SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:33
y fui descolgado del muro por una ventana, y escap de sus manos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 11:33
Verse 33. Through a window in a basket] Probably the house was situated on the wall of the city. See the notes on this history, Acts ix. 23-25. IN ver. 2 of this chapter the apostle most evidently alludes to the history of the temptation, and fall of Adam and Eve, as related in Gen. iii. 1, &c.; and which fall is there attributed to the agency of a being called jn nachash, here, and in other places, translated ofiv, serpent. In my notes on Genesis I have given many, and, as I judge, solid reasons, why the word cannot be understood literally of a serpent of any kind; and that most probably a creature of the simia or ape genus was employed by the devil on this occasion. The arguments on this subject appeared to me to be corroborated by innumerable probabilities; but I left the conjecture afloat, (for I did not give it a more decisive name,) and placed it in the hands of my readers to adopt, reject, or amend, as their judgments might direct them. To several this sentiment appeared a monstrous heresy! and speedily the old serpent had a host of defenders.
The very modest opinion, or conjecture, was controverted by some who were both gentlemen and scholars, and by several who were neither; by some who could not affect candour because they had not even the appearance of it, but would affect learning because they wished to be reputed wise. What reason and argument failed to produce they would supply with ridicule; and as monkey was a convenient term for this purpose, they attributed it to him who had never used it. What is the result? They no doubt believe that they have established their system; and their arguments are to them conclusive. They have my full consent; but I think it right to state that I have neither seen nor heard of any thing that has the least tendency to weaken my conjecture, or produce the slightest wavering in my opinion. Indeed their arguments, and mode of managing them, have produced a very different effect on my mind to what they designed. I am now more firmly persuaded of the probability of my hypothesis than ever. I shall, however, leave the subject as it is: I never proposed it as an article of faith; I press it on no man. I could fortify it with many additional arguments if I judged it proper; for its probability appears to me as strong as the utter improbability of the common opinion, to defend which its abettors have descended to insupportable conjectures, of which infidels have availed themselves, to the discredit of the sacred writings. To those who choose to be wise and witty, and wish to provoke a controversy, this is my answer: I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, while I leave it and come DOWN to YOU? Neh. vi. 3.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 33. And through a window in a basket was I let down , etc..] The house in which he was, like Rahab's, was built upon the wall of the city, and as she let down the spies by a cord through the window, and as David was by Michal; so the apostle was let down by the brethren with cords, as Jeremiah was, ( Jeremiah 38:6) where the Septuagint use the same word as here, through a window; which, as the Arabic version reads it, was in the wall; or he was let down by the wall side, in a basket or net; so sarganh , and atgyrs , the word which the Syriac version here uses, signify and design a basket made of withs, wrought together in the form of network; frequent mention is made in the Jewish writings of twnwljh twgyrs , the networks and lattices of windows; whether these were not taken off the window and put into a form like a basket, and in it the apostle let down by the brethren with the help of cords, may be inquired into: however, he escaped his hands ; the governor's, and the Jews too who lay in wait for him. This deliverance he mentions with thankfulness to God, and as an instance of divine Providence in the preservation of him, for much usefulness to the church of Christ; the Vulgate Latin version reads, and thus he escaped his hands.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-33 - The apostle gives an account of his labours and sufferings; not out of pride or vain-glory, but to the honour of God, who enabled him to d and suffer so much for the cause of Christ; and shows wherein he excelled the false apostles, who tried to lessen his character an usefulness. It astonishes us to reflect on this account of his dangers hardships, and sufferings, and to observe his patience, perseverance diligence, cheerfulness, and usefulness, in the midst of all thes trials. See what little reason we have to love the pomp and plenty of this world, when this blessed apostle felt so much hardship in it. Ou utmost diligence and services appear unworthy of notice when compare with his, and our difficulties and trials scarcely can be perceived. I may well lead us to inquire whether or not we really are followers of Christ. Here we may study patience, courage, and firm trust in God Here we may learn to think less of ourselves; and we should eve strictly keep to truth, as in God's presence; and should refer all to his glory, as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ δια 1223 PREP θυριδος 2376 N-GSF εν 1722 PREP σαργανη 4553 N-DSF εχαλασθην 5465 5681 V-API-1S δια 1223 PREP του 3588 T-GSN τειχους 5038 N-GSN και 2532 CONJ εξεφυγον 1628 5627 V-2AAI-1S τας 3588 T-APF χειρας 5495 N-APF αυτου 846 P-GSM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
33. Through a window (dia quridov). Only here and Acts xx. 9.Diminutive of qura a door. The same expression is used in Sept., Joshua ii. 15, of the escape of the spies from Jericho, and 1 Sam. xix. 12, of David's escape from Saul by the aid of Michal.
Basket (sarganh). Lit., braided work; a rope-basket or hamper. Luke, in his narrative of the incident, uses spuriv, for which see on Matthew xiv. 20.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
11:33 {Through a window} (dia quridos). For this late word see on Ac 20:9, the only N.T. example. {Was I let down} (ecalasqen). First aorist passive of calaw, the very word used by Luke in #Ac 9:25. {In a basket} (en sarganei). Old word for rope basket whereas Luke (#Ac 9:25) has en sfuridi (the word for the feeding of the 4,000 while kofinos is the one for the 5,000). this was a humiliating experience for Paul in this oldest city of the world whither he had started as a conqueror over the despised Christians.
