν avoiding, as often, Mk.’s hist. pres.
(M) 28. And they stripped Him, and put round Him a scarlet cloke.] Mk. has: “And they put on Him a purple robe, and put round Him.” The “scourging” of v. 26 has already implied stripping. In Mk. the κὶπρτθαι has as object the crown of thorns. Mt. seems to have supposed that both verbs referred to the robe. πρτθμ may be used of either object. For σἐαο, cf. Eur. Med. 984, and for χαύα Sapph. 68. We should expect Mt. to omit one verb; cf. Introduction, p. xxiv.1 But instead he converts ἐδδσενinto ἐδενunobservant of the fact that the action implied in this verb was unnecessary. He avoids as usual Mk.’s hist. presents. —χαύακκίη] The chlamys was generally a military garment, but was worn also by kings. Mk. has πρύα
(M) 29. And they wove a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand: and kneeling down before Him, they mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!] Mk. has: “—having woven a crown of thorns, and began to salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews.”—βσλῦ see Moulton, p. 71.2
Mt., having transferred Mk.’s πρτθαι to the previous clause, is obliged to insert a conjunction κίand a new verb ἐέηα, and adds ἐὶτςκφλςατῦ He inserts also κὶκλμνἐ τ δξᾷατῦ taking the “reed” from Mk v. 19, where it seems pointless and out of place. The κὶγνπτσνε ἔποθνατῦἐέαξνατ is also anticipated from Mk 19 κὶτθνε τ γντ ποεύονατ. Mt. substitutes γνπτσνε cf. 17:14; Mar_1:40, Mar_10:17, and changes ποεύονinto the ἐέαξνof Mk v. 20.
(M) 30. And they spat upon Him, and took the reed, and beat upon His head.] Mk. has: “And they beat His head with a reed, and were spitting on Him.”—ἐπύατς Mt. avoids Mk.’s imperfect, as often.
(M) 31. And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the cloke, and put His own garments on Him.] so Mk., with πρύαas in v. 17 for χαύα
(M) And they led Him away to crucify Him.] Mk. has: “And they lead Him out in order that they may crucify Him.”—ἀήαο] avoiding, as often, Mk.’s hist. pres. Lk. also has ἀήαο.
(M) 32. And as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, by name Simon: him they impressed, that he might bear His cross.] Mk. has: “And they impress a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he may bear His cross.”—ἠγρυα] see on 5:41. Mt. avoids, as often, Mk.’s hist. pres. Mt. omits ἐχμννἀʼἀρῦ=“coming from work”; cf. Berakhoth 4b, perhaps because work would not have been possible on the first day of Unleavened Bread. See on p. 272. He also omits “the father of Alexander and Rufus”; cf. Introduction, p. xxxvi.—ἵαἄῃτνσαρνατῦ cf. Artem. Oneir. ii. 56: ὁμλω ατ ποηοσα πόεο ατνβσάε, and note on 10:38.
(M) 33. And they came to a place called Golgotha, that is (a place) called Skull-place.] Mk. has: “And they bring Him to the Golgotha-place, that is being interpreted ‘skull’-place.”—ἐθνε] avoiding, as often, Mk.’s hist. pres. Lk. also has ἦθν—Γλοᾶ is the Aramaic גלות=“a skull.” For the dropping of the second ל cf. Dalm. Gram. 2 p. 166.
(M) 34. And gave Him to drink wine mixed with gall: and He tasted, and would not drink.] Mk. has: “And they were giving Him drugged wine: and He did not take it.”—ἔωα] aor. for Mk.’s imperf., as often.—οννμτ χλςμμγέο] for Mk.’s ἐμριμννονν probably with reference to Psa_68:22 ἔωα—χλν κὶὄο, and perhaps to avoid Mk.’s rare συνζι.—ονν A N al have ὄο; ff omits. ὄο is a further assimilation to the LXX.
(M) 35. And they crucified Him, and divided His garments by casting lot.] Mk. has: “And they crucify Him, and divide His garments, casting lot over them (to determine) what each should take.”—σαρσνε—δεείατ] avoiding, as often, Mk.’s hist. presents. For δεείατ, cf. Ps 21:19.
(M) 36. And sitting down they guarded Him there.] Mk. has: “And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.” But for ἐτύωα, D ff2 k n have ἐύασν Mt. seems to have had this in his text of Mk. Mt. seems to have wished to avoid Mk.’s difficult third hour; cf. Joh_19:14.—ἐε] Lk. also has this.
(M) 37. And they placed above His head His accusation written, This is Jesus the King of the Jews.] Mk. has: “And the inscription of His accusation was written, The King of the Jews.”—οτς Lk. also adds this.
(M) 38. Then are crucified with Him two robbers, one at the right hand, and one at the left.] Mk. has: “And they crucify with Him two robbers, one at (His) right hand, and one at His left.”—σαρῦτι hist. pres., contrary to Mt.’s custom. Passive for active, see Introduction, p. xxiii.
(M) 39. And the passers-by were blaspheming Him, shaking their heads.] so Mk. Cf. Lam_2:15.
(M) 40. And saying, Thou destroyer of the temple, and builder (of it) in three days, save Thyself. If Thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.] Mk. has: “Ah, Thou destroyer of the Temple, and builder of it in three days, save Thyself by coming down from the cross.”—ὁκτλω] See Moulton, p. 127, who translates “you would-be destroyer” —ε υὸ ε τῦθο] Lk. also has ε οτςἐτνὁΧιτςτῦθο.
(M) 41. Likewise also the chief priests mocking with the scribes and elders, said.] Mk. has: “Likewise also the chief priests mocking to one another with the scribes, said.” For the insertion of κὶπεβτρν cf. vv. 12, 20.
(M) 42. Others He saved; Himself He cannot save. He is Israels king. Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe upon Him.] Mk. has: “Others He saved; Himself lie cannot save. Let the Anointed, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.”—πσεσμν Mk. has two verbs; cf. Introduction, p. xxv.
Mt. here adds:
(M) 43. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He desires Him: for He said, I am the Son of God.] The first clause is similar to Psa_21:9 ἠπσνἐὶκρο ρυάθ ατν—ὅιθλιατν The second is an allusion to Wis 2:18 ε γρἐτνὁδκιςυὸ θο—ῤστιατν The verse is probably clue to the editor.
(M) 44. Likewise also the robbers who were crucified with Him, were reviling Him.] Mk. has: “And they who were being crucified with Him, were reviling Him.”
(M) 45. And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.] Mk. has: “And when it was the sixth hour, there was darkness over the whole land unto the ninth hour.”—γ] may mean “earth”; so in Mar_13:27, Mar_13:31 (where, however, the contrast with heaven requires it) 2:10. But here there is nothing to suggest that it means more than “land of Israel”; cf. Ev. Peter 5, σόο κτσεπσντνἸυαα, and Exo_10:22 ἐέεοσόο ἐὶπσνγνΑγπο.
(M) 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus called out in a loud voice, saying, Elei, Elei, lema Sabaqthani? that is, My God, My God, why didst Thou forsake Me?] Mk. has: “And at the ninth hour Jesus called out in a loud voice, Eloï Eloï lama Sabaqthani, which is being interpreted, My God, My God, why didst Thow forsake Me?”—ἠε] Mt. hebraises Mk.’s ἐω with reference to Psa_22:1. Ἐω is the Aramaic אלהיthe ωfor αbeing due to the influence of the Hebrew אלהי see Dalm. Gram2 p 156. Mk.’s λμ (B D) also shows reminiscence of the Hebrew. Mt. and Mk. (אC L) have the Aramaic λμ; see Dalm. p. 221.—σβχαε] is the Aramaic שקנ. The ε, as in ῥβε, is to be pronounced ē see Dalm. p. 147, Anm. 4.Psa_22:1 runs איאילהעבנ. The words as uttered in Aramaic would be אה אה לאשקנ. Mk. has slightly Hebraised in ἐω, Mt. entirely in ἠε, Mk. also in λμ. D in Mk. has ζφάε, which may be a further assimilation to the Hebrew, and represent עבנ, since D seems to assimilate the whole verse to the Hebrew reading, ἠὶἠὶλμ ζφάι Lk. omits the whole verse.—θε Mk. has ὁθό. For the vocative case, see Blass, p. 87. Psa_21:2 has ὁθό ὁθό μυἴατ ἐκτλπςμ. Mk. has ὁθό μυὁθό μυεςτ. Mt. θέμυθέμυἵατ. Mt. assimilates Mk.’s εςτ to the LXX.—ἐκτλπς D in Mk. has ὠεδσς probably to soften the harshness of the idea of Christ’s entire abandonment by God.
(M) 47. And some of those who stood there heard, and said that He calls Elias] Mk. has: “And certain of the bystanders heard, and said, Lo, He calls Elias.” Mt.’s change of Mk.’s ἐω into the Hebrew ἠε may be due to the fact that the latter sounds more like Elias than the former in Greek, though not in Hebrew. The bystanders were probably Jews. אה = my God, might be intentionally perverted into איּ= Elijah, by a Jew. See Gould.
(M) 48. And immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink.] Mk. has: “And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink.”—κὶεθω δαώ Mk.has δαω δ τς We should expect the position to be reversed. D has κὶδαὼ εςκὶπήα in Mk. Mt. probably had this in his copy of Mk.—πήα τ] Mk. never has τ. It occurs again in Mat_22:10, Mat_28:12. Mk.’s τςorεςis vague. Was it one of the guards, or a Jewish onlooker? The latter is not impossible. Mt., by adding ἐ ατν probably interprets of the Jewish bystanders.
(M) 49. And the rest said, Stay, let us see whether Elias is coming to save Him.] Mk. has: “Saying, Let us see whether Elias is coming to take Him down.” In Mk. it is the offerer of the vinegar who, as he gave the Lord to drink, said, “Let us see,” etc. But Mt. infers from the plural ἴωε that it was not the offerer of the vinegar, but the bystanders who said, “Let us see.” He therefore substitutes for λγν ο δ λιο επν changes Ἀεεinto ἄε “And the rest said, Stay” (i.e. “do not relieve Him”), and changes κθλῖ ατνinto σσν “Let us see if Elias will come to His assistance.” For Mk.’s ἄεεἴωε, cf. Mat_7:4.—σσν For the rare fut. part., see Blass, p. 37. See also Moulton, p. 356 n.
(M) 50. And Jesus, again having cried with a loud voice, gave up the spirit]. Mk. has: “And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.”—κάα] Mk. has ἀες Mt. takes this verb, and adding τ πεμ, substitutes it for Mk.’s ἐένυε, possibly to emphasise the voluntariness of Christ’s death; cf. Joh_19:30. For ἀινιτ πεμ, cf. ἀινιτνψχν Gen_35:18. For ἀινιφνν cf. Gen_45:2.
(M) 51. And behold the veil of the Temple was rent from the top to the bottom into two.] Mk. has: “And the veil of the Temple was rent into two from the top to the bottom.”—ἰο See on 1:20.— τ κτπτσατῦνο] Jerome says that the Gospel according to the Hebrews had superliminare for κτπτσα“In Evangelio cujus sæ fecimus mentionem superliminare templi infinitæmagnitudinis fractum esse atque divisum legimus,” In loc. “In Evangelio autem quod Hebraicis literis scriptum est legimus non velum templi scissum sed superliminare templi miræmagnitudinis corruisse,” Ep. 120. 8. Jos. Wars, vi. 299, records, amongst other portents that preceded the fall of Jerusalem, the following: “At that feast which we call Pentecost …the priests felt a quaking, and heard a great noise; and after that heard a sound as of a great multitude, saying, ‘Let us depart hence.’” In B. Joma 39b it is said that, amongst other signs which happened forty years before the destruction of the Temple, “the doors of the Temple opened of themselves until Rabbi Jochanan ben Zaccai rebuked them, saying, ‘O Temple, Temple ! Why troublest thou thyself? I know that thy end is near.”’ Zahn may be right in suggesting that all these accounts are reminiscences of an event that happened at the porch of the Temple at the period of the crucifixion. A cleavage in the masonry of the porch, which rent the outer veil and left the Holy Place open to view, would account for the language of the Gospels, of Josephus, and of the Talmud.
Mt. here adds:
(P) 52, 53. And the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent; and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep arose, and came out of the tombs after His resurrection; and entered into the Holy City, and were made manifest to many.] The passage probably comes from Mt.’s cycle of Palestinian traditions. The cause of the rending of the veil was an earthquake, which also exposed the bodies of the dead by laying bare their graves. These dead saints, whose rest was so rudely shattered, appeared to many in the city. Mt. adds this account to the Marcan record, but interpolates a clause which is inconsistent with the obvious meaning of the tradition. If Christ was the first-fruits of them that slept, how could His resurrection have been preceded by that of these saints? Under the influence of some such idea the editor adds the caution, “after His resurrection.” Or had his authority, “After their resurrection”; and did he by mistake or purposely alter “their” to “His”?—ἔεσς occurs only here in N.T.—τνἁίνπλν cf. 4:5.—ἐεαίθσν only here in Mt. On the verb as signifying a visible manifestation, see Abbott, Johannine Vocabulary, 1716 n. Cf. Buddhist and Christian Gospels, p. 189: “When the Lord entered into Nirvana, a great earthquake, terrific and tremendous, accompanied His entry into Nirvana.”
(M) 54. And the centurion, and they who were guarding Jesus with him, when they saw the earthquake, and the things which happened, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was a Son of God.] Mk. has: “And the centurion, who stood by over against Him, seeing that He so expired, said, Truly this man was a Son of God.”—ἐαότρο] Mk. has κνυίν(also vv. 44, 45), which does not occur elsewhere in the N.T. ἑαότρο (η) occurs some twenty-two times in the LXX. Lk. also has ἐαοτρη, and τ γνμνν= Mt.’s τ γνμν.—κὶο μτ ατῦ κτλ Mt. seems to have regarded Mk.’s ὁπρσηὼ ἐ ἐατα ατῦas an unnecessary tautology, and to have substituted “and those who,” etc.—ἰότςτνσιμν Mk. has: ὄιοτςἐένυε (D: οτςατνκάατ, referring the οτςto the “loud cry”). Mt. links on to his interpolated verses by substituting τνσιμνκὶτ γνμν —θο υὸ] The centurion, who may well have known that Jesus was popularly understood to claim to be the Son of God, expresses his conviction that the circumstance of His death pointed to the reality of the claim.
(M) 55. And there were there many women beholding from far off, who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him.] Mk. has: “And there were also women beholding from far off,—who when He was in Galilee were following Him and ministering to Him,—and many others who came up with Him to Jerusalem.” Mt. condenses Mk.’s prolix account, apparently omitting the last clause, but really incorporating it by inserting πλα after γνῖε, and substituting ἀόfor ἐ, and ατνςfor α.—ἠοοθσν Aor., as often, for Mk.’s imperfect.—ἀὸτςΓλλίς So Lk.
(M) 56. Amongst whom were Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.] Mk. has: “Amongst whom were Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James the little and of Joses, and Salome.” The Sinaitic Syriac renders in both Gospels, “Mary the daughter of James”; and so Wellhausen. Mt. apparently identified Salome as the wife of Zebedee.
(M) 57. And when it was evening, there came a rich man of Arimathæ named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.] Mk. has: “And when it was now evening, since it was the preparation, i.e. the Friday, there came Joseph of Arimathæ a wealthy councillor, who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God.”—ὀίςδ] for κὶὀίς as often. Mt. omits Mk.’s note of time. The ἐε ἦ πρσεήin Mk.’s source probably referred to the eve of the Passover and of the Sabbath, which in this year probably coincided. Mk., who has identified the last supper with the Passover meal, omits very probably a reference to the Passover, and defines πρσεήas being the day before the Sabbath. Joh_19:14 is aware that the day of crucifixion was the eve of the Passover, πρσεὴτῦπσα See p. 271.—ποσο] for Mk.’s εσήω βυετς Mt. may have had in mind Isa_53:9 κὶτύ ποσοςἀτ τῦθντυ—ἐαηεθ] see on 13:52.— τὔοα Lk. also has ὀόαι See Hastings, DCG. i. p. 902.
(M) 58. He came to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given.] Mk. has: “Having dared, he went in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus; and Pilate wondered whether He were already dead; and having called the centurion, asked him whether He were already dead. And having ascertained it from the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.” Mt. and Lk. seem to have preferred to omit Pilate’s doubt about Christ’s death, and to have consciously avoided Mk.’s (v. 45) πῶα Lk. also has οτςποεθν
(M) 59. And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.] Mk. has: “And he bought a linen cloth, and taking Him down, he swathed Him in the linen cloth.” Mt. omits the purchase of the cloth, cf. p. 272, and adds κθρ.—ἐεύιε Mk. has ἐελσν Lk. agrees with Mt. Cf. Abbott (Corrections of Mark, 520 f.; Johannine Vocabulary, 1866, Additional Note), who gives examples of the rare word ἐτλσεν
(M) 60. And laid it in his new tomb, which he hewed out in the rock: and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, departed.] Mk. has: “And placed Him in a tomb, which was hewn out of rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.” Mt. adds κιῷ i.e. “unused.” For the custom of using a great roll-stone like a millstone to close the entrance of the graves of wealthy men, see the interesting note and illustrations of Merx on Luk_22:52-54.
(M) 61. And there were there Mary of Magdala, and the other Mary, sitting over against the tomb.] Mk. has: “And Mary of Magdala and Mary (mother) of Joses were seeing where He was laid.”—ἡἄλ M.] cf. v. 56. Mk. has ΜραἡἸστς which Wellhausen translates “the daughter of Joses.” For Mt.’s insertion of ἐε, cf. v. 55.
46. ἡε, ἡε or ἡί most MSS S1 latt. ἐωί א אand B assimilate to Mk.
λμ] אB L 33 ff1 g1; λμ, A K al f q; λμ (so in Mk. B D) D I b h. Both in Mt. and Mk. λμ is best attested. Mt. seems to have hebraised in ἠε. D in both Gospels hebraises the whole clause.
49. At the end of this verse the words: ἄλςδ λβνλγη ἔυε ατῦτνπερνκὶὲῆθνὔω κὶαμ, are added by אB C L U Γ54 8 67 115 127 *. The words seem to be a gloss derived from Joh_19:34 inserted by someone whose memory was recalled to Joh_19:34 by the εςὲ ατνof the last verse. In spite of their strong attestation, the fact that the next verse begins with ὁδ Ἰσῦ πλνκάα, and the contradiction, in fact, between the statement made by the verse as here placed and the Fourth Gospel, has served to check the transmission of the words by later copyists. The clause is omitted by A D α S1 latt.
52. τνἁίν S1 has “the righteous” = τνδκίν
56. ἡτῦἸκβυκὶἸσφμτρ S1 has: “daughter of James and mother of Joseph”; and so in Mar_15:40 “daughter of James the little, the mother of Joseph,” and Mar_15:47 “the daughter of James.” In the latter place Ἰστςor Ἰσφis the reading of most MSS. D ff2 n q and S1 have “of james.” It seems clear, however, that in Mar_15:40, Mk. intended to describe Mary as“the mother of James and Joseph.” In v. 47 he writes the ambiguous ὴἹστς which to a Semitic translator would naturally suggest “daughter of Joses.” Yet Mk. himself can hardly have intended to suggest a different Mary from her of v. 40, and his slovenly ἡἸστςmust be taken to mean “mother of Joses.” S1, translating daughter in accordance with Semitic usage, has seen the difficulty of describing this Mary in v. 40 as “mother” and in v. 47 as “daughter” of Joses, and has therefore assimilated to v. 40 by substituting “James” for “Joseph” to v. 47. D and the Latin versions have apparently been influenced by the Syriac in this substitution, or may have made the change independently to assimilate to v. 40.
62-66. Mt. here inserts vv. 62-66.
(P) And on the morrow, which is after the Preparation, there were gathered together the chief priests and the Pharisees to Pilate, saying, Lord, we remembered that that deceiver said, whilst yet alive, After three days I rise again. Command therefore that the grave be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come and steal Him, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last deception shall be worse than the first. Pilate said to them, Take a guard: go, make as secure as you can. And they went, and secured the grave (having sealed the stone) with the guard.]—τ δ ἐαρο ἥι ἐτ μτ τνπρσεή] is a very paraphrastic expression for “the morrow.” According to Mt.’s reckoning, this would be the Sabbath, since the crucifixion took place on the Friday following the Passover. Why does he not say simply “on the morrow” or “on the Sabbath”? He may have omitted Mk.’s note of time (15:42), because he felt that Mk.’s ἐε was inexplicable. The burial with the prior arrangements can hardly have been completed before the Sabbath entered, and “since it was the preparation” seems therefore to be unmotived. He may also have felt that the action of the authorities in effecting the sealing and guarding of the grave was an unlikely course for them to have taken on the Sabbath, and to have avoided therefore the direct “on the Sabbath.” But having written “on the morrow,” he seems to have been unwilling to omit altogether Mk.’s definition of time in 15:42, and to have added “which is after the Sabbath” by way of compensation. For a similar case, where, after omitting a clause from Mk. he inserts it later in his narrative, cf. οδνἀερντ, 27:12.— ο Φρσῖι See Introduction, pp. lxxviii f.
μτ τεςἡέα.] Since Mt. corrects this phrase where it occurs in Mk. into τ τίῃἡέᾳ see on 16:21, it is strange to find it here.
κυτδα a Latin word. It occurs in a letter from Alexandria of a.d. 22, Ox. Pap. ii. ccxciv, l. 20, of certain people who were ἐ κσωεα= “in prison.”
64. ο μθτὶ(ατῦ add νκό, F G al S1. Om. אA B D al latt.
M the Second Gospel.
P Palestinian traditions.
Jos. Josephus.
O quotations from the Old Testament borrowed from a collection of Messianic prophecies. See pp.61 f.
LXX. The Septuagint Version.
Targ. Targum.
DCG. Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels.
L the Matthæ Logia.
S Syriac version: Sinaitic MS.
al i.e. with other uncial MSS.
E editorial passages.
Teb. Pap. Tebtunis Papyri.
WH. Westcott and Hort.
1 However, א B D 157 a b c ff 2 q S1 do omit πρέηα ατ, and have κὶἑέυα for κὶἑδσνε This may be the original text.
2 אA L have ὁβσλύ = ”Hail you ‘King’” (Moulton).
Dalm. Dalman.
B. Babylonian Talmud.
1 Add to reff. On 4:5, Isa_48:2, Isa_52:1, and cf. ἠἱρ πλςPhilo, De Somniis, 37 (i. 691), ἠιρπλςLegatio ad Caium, 36 (ii. 587), 38 (ii. 590), 43 (ii. 596).
latt. Manuscripts of the Old Latin Version.
Ox. Pap. Oxyrhynchus Papyri.