Commentary for (1 Timothy VI, 11-16; Matthew XII, 15-21; Acts VI, 8-15; VII, 1-5, 47-60; Matthew XXI, 33-42)

Oleksandr Zhabenko 🇬🇧
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Since in the work published at the link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/02082025.html
and even earlier in others, published at the links:
https://churchandsociety.org.ua/pdf/projects/zbirnyk.pdf
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/17082024.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/12112025.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/27112024.html
it is written that the use of prepositions has important significance for the correct understanding of important and topical questions, particularly the question of power, I am writing comments regarding the use of precisely these prepositions. As advice regarding reading what is written — one can read the verse in translation or/and original (whoever has such possibility), and then the corresponding comment regarding prepositions here. Then it is necessary to understand which part of the verse the comment concerns, and also to consider what essential for understanding it affirms — or more rarely — denies. Such thoughtful reading helps to deepen understanding and protects from the mentioned mistakes.

I prepared an improved version of my research, the presentation of which is available at the link:
https://www.facebook.com/Oleksandr.S.Zhabenko/posts/
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/uk/commentaries/vystup-2025-hypo-genitive-Romans-XIII_1.pdf

The research material is currently being prepared for publication. I hope, God willing, to present fuller results later after the publication comes out.

I will update the list of references regarding prepositions at the links:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/02082025.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/uk/commentaries/Pryjmennyky.html
the latter — once or twice a month (in Ukrainian), to keep the text version current and up to date.

Liturgy:
Of Saturday after the Nativity of Christ:
(1 Timothy VI, 11-16)
1 Timothy VI, 12 — 'εἰς ἣν' — 'eis hen' - to which. The preposition 'eis' indicates the purpose and direction of movement.

The Apostle Paul teaches Timothy to keep God's commandments and faith, to avoid sinful passions (as they are understood, certain dependencies on sin), in particular to love of money.

The reading concludes with a solemn confession and doxology of the Father, about which I wrote well at the link:
https://www.facebook.com/Oleksandr.S.Zhabenko/posts/

More about the reading from the Apostle see at the link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/28122024.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/30122023.html

(Matthew XII, 15-21)
Matthew XII, 18 — 'εἰς ὃν ηὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου' — 'eis hon eudokesen he psykhe mou' - in Whom has delight My soul. The preposition 'eis' indicates that God's Revelation through Christ occurs gradually. The soul of God the Father is a figurative expression, anthropomorphism, quite multivalent, here most of all it is spoken about the power and fullness of love, with which the Father loves the Son and the Spirit, as also conversely — the Son and the Spirit love the Father and One Another.

Matthew XII, 19 — 'ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις' — 'en tais plateiais' - in the streets. Where.

Matthew XII, 20 — 'ἕως ἂν ἐκβάλῃ εἰς νῖκος τὴν κρίσιν' — 'heos an ekbale eis nikos ten krisin' - until He brings forth to victory the judgment. Here is the meaning of gradualness and certainty of Christ's actions — as gradually in a trial a case is brought to completion, with observance of procedure, order etc., so also the matter of the salvation of people by Christ will be weighed, wise, manifested and accomplished. The judgment is the judgment over sin and the devil, that is the Lord will bring the matter to a righteous and good end. See also the parallel to the Lord's Prayer at the link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/01032025.html

About God's soul I briefly mention in another place:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/18032023.html

Here this is a figurative expression (in God the Father there is no component of the Divine nature which would be called soul, and He has no human nature), which means the depth and power of God's love in the Trinity (parallel with the commandment of love to God with all the soul).

More about the reading from the Gospel see at the links:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/28122024.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/23072024.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/30122023.html

Of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen:
(Acts VI, 8-15; VII, 1-5, 47-60; Matthew XXI, 33-42)
About the reading from the Apostle see at the links:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/05052025.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/01052023.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/20052024.html

About the Gospel reading see:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/07092025.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/14042025.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/10042023.html

The quotation about the cornerstone in particular is in the prophet Isaiah XXVIII, 16 and Psalm CXVIII, 22. Earlier I wrote about the context of the prophecy in Isaiah:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/27032025.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/23032023.html

Since the protomartyr Stephen, and after him also many other martyrs suffered, being likened to Christ, keeping faithfulness to God, the parable is read which promises God's deliverance of the faithful from evil.

Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!