Lucas 23
Thomas Constable · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 23
Constable has an interesting thought on Herod's "verdict" - Pilate also announced that Herod's verdict agreed with his own. Herod was a recognized authority on Jewish affairs that Pilate's hearers probably respected more than they did Pilate since Herod was Semitic. Both men agreed that Jesus had done nothing worthy of death. Behold - Pilate uses behold in an attempt to garner the attention of the Jews. He is saying "Look! Jesus does not deserve death!"
Lucas 23
Constable writes that "The torn veil was a Jewish testimony to Jesus' identity, and the centurion's confession was a Gentile testimony to the same thing. Taken together they provide a double witness that Jesus was the Son of God (Mk 15:39)." Praising is the verb doxazo which means this pagan soldier was so moved that he began giving glory and honor to God and in the imperfect tense he was doing so again and again. Crawford notes that ""He glorified (doxazo) God" is an expression that can be traced through this Gospel, but it only once in Mark and four times in Matthew. The nine occurrences in Luke are 2:20; 4:15; 5:25, 26; 7:16; 13:13; 17:15; 18:43; 23:47."