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35. ῥομφαία. Probably a broad Thracian lance (framea). The word only occurs elsewhere in the New Testament in Rev 1:16, &c., but it is used in the LXX[65], as in Zec 13:7, “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd.” Almost from the very birth of Christ the sword began to pierce the soul of the ‘Mater Dolorosa;’ and what tongue can describe the weight of mysterious anguish which she felt as she watched the hatred and persecution which followed Jesus and saw Him die on the cross amid the execrations of all classes of those whom He came to save?
[65] LXX. Septuagint.
ὅπως ἂν, ut forte. The result is regarded as depending on circumstances. The idiom is rare in the N.T., only occurring in Act 3:19; Act 15:17; Rom 3:4.
ἀποκαλυφθῶσιν ἐκ πολλῶν καρδιῶν διαλογισμοί. ‘That reasonings out of many hearts may be revealed.’ The word διαλογισμοὶ generally has a bad sense as in Luk 5:22; Mat 15:19; Rom 1:21. Hence there is no reason for the addition of πονηροὶ in א. By way of comment see the reasonings of the Jews in Joh 9:16 : 1Co 9:19; 1Jn 2:19.