Mateus 22

Mateus 22

Lenski - Each found more satisfaction in these possessions than in accepting the king’s grace and favor offered at this son’s wedding. This class is found among the Jews as well as among men of all ages. They prefer the earthly to the heavenly, the transient to the eternal. They always treat the divine call with indifference; they always “go away.” Because they are so numerous Jesus spoke a special parable about them, Luke 14:16–24+.(Lenski interpretation of st. matthew's gospel page 849) Behold (2400) idou is the second person singular aorist middle imperative of eidon which means to see, perceive, look at. In the NT idou is used as a demonstrative particle that draws attention to what follows. Idou in the middle voice means "you yourself look, see, perceive!" The aorist imperative is a command emphasizing "Do it now! Don't delay!"