SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:26
y llamando a uno de los criados, le pregunt qu era aquello.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 26. And he called one of the servants , etc.] One of the ministers of the word, one of the disciples of Christ, as the Scribes and Pharisees sometimes did: choosing rather to speak to one of the disciples, than to Christ himself, when they were offended; (see Mark 2:16) And asked what these things meant : for self-righteous persons, as these Scribes and Pharisees were, are ignorant of the truths of the Gospel; they do not understand them, nor conceive what is meant by them they cannot take in the doctrine of God's everlasting love, that it should be so early; be towards some, and not others; that it should be independent of men's works, both in the rise and continuance of it; that it should be exercised towards sinners, and yet be no licentious doctrine: and as much at a loss are they about the doctrine of election: as that it should be eternal, personal, discriminating, irrespective of works, and yet give no liberty to sin: they know nothing of the covenant of grace, nor have any other notion but of a covenant of works; and if of any other, yet a conditional one, made with them upon their conversion; or rather, one of their own making, and which depends on their good behaviour: they are ignorant of salvation by Christ; of justification by his righteousness; of peace and pardon by his blood; of the doctrine of regeneration, and of living by faith on Christ; and of eternal life as God's free gift; and so likewise of spiritual joy, and mirth: they are strangers to themselves, their lost state and condition, and a deliverance out of it; to the kingdom of God, or an internal work of grace, the fruits of which are peace and joy in the Holy Ghost; and to the person, offices, and grace of Christ; to justification and atonement by him; to the promises of the Gospel, and to that itself which is the joyful sound; all which produce spiritual joy, delight, and pleasure in sensible souls: the rejoicing of such persons is only in themselves, and in their own works and duties; but as for true solid spiritual joy, they intermeddle not with it, nor know they what it means.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-32 - In the latter part of this parable we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and the proud manner in which his gracious kindness is ofte received. The Jews, in general, showed the same spirit towards the converted Gentiles; and numbers in every age object to the gospel an its preachers, on the same ground. What must that temper be, whic stirs up a man to despise and abhor those for whom the Saviour shed his precious blood, who are objects of the Father's choice, and temples of the Holy Ghost! This springs from pride, self-preference, and ignoranc of a man's own heart. The mercy and grace of our God in Christ, shin almost as bright in his tender and gentle bearing with peevish saints as his receiving prodigal sinners upon their repentance. It is the unspeakable happiness of all the children of God, who keep close to their Father's house, that they are, and shall be ever with him. Happ will it be for those who thankfully accept Christ's invitation __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ προσκαλεσαμενος 4341 5666 V-ADP-NSM ενα 1520 A-ASM των 3588 T-GPM παιδων 3816 N-GPM {VAR1: αυτου 846 P-GSM } επυνθανετο 4441 5711 V-INI-3S τι 5101 I-NSN ειη 1498 5751 V-PXO-3S ταυτα 5023 D-NPN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
26. Inquired (epunqaneto). Imperfect. Began to inquire.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
15:26 {Servants} (paidwn). Not douloi (bondslaves) as in verse #22. The Greeks often used pais for servant like the Latin _puer_. It could be either a hired servant (misqios, verse #17) or slave (doulos). {He inquired} (epunqaneto). Imperfect middle, inquired repeatedly and eagerly. {What these things might be} (ti an eie tauta). Not "poor" Greek as Easton holds, but simply the form of the direct question retained in the indirect. See the direct form as the apodosis of a condition of the fourth class in #Ac 17:18. In #Ac 10:17 we have the construction with an eie of the direct retained in the indirect question. So also in #Lu 1:62: See Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 1044.
