PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Gnomon of the New Testament — Volume 3
Bengel, Johann Albrecht, 1687-1752 · 187,890 words · 436 reading sections
Romans Xv. 4.
[Referring to Ps. lxix. 32, which see]. — aXX d) but , viz., He took that upon Himself, which is written. — yeypa^rai, it is written) Ps. lxix. 10, with which comp. ver. 11, 12, in the latter hemi- stich of either, it matters not which. — oi — z/az) So the lxx. — Wz- *zm, fell on) By right Christ might have borne H…
447 wordsSECTION 182Romans Xv. 5-8.
183 of this verse treats of the use of the whole Scripture, the latter principally of the use of the Saying quoted at ver. 3. Hence comes the twofold prayer, ver. 5, 13, suitable to the approaching conclusion. 5. 0sbg rr\g uvofiovi )g xai vapax'hi)ffsw$y The God of patience and consolation) So, the God of hope , …
445 wordsSECTION 183Romans Xv. 9.
d at ure, Jesus Christ , and Christ Jesus , ought not to be con- sidered as promiscuously used. Jesus is the name, Christ the surname. The former was first made known to the Jews, the latter to the Gentiles. Therefore he is called Jesus Christ ac- cording to the natural and common order of the words ; but when He …
436 wordsSECTION 184Romans Xv. 10-12.
185 the Jews invite all tribes and all nations ; D&6 signifies a multi- tude, and DV a political community. — -vJ/aXw, I will sing) The Gentiles sing and praise, because they have obtained mercy, Heb. mow, using the organ. 10. Asyei) viz., 6 Xsyuv. — zixppavOrirt eQvrj (Lira roD Xao£» auroO) So the lxx., Deut. xx…
457 wordsSECTION 185Romans Xv. 13-15.
have refused him , testify that the Messiah was divinely appointed to Jesse. — 6 dv/<rrajusvog) So the lxx. interpreted the word of Isaiah, DJ> a banner : There is a pleasant antithesis : the root is in the lowest place ; the banner rises on high [to the greatest height], so as to be seen even by the remotest natio…
418 wordsSECTION 186Romans Xv. 16-19.
187 boldly in writing to you, who are unknown to me, when I should rather have gone to you in person. He says, that the degree of boldness on his part consisted in the very fact of writing at all, not in the manner of writing. A/a, because of \ depends on, I have written. — d^o fiipoug, in part ) [m some sort , En…
430 wordsSECTION 187Romans Xv. 20-24.
of the Spirit of God) This should be referred to, hy word. We have here a gradation, [ascending climax] : for he attributes more to the Spirit of God, than to the signs. — ano — frs%pi, from — unto) A large tract of country. — -IXXvptxovj Illyricum) of which Dalmatia is a part ; 2 Tim. iv. 10. — rb sva yysXiov, the…
420 wordsSECTION 188Romans Xv. 25-28.
189 writes familiarly to the brethren whom he had not yet seen, as though by virtue of right [as if his claim on them were matter of right]. — vpuv, you) He speaks modestly. The Romans were rather likely to have reason to be filled (to be fully grati- fied) with Paul’s company. — a<ro p'epovg, in some measure) He …
422 wordsSECTION 189Romans Xy. 29, 30.
have reached Spain. A holy purpose often exists in the minds of godly men, which, although it is not fulfilled, is nevertheless precious [in God’s eyes], 2 Sain. vii. 2, 4. 29. n Xripufijuri) in the fulness ) comp. ver. 19. There is a real parallelism in the fulness of the Gospel, both intensive and extensive.1 2 …
449 wordsSECTION 190Chaptek Xvi.
191 prayers] is introduced with great elegance at 2 Cor. i. 11 ; Phil, i. 19 ; Philem. ver. 22. 31. K ai ha, and that) This is also an important matter. — g uffpoffdzxros, accepted) that the Jews and Gentiles may be united in the closest bonds of love. The liberality of the Gentiles, which was shown for the sake …
369 wordsSECTION 191Romans Xvi. 3, 4.
Phoebe is recommended to the Romans for acts of kindness, which she had done far from Rome. — Kpoardng, a succour er) We may believe, that Phoebe was wealthy, but she did not shrink by subterfuges from the duty of ministering , in the case of strangers, the needy, etc. ; nor did she regard in the case of [on the p…
400 wordsSECTION 192Romans Xvi. 5-7.
193 5. Kar’ ohov, in the house ) When any Christian was the pos- sessor of a spacious mansion, he gave it as a place for meeting together. Hitherto the believers at Rome had neither bishops nor ministers. Therefore they had nothing at that time re- sembling the papacy. It does not appear that there were more of t…
400 wordsSECTION 193Romans Xyt. 8-16.
194 dence by four years } — yeyov a<nv ev X?/<rr,w,) they began to be in Christ. 8. *Ev Kvploj, in the Lord ) Construed with beloved; for greet or salute at ver. 6 and throughout the chapter is employed abso- lutely [and it is not therefore to he connected with h K up/ui], 9. of us. Comp. ver. 21.1 2 * 10. Tiv d…
372 wordsSECTION 194Romans Xvi. 17, 18.
195 love was in some cases extinct or abuses arose, for in writing to the Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians, when he was in prison, he gave no charge concerning this kiss. The difference has regard to the time, not to the place, for the Philippians were in Macedonia, as well as the Thessalonians. I do not say …
438 wordsSECTION 195Romans Xvi. 19, 20.
concerns themselves by promising. — e uXoy/ag) as concerns you, by praising and flattering. — ruv dzdxuv) TID, a word of a middle signification, pern, for the sake of euphemy (See Append.) ; which the lxx. translate dxaxog, and which occurs more than once in Proverbs. They are called axaxot, who are merely free fro…
424 wordsSECTION 196Romans Xyi. 21-25.
197 assault by him.] — d/Ajjv) The transcribers very often added this word to prayers, although here almost all the copies are without it. Baumgarten however defends it.1 21. 2 vvepybc,, fellow-labourer ) He is placed here before the kinsmen. His name however is not found in ch. i. 1, because he had not been at R…
430 wordsSECTION 197Romans Xvi. 2G, 27.
[during the eternal ages], from the time, when not only men, but even angels, were created, to both of whom the mystery had been at first unknown, Eph. iii. 9, 10. The times are de- noted, which with their first commencement as it were touch upon the previous eternity, and are, so to speak, mixed with it ; not ete…
464 wordsSECTION 1981 Corinthians I. 2.
1. UauXog, Paul. The epistle consists — I. Of the Insckiption, ch. i. 1 -3. II. Of the Discussion ; in which we have — I. An exhortation to concord, depressing the elated judg- ments of the flesh, ver. 4, iv. 21. ii. A reproof, — 1) For not putting away the wicked person, v. 1-13. 2) For perverse lawsuits, vi. 1…
610 wordsSECTION 1991 Corinthians I. 5-7.
201 cherishes humility , besides being subservient to awakening . — V. g.] The force of the participle is immediately explained, called to be saints , [said of the Gentiles , who are saints by calling , whilst the Israelites are so by descent] ; comp. Rom. i. 7, note. — <fuv <xa<n, with all) To be connected with, …
430 wordsSECTION 2001 Corinthians I. 8-11.
to others their Memento Mori, do thou urge this joyful expecta- tion.— V, g.]. 8. "05, who) God, ve r. 4 [not Jesus Christ , ver. 7] : comp. ver. 9. — g rsXovg , even to the end) an antithesis to the beginning im- plied in the phrase, which was given , ver. 4. This end is imme- diately described in this verse, com…
435 wordsSECTION 2011 Corinthians I. 12-14.
203 their approbation], whose sons the Corinthians sent with letters to Paul, ch. vii. 1. They had sent Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus, ch. xvi. 17, of whom the one or the other might even be a son of Chloe’s, by Stephanas as the father, ver. 16, xvi. 15. — "pi deg, contentions ) He calls the thing by its own …
451 wordsSECTION 2021 Corinthians I. 15-17.
of the subject, instead of the common phrase, I rejoice . — K pkon xa / Taiov, Crispus and Gaius) He brings forward his witnesses. Paul baptized with his own hand, the most respectable persons, not many others ; and not from ambition, but because they were among the first, who believed. The just estimation of his o…
450 wordsSECTION 2031 Corinthians I. 18-20.
205 in this very passage furnishes a specimen , so to speak , of apostolic folly ; and yet there has been no want of the greatest wisdom throughout his whole arrangement. — Y. g.]> — tfotpla Aoyou, wisdom of words) \_On account of which some individuals of you make me of greater or less importance than they do the…
456 wordsSECTION 2041 Corinthians I. 21.
bear to look ? For the expression appears to be proverbial, which the particle ilK, with, usually accompanies, and in this mode of speaking denotes universality, Deut. xxix. 18. That some charge of the towers was in the hands of the scribes, may be gathered from Ps. xlviii. 12, 13. The term, weighers (or receivers'…
435 wordsSECTION 2051 Corinthians I. 22-24.
207 wisdom) viz., by the wisdom of preaching ,l as is evident, from the antithesis, by the foolishness of preaxhing. — sudoxqtev 0sog) it pleased God , in mercy and grace to us. Paul seems evidently to have imitated the words of the Lord, Luke x. 21. — did rrig juwptug, by the foolishness ) God deals with perverse…
427 wordsSECTION 2061 Corinthians I. 25-27.
who are called ) Refer the calling, ver. 26, to this word. — Xpufrbv, Christ) with His cross, death, life, and kingdom. [ The sur- name Crucified is not added in this passage. When the offence of the cross is overcome , the whole mystery of Christ is laid open. — Y. g.] — dvva/jbtv — (Hxptuvj power — wisdom ) Power…
422 wordsSECTION 2071 Corinthians I. 28-30.
209 elected ; when he brings forth fruit in faith, he confirms that calling and election in his own case : if he returns to faith, and believing falls asleep, he returns to his state of election, and as one elected falls asleep. And these xar pre-eminently, are the men who are elected and foreknown. Election relat…
429 wordsSECTION 208Chapter Ii.
210 tians, etc. The antithesis is between, things which are not [ver. 28], and, ye are [ver. 30] ; likewise flesh [ver. 26, 29], and Christ [ver. 30]. — eysvydri w/v, is made to us) More is implied in these words, than if he had said ; we have become wise , etc., He is made to us wisdom, etc., in respect of our kn…
361 wordsSECTION 2091 Corinthians Ii. 3, 4.
211 derives the highest benefit from them. The Christian doctrine ought not, for the sake of scoffers and sceptics, and those who admire them, to be sprinkled and seasoned with philosophical investigations, as if in sooth it were possible to convince them more easily by means of natural theology. They, wrho obsti-…
446 wordsSECTION 2101 Corinthians Ii. 5-7.
wisdom is, of which the speeches and arguments are to be set aside. 5. 2op/a, in the wisdom ) and power. — hwa/xn, in the power ) and wisdom. 6. 2 o<piav he XaXov/xev, hut we speak wisdom) He returns, as it were after a parenthesis, to what he had slightly mentioned at i. 23—25 : we speak , contains by implicatio…
457 wordsSECTION 2111 Corinthians Ii. 8—11.
213 worldly wisdom in antiquity. — a idmv, the ages [of the world]) in the plural. The antithesis to it is, of this world , ver. 6. — e ig, unto) that it may be our glory ; comp, the following verse, and glorying , i. 31. — do%av) glory , from the Lord of glory; ver. 8, afterwards to be revealed, at the time when …
459 wordsSECTION 2121 Corinthians Ii. 12, 13.
knoweth the things of a man ?) The Alexandrian MS. and it alone omits ’Avfy&irw, and yet Artem. Part I. cap. 47 desires it to be marked with a stroke as spurious.1 But this variety of cases, viz. among , or of men, of man, of a man, is extremely appropriate to the purpose of the apostle here ; for he notices the si…
448 wordsSECTION 2131 Corinthians Ii. 14, 15.
215 nishes through us seems to be a better reading. That doctrine comprehends both wisdom and words. — ^nvgccnxoTg wsv/jjarixdy spiritual things to [with; Engl. Yers. and Vulg.] spiritual) We interpret [But Engl. Yers. and Yulg. comparing) spiritual things and spiritual words in a manner suitable to spiritual men,…
433 wordsSECTION 214Chapter Iii.
the article. — rrdvra, all things) The neuter plural, as ver. 9-14, all things of all men, and therefore also [he judges] all men. The Masc. is comprehended in the Neut. as Matt. xi. 27. — avrhg) he himself. — W ovdsvbg, by no) natural man. 16. Tig, who) no one who is a mere man; comp. Jer. xxiii. 1 8 ; Isa. xl. 1…
372 wordsSECTION 2151 Corinthians Iii. 4-9.
217 4. o vy),1 are ye not) For the Spirit does not endure party- spirit among men. 5. T/c ; who ?) He returns to what he began with. — bidxovoi, ministers) a lowly expression and on that account appropriate here. — hi uv, by whom), not in wdiom. Pelagius correctly ob- serves on this passage, If we, whom He himsel…
418 wordsSECTION 2161 Corinthians 1H. 10-12.
ver. 10, grace; and in ver. 11, foundation. — owe pyo l, labourers to- gether with) We are God’s labourers, and in turn labourers to- gether with Him. — yeupyiov, husbandry) This constitutes the sum of what goes before ; yeupyiov, a word of wide and comprehensive meaning, comprising the field, the garden, and the v…
406 wordsSECTION 2171 Corinthians Iii. 13-15.
219 structed of wood ; but not so in the building of God, comp. Rev. xxi. 18, 19. — TtaXa^v) stubble . 13. ”e pyov) the work , which any one has erected. — ^ ijffspu, the day) of the Lord. So Heb. x. 25, comp, presently ch. iv. 3, 5, where, after an interval, as usual, he speaks more clearly. Previous days, which…
436 wordsSECTION 2181 Corinthians Iii. 16-19.
16. Na bg, the temple ) The most noble kind of building. — hrs, ye are) the whole of you together. — rb the Spirit) The indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and that of God, are held in the same estimation [are equivalent] : therefore the high honour due to the Holy Spirit is the same as that due to God, vi. 19. 17. <J>…
419 wordsSECTION 2191 Corinthians Iii. 20 -23.
221 20. '2o<puv, of the wise) LXX. have a vdpwruv, of men. The word, thoughts , not in itself, but with this addition, of the wise , corresponds to the Hebrew word JTQ^ntD, Ps. xciv. 11, lxx. — s/07, are) men , namely with their thoughts ; see Ps. now quoted in the Hebrew. 21. ’Ei/ avdpuiKo/g, in men) This appert…
384 wordsSECTION 220Chapter Iv.
1. o uru$9 so ) is determinative, and resumes the subject from what precedes. — effQu, account) without glorying, iii. 21. — avOpuKog, a man) any man , one like ourselves, iii. 21. — virriperag, ministers) Luke i. 2. — Xputrov , of Christ) in His office [as the only Great Mediator] ; not [ministers] of men. — oixov…
369 wordsSECTION 2211 Corinthians Iv. 4, 5.
223 it is likewise a hypothetical phrase ; for none of the believers was likely to appoint a day for the trial of the apostle. — a vaxpivu, 1 decide in judgment on) for we ought not to decide in our own case, but to form a judgment of it. avuxp'ustg, is the decision in judgment [dijudicatio] upon [of] one, in resp…
445 wordsSECTION 2221 Corinthians Iv. 6.
princes, warlike leaders, ambassadors, wise men, artists : God will hereafter praise His ministers. - hairrw) to every one , who is a praiseworthy , faithful steward ; you only praise one, for example, Paul. So every one , iii. 8. Concerning praise from God, see Matt. xxv. 21. Those too, who are not faithful, ex- …
424 wordsSECTION 2231 Corinthians Iy. 7.
225 excels, others (Luke x. 20.) [Add, that Scripture ascribes glory to God alone ; to man no glory whatever, i. 31 : and there- fore human glorying is contrary to Scripture and its universal feeling (sentiments), Luke xvi. 15—18, 29 ; Is. lxvi. 2. — V. g.] In accordance with this is the expression presently after…
426 wordsSECTION 2241 Corinthians Iv. 8, 9.
22(5 8. "H drj, now), in comparison with us. The wTords without us, which immediately after occur, agree with this. — x&xopsff/xsvoi, full) A gradation [ascending climax] : full, rich, kings. Its opposite is, ice hunger, etc., ver. 11, 12. As the two epistles to the Corinthians exhibit great variety in mental feel…
407 wordsSECTION 2251 Corinthians Iv. 10-12.
227 18] that they excelled. — rods d-roffroXoug, ec%drovc1 the apostles, last) J<j%aros, the most worthless, ver. 10, 11. The antithetical words are put down in one and the same passage. The prophets also were afflicted, but the apostles much more ; and the prophets were able to destroy their enemies, for example …
429 wordsSECTION 2261 Corinthians Iv. 13-15.
13. Uspncaddpfjjctra, wepl^rifAu) both words are used for filth , by which not only men utterly outcast, but those devoted as an ex- piation for others, are denoted. TB3, vepixdOappa dixaiov, dvo^og, the wicked shall he a ransom for the upright , Prov. xxi. -18. rb apyvpiov tfep/^rjfAcc rov nraihtox) ij/xuv ysvo/ro…
422 wordsSECTION 2271 Corinthians Iv. 16-18.
229 plies to God alone ; not many , is however sufficiently explained by the following word, I. Not only Apollos, his successor, is ex- cluded, but also his companions Silas and Timotheus, Acts xviii. 5. Spiritual fatherhood has in it a peculiar tie of relationship and affection connected with it, above every othe…
411 wordsSECTION 228Chaptee V.
will not come. A puffed up spirit was the frequent fault pre- valent among the Corinthians. 19. ’EXstitro^a/, I will come) Paul writes to the churches every- where about his coming to them, and thus keeps them in the discharge of their duty. — iuv 6 K vpiog 0gXjj<oj, if the Lord will ) He wisely adds this conditio…
370 wordsSECTION 2291 Corinthians V. 2, 3.
231 Vers, among] ) in your name [case]. — vopvela, xai roiavrrj vopnia, fornication and such fornication) An important repetition ; by which the Corinthians might be more affected. — oud's, not even) It was a crime not named even among the Gentiles, with the exception of a few monsters ; u<sn is the Protherapeia1 …
434 wordsSECTION 2301 Corinthians Y. 4-7.
the expression, he who hath perpetrated [gtanpyadaiMivov] is again taken up in the expression, such a one [ rov ro/ourov]. — ug wapuv, as though I were present) It is construed with, to deliver , ver. 5. — rbv ovru rcuro) A triple demonstrative. — ouru, so) very shamefully, so, while he was called a brother. 4. ’ …
426 wordsSECTION 2311 Corinthians Y. 8-10.
233 you, in consequence of conversion, vi. 11. — rb -rac^a, the pass- over) The epistle was written about the time of the passover, xvi. 8. — ijfiuvf [ our or] of us) Christians. The Jewish passover was a type of the Christian and new passover. — srvhi) was sacri- ficed. Paul speaks in the past time ; he was much …
425 wordsSECTION 2321 Corinthians V. 11.
gives them this name rather than that of thieves ; because their theft is not apparent. [ They are included hy implication , who try to get the property of others , either by violence or injustice. — V. g.] — He mentions three kinds of flagitious crimes, which are committed against the man himselfj against his neig…
438 wordsSECTION 2331 Corinthians V. 12, 13.
235 dren in one family, but like a number of strangers of various kinds in a large inn. 12. T / yap [iot xat rovg e£co xpivstv ; ovy) rovg v/isTg xphtrt ;) Artemonius, p. 212, refers to the conjecture of Le Clerc, and after changing a few words presents it in this form : ri ydg fiot xat roTg g£« ; xat vvv ovv rov…
435 wordsSECTION 234Chapter Vi.
and this judgment we in all humility leave to God. Thus the and , that follows, more closely coheres with this clause. — xa /, and) an Epiphonema1 suited to both parts of this chapter. The particle xai with the whole sentence is quoted here, from the lxx., Deut. xvii. 7, xix. 19, xxiv. 7, xai, and so. But the phra…
348 wordsSECTION 2351 Corinthians Vi. 3-5.
237 they shall judge) The future, comp. ver. 3; Rev. xx. 4. The present, is judged , is interposed ; comp. John xv. 8. The saints took possession of the civil authority also under Constantine the Great, which is the prelude of things to come. [Scripture from time to time casts a ray of light on the most important …
420 wordsSECTION 2361 Corinthians Vi. 6-9.
should settle the dispute between themselves, without any inter- ference on the part of the judge. 6. K a) rovra, and that) So also x at mvrccy v. 8; Heb. xi. 12. 7. " OXwg) A particle implying a feeling; comp. ch. v. 1 [note]: it is opposed by implication to ftajM'k u$. You ought to have no cases oXug, at all , a…
408 wordsSECTION 2371 Corinthians Vi. 11, 12.
239 adultery, for, it usually had these crimes joined to it. — /AaXaxo/, effeminate) Even the hand in the deepest solitude ought to be chaste, a necessary warning to youth. 11. TaDra, such) The Nominative neuter for the masculine ; or the accusative with xara understood, as l<sa, Phil. ii. 6 : Even the accusative…
445 wordsSECTION 2381 Corinthians Vi. 13.
be lawful at all. — /ao/, to me) Paul often speaks in the first per- son singular, which has the force of a gnome [or moral maxim ], especially in this epistle, ver. 15, vii. 7, viii. 13, x. 23, 29, 30, xiv. 11. To me , i.e., the Corinthians ought to think as I do. — <ru(i<p6pei, are expedient) We must above all co…
459 wordsSECTION 2391 Corinthians Vi. 14, 15.
241 will raise up us also, etc.], to the prohibition [the body is not for fornication]. He will raise up , directly corresponds from the antithetic side to, He will destroy. — r'o ds <j%Aa, now [but] the body) The body here is not opposed to the belly [alvo], but to meats.1 — rropvsict, for fornication) an abstrac…
439 wordsSECTION 2401 Corinthians Vi. 16-18.
242 1G. 'O xoXXw/xsvog rr\ rropvriy he who is joined to a harlot') A syllepsis,1 i.e. [by this figure, there being mentally understood] the harlot and he who is joined to her ; for so the predicate, is one body , appropriately is in accordance [with such a double subject] ; and the expression, these two [o/ Sua], …
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