13 The word "Boy" is here used because it, like its Greek equivalent,
may be used both of a child and a servant. The common version renders
it _ servant_, _ child _ and _ son_. Each of these, however, better
represents another Greek word, and all fail to give the dual meaning
which this word seems t... [ Continue Reading ]
5 This was the supreme spiritual judiciary in Israel. It comprised the
heads of the twenty-four courses of priests, the scribes, and elders,
said to have been in all seventy-one. The names of the chief priest
and his immediate associates are mentioned for their official weight.
Christ admitted their... [ Continue Reading ]
30 The timid opposition of the Sanhedrin is in contrast to the
boldness of those who proclaimed the evangel. God manifested Himself
by miraculous interventions, and the powers of the kingdom abounded.
32 The laws concerning property were so different in Israel from
anything with which we are acquai... [ Continue Reading ]