PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Expositor's Greek Testament — Volume 4
Nicoll, W. Robertson (editor), 1851-1923 · 324,655 words · 525 reading sections
Προς Τιμοθεον A
κόσμιον: orderly (R.V.), perhaps dig- nified in the best sense of the term. ordinatum (τα ἢ). ‘‘Quod σώφρων est intus, id κόσμιος est extra’’ (Bengel). The word is not found in Titus. φιλόξενον: This virtue is required in the episcopus also in Tit. i. 8, but not of the deacons, below; of Christians gene- rally,…
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En ᾿ σεμνότητος, ---π. εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου ' προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν, πῶς ν See τ " ἐκκλησίας " Θεοῦ * ἐπιμελήσεται ;—6. μὴ " νεόφυτον, ἵνα μὴ ΄ τυφω- w x Luke x. 34, 35. ἘΠῚ ΠῚ σε 1|: 5. ὃ. 1366 1. Π. Μοπίτσπ Grammar, vol.1. p. δ7 sqq.,and Expositor, Vi., iii. 277, and Deissmann, Bible Studies, trans. p. 123 …
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τυφωθείς: τυφόω comes from τῦφος, the primary meaning of which is smoke or vapour, then conceit or vanity which befogs a man’s judgment in matters in which he himself is concerned. The R.V. always renders it puffed up. Vulg. here, in superbiam elatus. 8 114 . . 4 , A ar Tim. vi θεὶς εἰς κρίμα * ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ " δ…
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7. Set δὲ καὶ “ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ "τῶν “ ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς " ὀνειδισμὸν "ἐμπέσῃ καὶ 8. Διακόνους ἢ ὡσαύτως * σεμνούς," ἅ d Mark iv. 11, 1 Cor. ν. 12, 13, Col. iv. 5, 1 Thess. iv. 12. e Rom. xv. 3 (Ps. Ixix το), Heb. x. 33, xi. 26, xiii. 13. f Rom. xi. 9 (Ps. Ixix. 23), 1 Tim. vi. 9. i Phil. iv. 8, 1 Tim.…
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ἔχοντας : See note on chap. i. 19. Ver. 9. τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως: the faith as revealed, is the same as τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον, ver. 16. In the earlier epistles of St. Paul τὸ μυστήριον is a revealed secret, in particular, the purpose of God that Jew and Gentile should unite in one Church. The notion of …
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διαβόλους: slanderers. While men are more prone than women to be δίλογοι, double-tongued, women are more prone than men to be slanderers. See Tit. ii. 3. The term is predicated in 2 Tim. iii. 3, not of men, but as charac- terising the human race, ἄνθρωποι, in the last days. νηφαλίους : see note on ver. 2. πιστ…
657 wordsSECTION 127Acts xii. 7, xxii, 18, xxv. 4, Rev. i. 1, xxii. 6.
Noa a a , > b , DA) bes b α Ὦ2 - καὶ “πολλὴν " παρρησίαν ἐν " πίστει " τῇ " ἐν " Χριστῷ " ᾿Ιησοῦ. Ταῦτά σοι γράφω, ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἁβραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς Set? ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ “ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις Ετη. 14. a 2 Cor. iii. 12, Vii. 4, Philem. 8 b 2 Tim. iii 15, Cf. 2 Tim. i. 13 Ν υ 1 ¢éy "τάχει, 15. ἐὰν δ…
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οἴκῳ . . . ἥτις: “ The noun which forms the predicate in a relative sen- tence, annexed for the purpose of expla- nation (és . . . ἐστίν), sometimes gives its own gender and number to the rela- tive, by a kind of attraction’’ (Winer- Moulton, Grammar, p. 206). θεοῦ ζῶντος : A constant phrase, oc- curring again …
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Ver. 16. The connexion of thought lies in a feeling that the lofty terms in which the Church has been just spoken of may demand a justification. The truth of which the Church is στύλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα is not a light thing nor an in- substantial fabric; the truth is, more expressly, τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον, the …
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(4) of the Second Coming, which will be, as far as man can tell, His final manifestation: Col. iii. 4, 1 Pet. v. 4, I John ii. 28, iii. 2. ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι: proved or pronounced to be righteous in His higher nature. The best parallel to this use of δικαιοῦν is Ps. 1. (li.) 6, ὅπως ἂν δικαιω- θῇς ἐν τοῖς λό…
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° ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς πίστεως, καὶ διδασκαλίαις δαιμονίων 2. ἐν * ὑποκρίσει * ψευδολόγων, IV. τ. Τὸ δὲ Πνεῦμα " ῥητῶς λέγει ὅτι ἐν " ὑστέροις καιροῖς ὁ πλάνοις | ἐ κεκαυ- “ προσέχοντες πνεύμασι e Here only as adj., cf. 2 John 7, Eph. iv. 14 {ο Macc. vi. 25, Gal. ii. 13, Matt. xxiii. 28, Mark xii. 15, Luke xii…
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Ver. 2. ἐν ὑποκρίσει ψευδολόγων: The three genitives ψευδολ. κεκαυστ. Kod. are coordinate, and refer to the hwyman agents of the seducing spirits and demons. ἐν ὑποκρίσει depends on πνεύμασι and διδασκαλίαις. The spirits work, and the teachings are exhibited, in the hypocrisy of them that speak lies ; and this h…
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ἃ 6 θεὸς ἔκτισεν, κ.τ.λ.: It has been asked why St. Paul does not justify by specific reasons the use of marriage, as he does the use of food. The answer seems to be that the same general argu- ment applies to both. The final cause of both is the same, 1.ε., to keep the race alive; and man is not entitled to pla…
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4. ὅτι πᾶν "κτίσμα. καὶ οὐδὲν “ ἀπόβλητον μετὰ εὐχαριστίας ἢ λαμβανόμενον - 6. Ταῦτα. q See 1 Tim. ii. 1. mand of the Mosaic Law. St. Paul replies that thanksgiving disannuls the Law in each particular case. Nothing over which thanksgiving can be pro- nounced is any longer included in the category of things ta…
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ἐντρεφόμενος τοῖς λόγοις τῆς πίστεως καὶ τῆς καλῆς διδασκαλίας τα ὑποτιθέμενος τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καλὸς ἔσῃ διάκονος Χριστοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ,! τ Here only (N.T.) in this sense. 7. τοὺς δὲ "βεβήλους καὶ * γραώδεις s Here only, not ΧΧ. t Luke i. 3, Ὁ See 1 Tim. i. 9. v Here only, not LXX 1 Ἴησ. Χριστ. De, 17, 31, 47, many ot…
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Ver. 7. W. H. place a comma after παρηκολούθηκος and a full stop after παραιτοῦ; so R.V. nearly. But as παραιτοῦ is an imperative, as in reff. in Pastorals, it is best taken as antithetic to γύμναζε. ᾿ & γραώδεις: The μῦθοι, in addition to their profane nature, as impeaching the 124 w See I Tim. i. 4. x 1 Ti…
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Ψετ.ο. πιστὸς--ἄξιος: This is paren- thetical and retrospective. The teaching of ver. 8 is the λόγος. So Chrys. Ver. 10. ‘yap, as in the parallel 2 8—12. 125 ‘dyovitspeba,! ὅτι " ἠλπίκαμεν 5 ἐπὶ Θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν ᾿ σωτὴρ ἱ τ Cor. ix. πάντων ἀνθρώπων, μάλιστα πιστῶν. δίδασκε. 10,1 Tim. v. 5, vi. 17. 1 See 1 T…
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Vy. «11-16. Silent example or mild suggestion will not do in every case. There are many occasions when it will be necessary for you to speak out, with the authority given to you at your or- dination. At the same time, do not forget that the charismatic gift will die if it be neglected. Give yourself wholly to t…
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τύπος γίνου: For the sentiment, com- pare reff. and 1 Cor. iv. 16, Phil. iv. 9. τύπος is followed by the genitive of the person for whose edification the τύπος exists in I Cor. x. 6, 1 Pet. v. 3. In the following enumeration, λόγος is coupled with ἀναστροφή as words with deeds (Rom. xv. 18; Col. iii. 17). These …
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a Luke xiv. 7, Acts iii. 5, xix. 22. 127 "τῶν “ χειρῶν τοῦ v Acts viii. 18, 2 Tim. i. 6, Heb. vi. 2. 16. "ἔπεχε σεαυτῷ καὶ τῇ διδασ- w Here only « ἴῃ 115 sense. x Acts iv. 25 (PS: 11. 1ἡ. y Phil. i. 12, 25. z Rom.i. 19, Gal. v. 19, Ὁ Acts xiii. 43 (T.R.), Rom. vi- 1, xi. 22, 23, 1Ins. ἐν DcKLP. laying …
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τοῦτο γὰρ ἐστιν 2 ἷ ἀπόδεκτον " ἐνώπιον "τοῦ * Θεοῦ. , not LXX. Va πρεσβυτέρας ὡς μητέρας, νεωτέρας ὡς 3. Χήρας τίμα τὰς “ὄντως χήρας. 4. 3 δέ / / » ew 7 / HY A δὲ εἰ δέ τις χήρα τέκνα ἢ “ἔκγονα ἔχει, μανθανέτωσαν ἰ πρῶτον τὸν εὐσεβεῖν καὶ ὅ ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι τοῖς " προγόνοις : 5. ἡ δὲ Ἰ ὄγτως h 2 Tim. i. 3 o…
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2—9. χήρα καὶ "' μεμονωμένη " ἤλπικεν ἐπὶ ὃ » Ν a a Ν Ny ce / ἢ 6 ς δὲ Ῥ εησεσιν και ταις προσευχαις νυκτος και ημερας . η ε΄ σπατα- λῶσα ζῶσα τέθνηκεν. ὦσιν. - , / et, τὴν "πίστιν Τ᾿“ ἤρνηται καὶ ἔστιν ἀπίστου χείρων. Σκαταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα γεγονυῖα, ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς q See 1 Tim. 1 3. τ Seer Tim. ΠΠ…
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tion; and though these feelings may be stunted by savagery, the heathen are not likely to be sophisticated by human per- versions of religion, such as those de- nounced by Jesus in Mark vii. Ell. says. “ΤΕ is worthy of notice that the Essenes were not permitted to give relief to their relatives without leave fro…
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Vv. y Acts vi. 3, γυνή, 10. 7 ἐν * ἔργοις * καλοῖς ” μαρτυρουμένη, εἰ * ἐτεκνοτρόφησεν, ΣΧ, 22, ΧΧΊΙ. 12, Heb. Xi. 2, 30. zSee1 Tim. iii. 1, a Here only, not LXX. iii. 4, 2 Thess. i. 6, 7, Heb. xi. 37. Church members to their widowed rela- tives to specific rules about the admis- sion of widows to the roll of…
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ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή: The Church widows must conform to the same ideal of the married life as the episcopi. See Tert. ad uxorem, i. 7, ‘“‘Quantum fidei de- trahant, quantum obstrepant sanctitati nuptiae secundae, disciplina ecclesiae et praescriptio apostoli declarat, cum diga- mos non sinit praesidere, cum viduam …
654 wordsSECTION 146Mark vii. θέλουσιν, 12. ἔχουσαι κρίμα ὅτι τὴν πρώτην πίστιν | ἠθέτησαν.
παραιτοῦ : reject. This verb is used of ‘‘ profane and old wives’ fables’ (iv. 7), of ‘foolish and ignorant question- ings”’ (2 Tim. ii. 23), of ‘‘a man that is heretical’’ (Tit. iii. το): so that, at first sight, it seems a harsh term to use in reference to ‘‘young widows”’. But the harshness is explained when …
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περιερχόμεναι τὰς οἰκίας: These last words may possibly refer to the house to house visitation, going about (R.V.), which might be part of the necessary duty of the Church widows; but which would be a source of temptation to young women, and would degenerate into wandering (A.V.). οὐ μόνον δὲ .. . ἀλλὰ καί is a…
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λοιδορίας χάριν is connected of course with ἀφορμήν, not with βούλομαι, as Mack suggests, "ΟΙ will . . . on account of the reproach which might otherwise come on the Church”’. For the sentiment cf. vi. 1, Tit. ii. 5, 8, 1 Peter ii. 12, iii. 16. In all these places the responsibility of guarding against scandal …
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ὁ διδάσκων and 6 παρακαλῶν were possessors of distinct and recognised charismata (Rom. xii. 7; 1 Cor. xii. 8, 28, 29; xiv. 6). προεστῶτες: See note on 1 Tim. iii. 4. διπλῆς τιμῆς: Remunevation is a better rendering of τιμή than pay, as ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ A ν. 17. Οἱ “καλῶς “ προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι διπλῆς τιμῆς " ἀξι…
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135 γὰρ ‘4 ‘ γραφή, Βοῦν ἀλοῶντα οὐ Σφιμώσεις 1. καὶ, Άξιος ὁ ἐργάτης ε Cf. Matt. τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ. iv. 35,1 Pet. ii. 15. h John xviii. 29, Tit. i. 6, not LXX, XX. το, 19. κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου ἢ κατηγορίαν μὴ ᾿ παρα- 34, Mark 1. 25, iv. 39, Luke i Acts xxii. 18 ‘ov φιμ. βοῦν ado. ACP, 17, 37, 80, five others, f, …
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ἐκτὸς εἰ μή: This phrase arises from a 136 k 1 Cor. xiv: δέχου, ἢ ἐκτὸς * 5, XV. 2. 1 Acts xix. 19, XXvii. ὦ 35. εχωσιν. m 2 Tim. ii.» 14, ἵν I. nSee1Tim. ii. 3. o 1 Pet. i. 1, ii. 6, 9, 2 John i. 13. xii. 47, Acts vii. 53, xvi. 4, xxi. 24, Rom. ii. 26, Gal. vi. 13, 1 Tim. vi. 20, 2 Tim. i. 14. ii. 14, 1 T…
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Ellicott follows Bp. Bull in giving ἐνώπιον a future reference to the Day of Judgment, when the Lord will be at- 20---23. 137 τ προκρίµατος, μηδὲν ποιῶν κατὰ " πρόσκλισιν. 22. Χεῖρας * ταχέως τ Here only, μηδενὶ ἐπιτίθει, μηδὲ 11. 2. 2 John 11. not LXX. “ κοινώνει ἁμαρτίαις " ἀλλοτρίαις - σεαυτὸν 5 Here only, …
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138 w 2 Cor. xi. ἁννὸν * τήρει. 9, Jas. i. γ ΤΡ 27, cf. 1 Tim. vi. , τὸν *oTdpaxov! καὶ τὰς " πυκνάς σου » ἀσθενείας. Ms 23. μηκέτι " ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ 7 χρῶ διὰ τινῶν 24. la 14,2Tim. ἀνθρώπων at ἁμαρτίαι “ πρόδηλοί εἰσιν, “ προάγουσαι εἰς κρίσιν, iv. 7. x Here only Ν.Τ., Dan. i. 12, LXX. only,…
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διὰ τὸ στόμαχον: Wetstein’s happy quotation from Libanius, Epist. 1578 must not be omitted: πέπτωκε καὶ ἡμῖν ὃ στόμαχος ταῖς συνεχέσιν ὑδροποσίαις. Ver. 24. The connexion of this general statement is especially with ver. 22. The solemn warning against the awful conse- quences of an ill-considered moral judg- me…
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CHAPTER VI.—Vv. 1-2. The duty of Christian slaves to heathen and Christian. masters respectively. Ver. 1. The politico-social problem of the first ages of Christianity was the relation of freemen to slaves, just as the corresponding problem before the Church in our own day is the relation of the white to the co…
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2. οἱ δὲ πιστοὺς ἔχοντες > δεσπότας μὴ καταφρονείτωσαν, ὅτι ἀδελφοί εἰσιν - ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον δουλευέτωσαν, ΕἸ . κ 45 ‘ ‘ ε ~ μα) ΄ 8. / ὅτι πιστοί εἰσιν καὶ ἀγαπητοὶ οἱ τῆς * εὐεργεσίας ἦ ἀντιλαμβανόμενοι, f 1 Macc. ii. 48, 4 Macc. xiv. 15, Luke i. 54, Acts xx. 35. 13, ἃ Cor. ν. 2, vi. 7,9, Eph. iv. 28, v. 11. Ignat. …
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14 3. εἴ τις " ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖ καὶ μὴ g Seer Tim. > a 1. 3. Ingo h See note. 12 Tim. i. 13, see I Tim. 1. 1Ο. μηδὲν " ἐπιστάμενος, ἀλλὰ “ νοσῶν περὶ " ζητήσεις καὶ “ λογομαχίας, k Tit. i. τ. m ὅϑεει Tim. iii. 6. 8 (bts) only. only, not LXX, cf. 2 Tim. ii. 14. κ 1 προσέχεται ὼ. to help, as in reff.; and the…
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φθόνος, ἔρις are similarly juxtaposed Rom. i. 29, Gal. v. 20, 21, Phil. i. 15. The plural ἔρεις is a well-supported variant in Rom. xiii. 13, Gal. ν. 2ο. In Tit. iii. ο it is the true reading; but. in other lists of vices (1 Cor. iii. 3 142 r Here only, ἐξ ὧν γίνεται φθόνος, ἔρις, βλασφημίαι, ᾿ὑπόνοιαι πονηραί, …
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Ver. 6. The repetition of πορισμός in a fresh idealised sense is parallel to the transfigured sense in which νομίμως is used in i. 8. αὐταρκείας : not here suffictentia (Vulg.), though that is an adequate ren- dering in 2 Cor. ix. 8. St. Paul did not mean to express the sentiment of. the A.V. of Eccles. vii. 11…
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Jacob specifies only “ bread to eat and raiment to put on” (Gen. xxviii. 20); but the Son of Sirach 15 more indulgent to the natural man (Ecclus. xxix. 21, xxxix. 26, 27). ἀρκεσθησόμεθα: This future is impera- tival, or authoritative, as Alf. calls it He cites in illustration, Matt. v. 48, ἔσεσθε οὖν ὑμεῖς τέλε…
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14 Macc. i. 26, ii. 15 (9), cf. 2 Tim. iii. 2. p Rom. ix. 2 only, N.T. γι, το. ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστὶν ἡ ᾿ φιλαργυρία : = ν Mics: , Ὦ 2 , x a / Ἀν te ‘ ἧς τινὲς ™ ὀρεγόμενοι " ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως καὶ ἑαυτοὺς Ir. Σὺ “δέ, ὦ ἄνθρωπε ! Θεοῦ, m See 1 Tim. iii. 1. n Mark. q Rom. xi. 17, 20, xiv. 10,…
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‘The term occurs again, with' an admit- tedly general reference, in 2 Tim. iii. 17. In any case Man of God, as an official title, belonged to prophets, the prophets. of the Old Covenant; and we have no 145 ταῦτα " φεῦγε " " δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, ' εὐσέβειαν, " πίστιν, " ἀγάπην, τ τ Cor. vi. “ὑπομονήν, " πραὔπάθι…
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positor, vii., vi. 370. Nevertheless the metaphor has its full force here, and in 2 Tim. iv. 7: Engage in the contest which profession of the faith entails; it is a noble one. Allusions to the public games are notoriously Pauline (1 Cor. ix. 24; Phil. iti. 12). The present impera- tive indicates the continuous n…
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146 dSeerTim. 14. 4 Παραγγέλλω σοι} " ἐνώπιον " τοῦ 2 "Θεοῦ τοῦ *LwoyovodrTos ὅ τα. a Be eSeerTim. τὰ πάντα καὶ Χριστοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ τἀ 1 Sam. ii. a 6, Luke xvii. 33, Acts vii. 19. 1 Om. σοι ΝΕ, 17 [g, praectpio {ὲδί t contestor]). 4 τοῦ "μαρτυρήσαντος ἐπὶ Ποντίου g John v. 32, i John v. 10, with acc. ’ 20m. τοῦ Ν.…
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ἆ3---χς, 147 Πειλάτου τὴν καλὴν "ὁμολογίαν, 14. ἱτηρῆσαί σε τὴν ἐντολὴν h See ver. 12 " ἄσπιλον 1 ἀνεπίλημπτον μέχρι τῆς " ἐπιφανείας τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν i2 Tim. iv. Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ: 15. ἣν " καιροῖς "ἰδίοις δείξει ὁ 19, 2 Pet. iii. 14, not LXX. ii. 13. n Seer Tim. ii. 6. poraries were acquainted with the general ac…
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Ver. 15. καιροῖς ἰδίοις : See note on ii. 6. In due season may refer primarily either to the appropriateness of the occa- sion of the ἐπιφάνεια or to the supreme will of the δυνάστης. The wording of the discouragement given by Jesus, in Acts i. 7, to those who would pry into the future makes it natural to suppos…
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φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον: This is a grander conception than that in Ps. civ. 2, ‘Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment’’. Here, if one may venture so to express it, the Person of God is wholly concealed by His dwelling, which is light; and this dwelling is itself unapproachable. Josephus, Ant. iii. 5. 1, …
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GAN’ ἐπὶ θεῷ : God who cannot change, who abides faithful, is contrasted with the uncertainty of riches which are unreal. Ταἰωγίον DcKLP. τῷ παρέχ. πάντα πλουσίως : cf. Acts xiv. 17. εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν: This is a greater con- cession to the sensuous view of life than the εἰς μετάλημψιν of iv. 3. It ap- proaches the…
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Vi. 2ο. Ὦ Τιμόθεε, τὴν “ παραθήκην 1 °P φύλαξον, “ ἐκτρεπόμενος Lev. vi.2, τὰς "" βεβήλους "' κενοφωνίας 2 καὶ " ἀντιθέσεις τῆς “ ψευδωνύμου x. 4, Tob. 13, 2 Macc. iii, 10, 15. p See 1 Tim. v. 21. ii. 16. t 2 Tim. ii. 16, not LXX. 1 παρακαταθήκην many cursives. q See 1 Tim. i. 6. u Here only, not LXX. r See …
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20-- 21. 15d γνώσεως, 21. ἦν τινες " ἐπαγγελλόμενοι "περὶ * τὴν "πίστιν 7 ἠστό- w τ Tim. ii. Ν 10, χησαν. Ἡ χάρις ped” ὑμῶν.ὶ x1 ΤΠ, 1, 19, 2 Tim. iii. 8. y Seer Tim. 1. 0. "So NAFerGP, 17, 6 (vobiscum t tecum) boh.; μετὰ σοῦ DKL, d,e, ἢ νρ., syrr., arm. ; sah. om. ἡ xap.—tpav; add ἀμήν ScDbcKLP, e, f, vg.,…
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a Seer Tim. 1.1. I. τ. ΠΑΥΛΟΣ "ἀπόστολος "Χριστοῦ *’Inood! " διὰ ὃ θελήματος τῇ > @2 Ίαν eden «dod ο 4» 5 / b Rom. xv.” Θεοῦ κατ᾽ “ἐπαγγελίαν "ζωῆς τῆς “ἐν “Χριστῷ “᾿Ιησοῦ 2. Τιμοθέῳ 32, 1 Cor i.t,2Cor.*dyamnt@ "τέκνῳ - χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ i. I, Viil. 5, Eph. i. 1, Col. one ς 1 Tim. iv. …
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* συνειδήσει, ds ! ἀδιάλειπτον ™ ἔχω τὴν περὶ σοῦ 153 , S J Ἢ μνείαν ἐν tats! Rom. ix. 2, not LXX. δεήσεσίν μου νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας, 4. ° ἐπιποθῶν "σε ° ἰδεῖν, " μεμνη- πὶ τ Thess. iii. 6. μένος σου τῶν δακρύων, ἵνα χαρᾶς “ πληρωθῶ, 5. "ὑπόμνησιν λαβὼν ] n Rom. i. ο 1 Thess. i. 2, iii. 6, Philem. 4. only in Past…
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Ver. 4. μµεμνηµένος- δακρύων: Paren- thetical. St. Paul’s longing was made keener by his recollection of the tears Timothy had shed at their last parting. So Chrys. fixes the occasion. We are reminded of the scene at Miletus, Acts xx. 37. Bengel, comparing Acts xx. το, thinks that reference is rather made to an …
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δίδουν ἢ a 3 a ενωκησεν πρωτον EV τη ἃ μάμμῃ σου Λωΐδι καὶ τῇ μητρί σου Εὐνίκῃ, " πέπεισμαι δὲ ὅτι καὶ x2 , y a 9 ἀναμιμνήσκω σε 7 ἀναζωπυρειν τὸ. w Luke viii. 47, Acts xxii. 24, 2 Τΐπι, Ἱ. 12, Tit. i. 13, Heb. ii. 11. y Gen. xlv. 27, i Macc. xiii. 7 only. Paul’s use of this word (see reff.) give no support to …
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ἴϑ5 "χάρισμα "τοῦ "Θεοῦ ὅ ἐστιν ἐν σοὶ διὰ τῆς " ἐπιθέσεως "τῶν 25εε Tim. " χειρῶν µου: 7. οὐ γὰρ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεὸς πνεῦμα ” δειλίας,! ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ “ σωφρονισμοῦ. τὸ "μαρτύριον τοῦ {Κυρίου ᾿ ἡμῶν μηδὲ ἐμὲ τὸν ὃ δέσμιον αὐτοῦ : μ d Mark viii. 38=Luke ix. 26, Rom. i. 16, 2 Tim. i. 16, Heb. xi. 16, …
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τὶ not ashamed, therefore, of the Gos- pel to which our Lord was not ashamed to testify; nor be ashamed of me, who. am in prison because of testimony borne to Him and it. Share our sufferings in, the strength given by God, whose power is displayed in the Gospel of life of which I was appointed a preacher. This i…
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Ver. 9. τοῦ σώσαντος, κ.τελ.: The connexion, as has been just remarked, is that our recognition at our baptism of God’s saving and calling grace—He saved us and called us at a definite point of time (aor.)—ought to strengthen our faith in the’ continuance in the future of His gifts of power to us. On the insist-…
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Ver. το. φανερωθεῖσαν : See note on 1 Tim. iii. 16. Bengel calls attention to the fit juxtaposition of illustria verba: φανερωθεῖσαν, ἐπιφανείας, φωτίσαντος. διὰ τῆς ἐπιφανείας, κ.τ.λ.: See on I Tim. vi. 14. The ἐπιφάνεια here must not be referred to the Incarnation, con- sidered as having taken place at a parti…
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3 13. " Ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε " ὑγιαινόντων "λόγων ὧν παρ ~ - > - kat " ἀγάπῃ " τῇ Dev " Χριστῷ "᾿Ιησοῦ. δι Timi. 14. τὴν καλὴν “ παραθήκην 1 °4 φύλαξον διὰ Πνεύματος “Ayiou τοῦ 14. μὴ Ξ c Seer Tim, " ἐνοικοῦντος ἐν ἡμῖν. vi. 20. ἄϑεειτίπι. ν. 21. 6 Rom. viii. 11. τη, Οἶδας τοῦτο ὅτι ΄ ἀπεστράφησάν µε f Matt. v. 4…
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φύλαξον διὰ Πνεύματος “Αγίου: φυλάσ- σειν is more than ἔχειν: it implies here final perseverance; and that can only be attained through the Holy Spirit. God must co-operate with man, if man’s efforts are to be successful. Cf. ‘‘ Work out your own salvation . . . for it is God which worketh in you ” (Phil. ii. 12…
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