14.
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A great multitude, and the scribes. Would this be
likely at the foot of Mt. Hermon?
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17.
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One of the multitude. Luke's word suggests a man of
importance.
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19.
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Faithless generation. Consider Phil 2:15;
Ads.2:40; Ps.78:8; Dt. 32:5 LXX; as well as Num.14:27.
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20.
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Probably means: and when he (Jesus) saw him, and not as
RSV.
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21.
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He asked his father. For a similar apparently callous
delay, see Mk.5:35.
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22.
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If thou canst do anything. In 1:40 the leper said: "If
you want to..."
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23.
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All things. A lovely contrast with 'any thing' (v.
22)
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24.
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My unbelief. Could this be a confession that hitherto
he had been a worldly irreligious man, not taking his Jewish religion seriously,
and therefore not deserving of help?
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25.
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Deaf and dumb spirit. Zacharias was made deaf and dumb
by the angel Gabriel! See Study 30.
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26.
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This seems to describe another fit following on that in
v.20.
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