Luke 10:35

Luk 10:35. Δύο δήναρια, two denarii) twenty asses. He might be able to return in two days: the expense of one day would be a denarius.—ἐπανέρχεσθαι, to return) On the way from Jerusalem, through Jericho, to Samaria.

Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Luk_10:35-36. Ἐπί] as in Mar_15:1; Act_3:1 : towards the morrow, when it was about to dawn.

ἐξελθών] out of the inn. He gave the money to the landlord outside (past participle). The small amount, however, that he gave him presupposes the thought of a very early return.

ἐκβαλών] a vivid picture; out of his purse. Comp. Mat_13:52.

προσδαπαν.] thou shalt have expended in addition thereto, besides; Lucian, Ep. Sat. xxxix.; Corp. inscr. 108, 8.

ἐγώ] with emphasis; the unfortunate man was not to have the claim made on him.

ἐπανέρχεσθαι] signifies reditum in eum ipsum locum, Tittmann, Synon. p. 232. Very frequently in use in the classical writers.

γεγονέναι] to have become by what he had done. On γίνεσθαι, in the sense of se praestare, see Kühner, ad Xen. Anab. i. 7. 4. Flacius, Clav. II. p. 330, well says: omnes quidem tres erant jure, sed unicus facto aut officio.

τοῦ ἐμπεσ. εἰς τ. λ.] who fell among the thieves. See Sturz, Lex. Xen. II. p. 153 Bernhardy, p. 329.

Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Luk 10:35 . ἐκβαλὼν , casting out (of his girdle or purse). δύο δην ., two “pence,” small sum, but enough for the present; will pay whatever more is needed; known in the inn, and known as a trusty man to the innkeeper ( τῷ πανδοκεῖ ). ὅτι ἂν , etc.: the speech of a man who in turn trusts the host, and has no fear of being overcharged in the bill for the wounded man. ἐγὼ : with a slight emphasis which means: you know me. ἐπανέρχεσθαι : he expects to return to the place on his business, a regular customer at that inn. This verb, as well as προσδαπανάω , is used here only in N. T.

The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

two pence--equal to two day's wages of a laborer, and enough for several days' support.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Verse 35. Two pence] Two denarii, about fifteen pence, English; and which, probably, were at that time of ten times more value there than so much is with us now.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

(35) Two pence—i.e., two denarii, according to Mat_20:2 the average wages of a labourer for two days; or, taking the estimate of Mar_6:37, enough for a meal of twenty-five men. It was therefore a sufficient and liberal provision for all probable contingencies. This, however, was not, in the Samaritan’s judgment, enough, and he gave a carte blanche for whatever else might be required.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

35. took out] Literally, “throwing out” of his girdle.

two pence] i.e. two denarii; enough to pay for the man for some days. The Parable lends itself to the broader meaning which sees the state of mankind wounded by evil passions and spiritual enemies; left unhelped by systems of sacrifice and ceremonial (Gal_3:21); pitied and redeemed by Christ (Isa_61:1), and left to be provided for until His return by spiritual ministrations in the Church. But to see in the “two pence” any specific allusion to the Old and New Testaments, or to ‘the two sacraments,’ is to push to extravagance the elaboration of details.

to the host] The word occurs here only in the N. T., and the fact that in the Talmud the Greek word for ‘an inn with a host’ is adopted, seems to shew that the institution had come in with Greek customs. In earlier and simpler days the open hospitality of the East excluded the necessity for anything but ordinary khans.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Which now of these three,.... The priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan,

thinkest thou, was neighbour to him that fell among the thieves? the priest and Levite that passed by, and took no notice of him, and gave him no relief, neither by words nor actions; or the Samaritan, that did all the above kind and generous things to him?

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35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

Ver. 35. Two pence] The Old and New Testament, say Optatus and Ambrose.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Two pence - About 27 cents, or 1 shilling, 2d. This may seem a small sum, but we are to remember that that sum was probably ten times as valuable then as now - that is, that it would purchase ten times as much food and the common necessaries of life as the same sum would now. Besides, it is probable that all the man wanted was “attention” and kindness, and for all these it was the purpose of the Samaritan to pay when he returned.

The host - The innkeeper.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

35. Two pence—Which, being the amount of the wages of a labourer for two days, was more than as many dollars’ worth in our time.

Take care of him—The inns of the ancients supplied nothing but room and lodging, it being expected that the traveller carried his own supplies.

I will repay—He asked no aid in his charity, as if the doing of good was his own business and its own reward.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

pence

The Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which at five shillings the ounce is seven pence half penny, or 15 cents.

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35. ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον. Towards the morning. The Samaritan would, like all oriental travellers, start with the actual dawn. Comp. ἐπὶ τὸ πρωΐ, Mar 15:1; ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς, Act 3:1.

ἐκβαλών. Literally, “throwing out” of his girdle.

δύο δηνάρια. i.e. two denarii; enough to pay for the man for some days. The Parable lends itself to the broader meaning, which sees the state of mankind wounded by evil passions and spiritual enemies; left unhelped by systems of sacrifice and ceremonial (Gal 3:21); pitied and redeemed by Christ (Isa 61:1), and left to be provided for until His return by spiritual ministrations in the Church. But to see in the “two pence” any specific allusion to the Old and New Testaments, or to ‘the two sacraments,’ or to see in ‘the beast of burden’ Christ’s body, and in the ‘landlord’ the Bishop, is to push to extravagance the elaboration of details.

τῷ πανδοχεῖ. The word occurs here only in the N.T., and the fact that in the Talmud the Greek word for ‘an inn with a host’ is adopted, seems to shew that the institution had come in with Greek customs. In earlier and simpler days the open hospitality of the East excluded the necessity for anything but ordinary khans.

ἐγώ. The expression of the ἐγώ and its emphatic position shew that it is meant to imply ‘come exclusively to me for payment. Do not trouble this poor wounded traveller who has lost his all.’ There is therefore in the word a deep theological significance. Our wounded Humanity can offer nothing of its own to God.

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35. ἐπὶ τὴν αὒριον . “Towards the morrow,” as Act 4:5 and ἐπὶ τὴς ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς (Act 3:1). Syr-Sin. has “at the dawn of the day.” In Mar 15:1 some texts read ἐπὶ τὸ πρωί. This use of ὲπί is rare. Comp. ὲπί τὴν ἔω (Thuc. ii. 84, 2). The ἐξελθών after αὔριον (A C is not likely to be genuine; but it would mean that he went outside before giving the money, to avoid beine seen by the wounded man. א B D L X Ξ and most Versions omit.

ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια . The verb does not necessarily imply any violence: “having put out, drawn out,” from his girdle; not “flung out”; comp. 6:42; Mat 12:35, Mat 13:5. The two denarii would be more than four shillings, although in weight of silver much less than two shillings. See on 7:41.

προσδαπανήσῃς “Spend in addition” to the two denarii. Luc. Ep. Saturn. 39. From the Vulg. supererogaveris comes the technical expression opera supererogationis.

ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με. The ἐγώ is very emphatic: “I, and not the wounded man, am responsible for payment.” Note the pres. infin. “While I am returning, in the course of my return journey”: see on 3:21. The verb occurs elsewhere in N.T. only 19:15, but is classical and not rare in LXX.

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Two pence. About thirty - five cents. See on Mt 20:2.

I will repay. The I is expressed [εγω] , and is emphatic. Trouble him not for the reckoning; I will repay.

Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.