PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Gnomon of the New Testament — Volume 3
Bengel, Johann Albrecht, 1687-1752 · 187,890 words · 436 reading sections
2 Corinthians Iii. 4-6.
Eutr. The apostles, as ministers , dir\%ovo\)v, presented the epistle. Christ, by their instrumentality, brought spiritual light to bear on the tablets of the hearts of the Corinthians, as a scribe applies ink to paper. Not merely ink, but parchment or paper and a pen are necessary for writing a letter ; but Paul m…
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much more in order to realize it [than ordinary sufficiency]. — r^ug dtotxovovg, us ministers) Apposition. — new) An anti- thesis to old , ver. 14. — ou, not) of the New Testament , i.e ., not of the letter , but of the spirit , see Rom. vii. 6, and the following verses, with the annot. — ypa/x^urog, of the letter)…
388 wordsSECTION 3632 Corinthians Iii. 11-14.
light obscures the less. — ro bsbo%a<ffievoV) that which was glorified) So LXX., Ex. xxxiv. 29, 35, pp, bsboPuffrai. 11. A/a bogqg' ev bo%r), marked hy glory ; in glory ) The particles are properly varied [the distinction is lost in Engl. Vers., glorious — glorious~\. Supply is. — ro fievov, that which remains') Th…
430 wordsSECTION 3642 Corinthians Iii. 15, 16.
367 limitation. The veil is not now on the face of Moses, or on his writings ; but on the reading , while they read Moses, and that too in such a way as not to admit Christ ; it is also upon their heart , ver. 15. — fjo'evet, iir\ ava.xa'kvrFrofjuvov) remains lying upon them, so that it is not indeed taken away [s…
446 wordsSECTION 3652 Corinthians Iii. 17, 18.
17. 'O 5's Kvpiog rb rrvsv/tid hnv , but the Lord is that Spirit) The Lord is the subject. Christ is not the letter, hut He is the Spirit and the end of the law. A sublime announcement : comp. Phil. i. 21 ; Gal. iii. 16. The particle but , or now , shows that the preceding is explained by this verse. The turning (…
468 wordsSECTION 366Chapter Iy.
369 Lord's (viz. Christ’s, ver. 14) Spirit . This refers to ver. 17, but where the Spirit of the Lord , etc. If there were an apposition Paul would have said, dnb K upiou rou nvivuctroc. Elsewhere the Spirit of the Lord is the mode of expression ; but here the Lords Spirit , emphatically. ’Aero is used as in i. 2,…
361 wordsSECTION 3672 Corinthians Iv. 4.
370 in is. — to svayysX/ov, the Gospel) which is quite plain in itself. — lv, in) so far as it concerns them, that perish; so, tv t/ioi (3dp(3apog, as far as I am concerned, a barbarian, 1 Cor. xiv. 11. — tv ro?g, in the case of them) not in itself. — d^oXXvfievoig, that perish) 1 Cor. i. 18. 4. *Ev oTg, as conce…
475 wordsSECTION 3682 Corinthians Iv. 5-7.
371 vi. 15. He, who sees the Son, sees the Father, in the face of Christ. The Son exactly represents and reflects the Father. 5. Ou, not) We do not commend ourselves, iii. 1 ; although they who perish think so. — yap, for ) The fault of their blindness does not lie at our door. — Kvp/ov, douXovg, the Lord; servant…
470 wordsSECTION 3692 Corinthians Iv. 8-10.
to be, with thanksgiving, ver. 1 5. — roD 0?oD, of God) not merely from God. God not only bestows power once for all, but He is always maintaining it [making it good, ensuring it to His people]. 8. *Ev rravrJ 6\i{36/asvoi, while we are troubled in every respect [ on every side]) So vii. 5, in every , namely, thing…
415 wordsSECTION 3702 Corinthians Iv. 11-15.
373 the noun, in the other the verb is put first, for the sake of emphasis. In ver. 10, glorification is referred to ; in ver. 9, pre- servation in this life, and strengthening : the word, our, is added here [}v rp <fw/4ar/ yifJMv], rather than at the beginning of the verse [iv rfo adfian without ??,<£wv.] The bod…
415 wordsSECTION 3712 Corinthians Iy. 16-18. -Y. 1.
3, 4. — tfipifffcvffr},) may abound to [be abundantly vouchsafed] us and you, this again tending to the glory of God. 16. Aib ouk exxaxoD/Asv, for which cause ice faint not) ver. 1, note. — 6 kgoj, the outward [man)) the body, the flesh. — dia<p6slpira/, he wasted away [perisKf) by affliction. — avaxaivovrai , is r…
263 wordsSECTION 3722 Corinthians Y. 2-6 ,
1. Tap, for) A reason given [setiologia] for this statement, affliction leads to glory [ch. iv. 17]. — r\ iniyuog) which is on the earth : 1 Cor. xv. 47. The antithesis is, in the heavens. — ri^chv, our) The Antithesis is, of [ from] God. — o/’x/a rou gxijvovg, the house of this tabernacle) The Antithesis is, a bui…
520 wordsSECTION 3732 Corinthians V. 7-9.
and Ouppovfuv d's jtcti ilhoxovfjjtv imoKKov, n.r.X. Its own explanation is subjoined to each of the two parts : we are confident as well at all times and during our whole life ; as also we are most of all confident in the hope of a blessed departure. — xai) and , even. — evdiy&ovvreg- sjidri/nov/xsv) These two wor…
443 wordsSECTION 3742 Corinthians V. 10.
377 — sua pitroi, well pleasing) accepted especially in respect to the ministry. 10. Toug yap yrdvrag, for all ) when treating of death, the resurrection, and eternal life, he also thinks appropriately, of the judgment. The motive is herein assigned for that holy ambi- tion.— ‘idvrag ii/uag, that we all) even apo…
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himself. Such fear would have no existence in the case of the saints if the opinion as to their sins not being about to be revealed were assumed to be true. Furthermore Paul says, that he, and such as he, would be manifested not only so far as they have acted well on the whole, but also so far as they have failed …
426 wordsSECTION 3762 Corinthians V. 10.
379 Acts xix. 18. How much more in that day will they bear, that they be manifested, when the tenderness of the natural affections is entirely swallowed up? Comp. 1 Cor. vi. 9, 11. Such can- dour confers great peace and praise. If in the judgment there were room in the minds of the righteous, for example, for sham…
434 wordsSECTION 3772 Corinthians V. 11.
proper ; just as in a court of justice among men, it often occurs, that many things are wont to enter into the full view [aspect] of the deed incidentally. And in some such way as this also the good works of the reprobate will be made manifest. All things may be known in the light, but all do not know all things. …
453 wordsSECTION 3782 Corinthians V. 12, 13.
381 Sacer, p. 396, 392, 393.— 'xstpanpuftsda, we are made manifest ) we show and bear ourselves as persons manifest [to God and in your consciences]. Those, who have this character, may be made manifest without terror in the judgment, \_<pa\ npud^vai], ver. 10. — I hope) To have been made manifest is past, wherea…
407 wordsSECTION 3792 Corinthians V. 14-16.
14. Tap, for) The same sentiment is found at xi. 1, 2 ; but greatly augmented in force of expression ; for he says here, we have acted without moderation [whether we be beside our selves'] and the love of Christ, etc., there, in my folly and I am jealous. — a-yanf) love , mutual : not only fear : ver. 11, the love …
433 wordsSECTION 3802 Corinthians V. 17.
383 epistle differs in degree from the former. — ovdem , no man) neither ourselves, nor the other apostles, Gal. ii. 6 ; nor you, nor others. We do not fear the great, we do not consider the humble more humble than ourselves ; we do and suffer all things, and our anxiety is in every way to bring all to life. In th…
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only is the Christian himself something new ; but as he knows Christ Himself, not according to the flesh, but according to the power of His life and resurrection, so he contemplates and estimates himself and all things according to that new con- dition. Concerning this subject, see Gal. vi. 15; Eph. iv. 24; Col. i…
398 wordsSECTION 3822 Corinthians V. 21. -Vi. 1.
385 thesis to these, the mean between those extremes is, we exhort [‘rapaxaXofyAfi', not as Engl. Vers., We beseech ], ch. vi. 1, x. 1, which appertains to the 6u<ppovov/j,sv, we act with moderation [whether we be sober , yer. 13]. Therefore the discourse of the apostle generally ‘xcipaKa'ksT, exhorts ; since the …
267 wordsSECTION 3832 Corinthians Vi. 2-4.
1. Suvepyouvreg, workers together) Not only as the ambassadors of God , or on the other hand, as beseeching , we deal with you ; but also, as your friends, we co-operate with you for your sal- vation. [ This is the medium between the dignity of ambassadors and the humility of beseeching , ch. v. 20. That is, we try…
502 wordsSECTION 3842 Corinthians Vi. 5-8.
387 Iv ffrsvo^capiaig, in afflictions , in necessities , in distresses ) These words are in close relation, and are variously joined with one another and with the others, ch. xii. 10 ; 1 Thess. iii. 7 ; Rom. ii. 9, viii. 35 ; Luke xxi. 23. In afflictions [^X/^so'/v, the pressure of trials] many ways are open, but …
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or evil report proceeds from the ignorant and malevolent ; good report from the well-informed in like manner as also the well affected. In proportion as a man has more or less of glory or good report, in the same proportion has he also more or less of either disgrace or infamy respectively. — V. g.] The contraries …
412 wordsSECTION 3862 Corinthians Vi. 13-15.
389 ship} of which ver. 13. — tsrmywp&aO s, ye are straitened ) by the narrowness of your heart on account of your late offence. — sv roTg (S'ir'kbyyyotc, u/awv, in your bowels ) which have been grieved on my account. 13. T v\v) supply xaru, according to. — avry) the same ; that you may have the same feeling, as …
418 wordsSECTION 3872 Corinthians Vi. 16, 17.
antithesis to God, Antichrist to Christ. Wherefore Belial as being opposed to Christ, seems here also to denote all manner of Antichristian uncleanness. 16. ’Suyxardfatfig) LXX. Ex. xxiii. 1 : ov <tvyxctradi]<fr\ (JjZtcl too ddiKovy thou shalt not agree with the wicked. — [xe r« s /duXwv, with idols) He does not s…
482 wordsSECTION 388Chapter Vii.
391 and the saints are in God. tiebtyotMu corresponds to the Hebrew word pp, Ezek. xx. 41 ; Zeph. iii. 19, 20. 18. E ig uioug xct/ Qvyarspug, in the relation of sons and daughters) Is. xliii. 6. The promise, given to Solomon, 1 Chron. xxviii. 6, is applied to all believers. — K -jpiog Kavroxpurup, the Lord Almight…
368 wordsSECTION 3892 Corinthians Vii. 3, 4.
and in the tenth and following chapter. — Y\fidg) us, who love you and rejoice for your sake, receive also with favour our feel- ings, words, and actions. — ovd'sva yibixqaaftsv, ovd'sv a stpQsipa/xev, ovd'sva evheovexT/ioa^ev) He lays down three things by gradation, the first of which he treats from ver. 4, by rep…
469 wordsSECTION 3902 Corinthians Vii. 5-8.
393 concerning joy , ver. 7, 8, 16 : concerning both, ver. 13 : comfort relieves [4 refreshes,’ ver. 13], joy entirely frees us from, sorrow. — l^zp^zptaezU^a^ I exceedingly [over and above ] abound ) above [yrr'zp] all adversity. — OXtyzi, in [‘ tribulation’] affliction) of which, ver. 5, OXifio/jjzvoi, [‘ troubl…
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liis paternal gentleness, he all but deprecates [his having caused them sorrow]. — fiXenu, I perceive) from the fact itself. — si xa/, although) in this clause, or/ i] scricroX rj exemj si xai rrpbg w pav eXv- ‘ffriazv u/4«g, the words si xa i should have a comma either before and after them, or else neither before…
457 wordsSECTION 3922 Corinthians Yh. 10.
395 in Heroicis, p. 665, xara Dsov ?jxw, I am come here under divine auspices. — h wdevt, in nothing ) This is consonant with that feeling, under which the apostle also speaks, xi. 9, sv ndvn, in everything. — fy/uiwQrirs, ye might suffer loss or damage) All sorrow which is not according to God , is damaging , and…
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words are therefore applied to him, who repents of what he has done, and of the counsel which he has followed, whether his penitence be good or bad, whether it be on account of something evil or good, whether accompanied with a change of future conduct or not. If we consider their use however, fizr affzXua is gene…
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397 this, is not less to be avoided than the joy of the world. The world experiences joy at their social feasts , for the rest of the time they are generally under the dominion of sorrow. — V. g.] — 6dvarcv, death ) chiefly of the soul, which is evident from the antithesis [‘ salvation’]. 11. 9 1 doll, behold) Pa…
441 wordsSECTION 3952 Corinthians Vii. 12, 13.
passage that from Plato, xvyjff/g xai dya vdxrrjGig mpi rd ouXa, itch- ing and pain about the gums. — <po(3ov, fear ) lest I should come with a rod. — enitfoOntiv, vehement desire ) to see me. — £SjXoi>, zeal ) for the good of the soul of him, who had sinned. — dXX’ sxdixriGiv, but revenge ) against the evil , whic…
445 wordsSECTION 396Chapter Viii.
399 14. K£xaup£»j/£a/, ov xarY\g^vv6riVy I have boasted , I am not ashamed) ch. ix. 4, xii. 6. — tfavra, all things) He suitably refers to ch. i. 18. 16. *Ev cram', in every thing) This is applicable in the antece- dent and consequent [in the context which precedes and that which follows]. He says, if I reprove y…
345 wordsSECTION 3972 Corinthians Viii. 3-6.
3. "O 77, because) Anaphora with epitasis.1 — fi aprvpu, I bear witness) This expression has respect to the words, xara, accord- ing to, and Kapa, beyond . — avda'/pzro/) of their own accord ; not only not being besought, but they themselves beseeching us. See the following verse. 4. AzofMvot, beseeching [praying”…
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401 would finish) in this matter. [If you have attempted any good thing , finish it. — V. g.] — eig v/uug, in respect of you) that you might imitate the Macedonians. 7. 5 A AX’ &Wsp, hut as) He says, hut . The things which Paul had formerly done with the Corinthians by means of Titus, had the force of an injuncti…
450 wordsSECTION 3992 Corinthians Viii. 10—14.
402 the Lord. — rrru^eicc grXovryjgyirtj through His poverty ye might he rich ) So through the instrumentality of all those things, which the Lord has suffered, the contrary benefits have been pro- cured for us, 1 Pet. ii. 24, end of ver. 10. Kai, and) — gv/iiptpti, is expedient) An argument from the useful , mov…
437 wordsSECTION 4002 Corinthians Viii. 15-10.
403 of continuation, increase, and reward [in spiritual things]. Nor yet would I venture to deny, that the corporeal abundance also of the Jews would sometimes supply the corporeal want of the Gentiles ; for the limitation is omitted, ver. 13, note. Although [the view that the reference is to] the spiritual abunda…
403 wordsSECTION 4012 Corinthians Viii. 20~22.
Xofievo/y we sent along with — avoiding. Therefore og, who, is to be supplied, taken from ou , of whom , whose , in the preceding verse. The churches had given this companion to Paul, whithersoever he might go. Hence they are called the apostles , or messengers of the churches , ver. 23 : and Paul declares, that th…
456 wordsSECTION 402Chapter Ix.
405 23. 'Tnepj [pro] in behalf of \ for) This gives the motive of the confidence.1 2 — T/Vou, xo/vuvbg, in behalf of Titus , a partner) These words are in apposition ; comp. [ch. xi. 28] Luke xxii. 20 [6/a^x^ sv rip ai/xari /xovy r'o vn'ep bfiuv ix%uv6/usvoi]y note. — adsXpo/, brethren) It might have been said for…
359 wordsSECTION 4032 Corinthians Ix. 5-9.
5. ’ Av ay xaTov, necessary ) not merely [suitable] becoming. — npo- stfrjyysX/jtsvTiv, promised before [But Engl. V., whereof ye had notice before ]) by me, among tlie Macedonians, concerning you [the liberality on your part, which I had vouched for to the Macedonians]. — svXoy/av) as "iTi is used for word and dee…
419 wordsSECTION 4042 Corinthians Ix. 10-12.
407 see the next verse. The latter is marked in its strict sense. Righteousness is something more. — / remains) unexhausted, uneffaced, unfailing. 10. ‘O Ss) God. — imyopriyuv, He that supplies , or ministeretli) There is [implied an] abundance, inasmuch as seed is given ; bread, which is a necessary, is therefor…
410 wordsSECTION 4052 Corinthians Ix. 13-15.
further supplies [supplies in addition]) a double compound. Their wants were also supplied from other quarters. — oroXXuv, by many ) feminine [not 66 thanksgivings of many.”'] 13. AoxifLng) [ the experiment ] the proof afforded by this minis- tration.— bo^d^ovreg, glorifying) This depends on thanksgivings , ver. 1…
373 wordsSECTION 406Chapter X.
409 1. A vrlg de eyu IlavXog, now I Paul myself ) An expression very demonstrative and emphatic. Myself forms an antithesis, either to Titus and the two brethren, in reference to what Paul premised [viii. 18, 22, ix. 3] : or, to the Corinthians, who of themselves were bound to attend to their duty ; or, even to P…
388 wordsSECTION 4072 Corinthians X. 2-5.
2. A Upon, I beseech) God; as at xiii. 7, or here it is, I beseech you. Paul intimates, that, as he may beseech in his letters, so he can nevertheless act with severity in their presence. — Xoy/^a/, I am thought [but Engl. Vers., I think to be bold]) Passive as in Rom. iv. 4, 5. — Wi rivag [ against ] as to , with …
420 wordsSECTION 4082 Corinthians X. 6, 7.
411 nominative is used for an oblique case, as in ch. ix. 13, note. — <7rav every high thing ) Thoughts is tlie species ; high thing, the genus. He does not say, u-^og ; comp. Kom. viii. 39, note.1 — sKoupo/Mvov, exalting itself) like a wall and a rampart. — xara ri )g yvwasug rou ©sou, against the knowledge of Go…
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severe manner convinced of it by ns. The Christian by his own feelings can measure his brother. — %adug, even as) The conde- scension of Paul, inasmuch as he merely demands an equal place with those, whom he had begotten by the Gospel ; for he him- self must previously have belonged to Christ, or been a Christian, …
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413 ing any specious form whatever, also obtruded themselves among them, and put the sickle into Paul’s harvest. Reproving the bold daring of these drones, he says, we dare not ; in which, while he tells what he himself does not do, he marks by implication, what they are doing. I, says he, claim nothing to myself …
434 wordsSECTION 4112 Corinthians X. 14, 15.
xoVo/g, is put in antithesis to the savro/g <rvyxp/vovrsg, and is treated of ver. 15, 16, the word dXkorpiotg being repeated. Paul has a measure; they boast as to things that are without measure \in immensa gloriantur], and Paul will proceed to preach the Gospel among the untutored [rudes, heretofore untaught ] Gen…
419 wordsSECTION 4122 Corinthians X. 16, 17.- Xi. 1.
415 mine . — oivgavo<usvqg, increasing ) The present [as your faith is now increasing . But Engl. Y. When your faith is increased]. Paul wished neither to leave the Corinthians before the proper time, nor to put off [preaching to] others too long. — sv vy,?v, in your case , [by you]) Our altogether solid and compl…
261 wordsSECTION 4132 Corinthians Xi. 2, 3.
1. ”0(ps\ov , would that) He step by step advances with a pre- vious mitigation3 and anticipation of blame to himself [yepo snl- fl’Ajjg/g] of a remarkable description, to which the after-extenuation [smQspct'n’sioi] at xii. 11 corresponds. — fiaxphv, a little) The anti- 1 Made ready for an occasion. But hotpcoc in…
544 wordsSECTION 4142 Corinthians Xi. 4.
417 purity. Seducers threatened the Corinthians ; see next verse. An abbreviated mode of expression for. May be corrupted and drawn from their simplicity. — a^Xoryjrog, the simplicity) which is intent on one object, and most tender ; which seeks not another [Jesus ; aXXov] nor a different [Spirit : srspov, second …
458 wordsSECTION 415418 2 Corinthians Xi. 5, 6.
a more novel and splendid Christianity, if any such was to be found. 5. Tap, for ) The particle connecting the discussion with the proposition [the subject he proposed to discuss]. The sum of Paul’s boasting is here stated and repeated, ch. xii. 11. — r&v vrtspXtav, the very chief est) such as James, Kephas, John …
439 wordsSECTION 4162 Corinthians Xi. 7-12.
419 ledge ; sv <xa<nv, in all men, ch. i. 12, iii. 2, iv. 2. sv vast , is used in the Masc. gend., 1 Cor. viii. 7 ; Heb. xiii. 4, and in other places. At the same time it occurs in the Neut. gend., 1 Tim. iii. 11, iv. 15 ; 2 Tim. ii. 7, iv. 5 ; Tit. ii. 9, 10 ; Heb. xiii. 18. But s v navri occurs only in the Neut.…
424 wordsSECTION 4172 Corinthians Xi. 13-15.
did not suit the false apostles to preach for nothing, ver. 20. — riiv upopfAYiv, the occasion) in this matter, presently afterwards with- out the article, atpop^v, in any matter whatever. — iv f, in which ) their boasting consisted in this, that they said : we are found to be, as Paul. 13. 0/ yap toioutoi , for s…
426 wordsSECTION 4182 Corinthians Xi. 16-20.
421 rsXog, the end) Whatever may be the specious appearance, on which they now plume themselves, the form [alluding to their transforming themselves into “ ministers of righteousness”] is at last stripped off from them. A most effectual criterion is de- rived from the future end of things, in the case of good and …
429 wordsSECTION 4192 Corinthians Xi. 21-25.
21. Kara ar/fuav, in the way of ignominy [as concerning re- j oroacJif) as if I were already considered as one dishonoured [‘ despised’]. See 1 Cor. iv. 10, and from the same passage we may also compare the term weak with this before us, and wise , < ppovi/xot , at ver. 19. Comp, with the use of xard here, the •jf…
414 wordsSECTION 4202 Corinthians Xi. 26-29.
423 ming. Many persons, who have been shipwrecked, thus contend with the waters for many hours, so that they may at last escape. 26. ' O hoivoplcug, in joumeyings) See Acts. — Iv ^eudadsXtpo/g, among false brethren ) This danger is most distressing ; being added to the others contrary to expectation [rrapa, rtpoe…
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