Verse 30
answering = taking him up. Greek. hupolambano. Used only by Luke, here, Luke 7:43 .Acts 1:9 ; Acts 2:15 , and in this sense only here = taking [the ground] from under him.
man. Greek. anthropos. App-123 .
down . In more senses than one. The road was a steep descent. Compare Luke 19:28 .
thieves = robbers, or brigands, as in Matthew 26:55 .John 18:40 . See notes there.
stripped , &c. Not of his raiment only, but of all he had.
wounded = inflicted wounds.
departed = went off. leaving him. Supply, with the force of the verb tunchano = leaving him [for all they cared] half dead.
half dead. Greek. hemithanes. Occurs only here in N.T.
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