Of these he had had eight, but Aristobulus and Arche-laus were already dead, and possibly, of course, another. It may have been an individualising feature, pointing to some conspicuously self-indulgent rich man among the hearers of the parable, and so coming home to him as a warning or, possibly (following up the hint in the Note on Luke 16:19), to the number of the Tetrarch's surviving brothers. It may have been merely the use of a certain number for an uncertain, as in the case of the five wise and the five foolish virgins ( Matthew 25:2), or the five talents ( Matthew 25:15), or the five cities in the land of Egypt ( Isaiah 19:18). The allusions which some have found to the five senses, in the indulgence of which the man had passed his life, or to the five books of Moses (!), are simply fantastic. The question why 'five' are named is again one which we cannot answer with certainty.

Was it simply a selfish fear of reproaches that might aggravate his sufferings? Was it the stirring in him of an unselfish anxiety for others, content to bear his own anguish if only his brothers might escape? Either view is tenable enough, but the latter harmonises more with the humility of the tone in which the request is uttered. Let him earnestly warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'įor I have five brothers-that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’Įllicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) For I have five brethren.-Here again we are left to choose between opposite views of the motive which prompted the request. (for I have five brothers) to warn them so that they don't come into this place of torment.'įor I have five brothers-that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'įor I have five brethren that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.įor I have five brothers. Let him go and warn them so that they, at least, will not come to this place of pain.'īecause I have five brothers-to warn them, so that they won't end up in this place of torture, too.'įor I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.įor I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’ He can warn them so that they won't end up in this place of torture.' That he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torments.

Let him warn my five brothers, so they won't come to this horrible place.'

'For I have five brothers he should go testify to them so that they would not come to this place of torment also.' Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers-so that he might warn them, that they also might not come to this place of torment.'įor I have five brethren that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.įor I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers-in order that he may warn them, so that they will not come to this place of torment as well.’įor I have five brothers- in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers-that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers-in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers-in order that he may solemnly warn them and witness to them, so that they too will not come to this place of torment.’īecause I have five brothers-to warn them, so that they won’t also come to this place of torment.’īecause I have five brothers-to warn them, so they won’t also come to this place of torment.’ Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers-so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’įor I have five brothers.

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