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The Expositor's Greek Testament — Volume 4

Nicoll, W. Robertson (editor), 1851-1923 · 324,655 words · 525 reading sections

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k See ver. 8. 159 ὅτι πολλάκις µε ἢ ἀνέψυξεν 20, Isa. xlvii. 6, Jer. xvi. 13, xlix. (xlii.) 12, I Luke vii. 4, Phil. ii. 28, Tit iii, 13, 2 σπουδαιότερον DcKL ; σπουδαιότερως A, two cursives. ρ ρ ᾽ 5 occurs Heb. iv. 6. ποιεῖν ἔλεος μετά τινος (Luke i. 72, x. 37; Jas. ii. 13) is a similar phrase. Here, we s…

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3 m Gen. xix. Κύριος ™ εὑρεῖν ™ ἔλεος παρὰ Kupiou! ἐν ” ἐκείνῃ "τῇ " ἡμέρα---καὶ 19, Num. xi. 15, Judg. vi. 17, Dan. LXX, iii. “5 - 39(TH. Χριστῷ Ιησού: ili. 38), ix. n See ver. 12. οἱ Pet. i. 12, iv. 10, with acc. d 1 Cor. xv. 9, 2 Cor. ii. 16, iii. 5. a See 1 Tim. i. 2. ὅσα ἐν ᾿Εφέσῳ ° διηκόνησεν, βέλτι…

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1—6. ἑτέρους διδάξαι. ΡΣ a9 Χριστοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ.“" Σβίου * καὶ ™dOAq τις, οὐ 3 k Here only, N.T. 11. 7, 9 only, N.T. 1 Here only, not LXX. ο See x Tim. i. 8. 1 σὺ οὖν κακοπάθ. CcDcKL, syrhcl-txt, go. (Hy fot. vii. ed. Potter, ii. p. 1015) that the πολλοὶ μάρτυρες mean testimonies frem the Law and the Prophets i…

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3. "Συνκακοπάθησον 4. οὐδεὶς " στρατευόμενος πραγµατίαις, ἵνα τῷ ᾿ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ. στεφανοῦται ἐὰν μὴ τὸν κοπιῶντα γεωργὸν δεῖ πρῶτον τῶν καρπῶν " μεταλαμβάνειν. m Here only, not LXX, cf. Heb. x p Acts. ii. 26, xxvii. 33, 34, Heb. vi. oe xii. 1ο. 161 1 ὡς καλὸς * στρατιώτης ε Seed Tim. h ἐμπλέκεται τα…

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5 Rom. ii. 16, xvi. 25. u Acts xx. 23, xXvi. 29, Phil. i. 7, 13, 14, 17, Col. iv. 18, Philem. 1ο, 13. > γάρ σοι ὁ Κύριος “σύνεσιν ἐν Σ / 3 a A > ΄ 3 ο 3 8. "μνημόνευε Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐγηγερμένον ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἐκ ρματος Δαυεὶδ, " κατὰ "τὸ " εὐαγγέλιόν "µου: 9. ἐν ᾧ " κακοπαθῶ έχρι " δεσμῶν ὡς “ κακοῦργος - ἀλλὰ ὁ λόγ…

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ὡς κακοῦργος (see reff.): malefactor (R.V.). Evil doer (A.V.) does not so vividly express the notion of criminality implied in the word. Ramsay notes that the use of this word here marks ‘“‘ exactly the tone of the Neronian period, and... refers expressly to the flagztia, for which the Christians were condemned …

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εἰ yap συναπεθάνομεν, «.t.X.: The presence of γάρ does not militate against the supposition that we have here a frag- ment of a Christian hymn. A quotation adduced in the course of an argument must be introduced by some inferential particle; see on 1 Tim. iv. το. On the other hand, it is questionable if et ἀρνη-…

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4 εἰς NCDKL. of God our Father should brace us up to exhibit moral courage, as being His “true children τ τὶ Vv. 14-26. Discourage the new false teaching by precept and example. There is no need, however, that you should despair of the Church. It is founded upon a rock, in spite of appearances. Take a broad vi…

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Προς Τιμοθεον B

πι Rom. xiv. 18, xvi. το, 165 15. ' σπούδασον σεαυτὸν ™ δόκιμον ἃ παραστῆσαι τῷ! 2 Tim. iv. ϱ,21, Lit. iii. 12, verb also Gal. (1), Eph. (1), 1 Thess. t Cor. xi. 19, 2 Cor. x. 18, xiii. 7, Jas. i. 12. n Matt. xxvi. 53, Luke ii. 22, Acts i. 3, ΙΧ. 41, Xxiii. 33, Rom. vi. 13, 16, 10, xii. 1,1 Cor. viii. 8, 2 Co…

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Προς Τιμοθεον Β

ἐπὶ πλεῖον, κ.τ.λ.: Those who utter ““babblings ” (subject of προκόψουσιν) are not, as is sometimes supposed, merely negatively useless; they are positively and increasingly mischievous, In iii, 9, οὐ προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ πλεῖον, the Situation is different. When a man’s ἄνοια has become manifest to all, he has lost …

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τινων: See note on 1 Tim. 1. 3. Ver. το. ‘* We will not fear. The city of God... shall not be moved” (Ps. xlvi. 2, 4; cf. Heb. xii. 28). The Church of the New Covenant is like the Church of the Old Covenant: it has an ideal integrity unaffected by the defection of some who had seemed to belong to it. ‘““They ar…

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Eph. i. 11. g Rev. ix.20 h 2 Cor. iv. 1 Χριστοῦ a few cursives. 7. 1 Tim. vi. 19 that in the two places in which θεμέλιος, occurs in the Pastorals, there is a condensation of expression resulting in a confusion of metaphor. Here the apostle passes rapidly from the notion of the Church collectively as a founda…

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«- 168 Il. 1 1Cor. ».7.εἷς ἀτιμίαν. 21. ἐὰν οὖν τις ᾿ἐκκαθάρῃ ἑαυτὸν ἀπὸ τούτων, ἔσται τον. xxi. 13 σκεῦος εἰς τιμήν, ἡγιασμένον.! " εὔχρηστον τῷ | δεσπότῃ, εἰς ™ πᾶν isd. xiii. 13, 2° ἔργον "' ἀγαθὸν " ἡτοιμασμένον. 22. τὰς δὲ “ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας Tim.iv. | ye iY A ; ae ο. ΕΣ ο η φεῦγε: " δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύν…

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ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας is emphatic. See πας απο τοι Ver. 23. ἀπαιδεύτους: ignorant. An ignorant question is one that arises from a misunderstanding of the matter in dis- pute. Misunderstandings are a fruitful source of strife. Cf. τ Tim. vi. 4. παραιτοῦ : refuse, 1.e., Such questions will be brought before you: ref…

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Προς Τιμοθεον B

170 11. © Matt. viii. καιροὶ “χαλεποί: 2. ἔσονται γὰρ οἱ ἄνθρωποι “ φίλαυτοι, ᾿Φιλάρ- 1 ἀλαζόνες, 5 ὑπερήφανοι, ἢ βλάσφημοι, γονεῦσιν ᾿Αἀπειθεῖς, 2, 2 Macc. ie 5 (3), 4 μένοι, “ φιλήδονοι μᾶλλον ἢ “ φιλόθεοι, 5. ἔχοντες "μόρφωσιν Mace. (3). d Here only, ‘ 1 not LXX. e Luke xvi. 14, 4 Macc. ii. 8 only. f Rom. i…

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Ver. 4. προδόται: has no special re- ference to persecution of Christians. τετυφωμένοι: See note onx Tim. iii.. Ver. 5. ἔχοντες (See note oni Tim. i. ως, ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ B - Ἂν εὐσεβείας τὴν δὲ "δύναμιν αὐτῆς " ἠρνημένοι - καὶ τούτους 4 > , , 3 ε τρέπου. 6. ἐκ τούτων γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ἃ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες 1 " γυναικάρια…

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σεσωρευμένα ἁμαρτίαις : overwhelmed, rather than burdened (βεβαρημένα) (Field). Is there any contrast implied between the diminutive, indicating the insignificance of the women, and the load of sins which they carry? De Wette (quoted by Alf.), notes that a sin-laden conscience is easily,tempted to seek-the easi…

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ἀδόκιμοι: reprobate. The A.V.m. gives the word here, and in Tit. i. 16, an active force, of no judgment, void of judgment. For περί with the acc. see on τ Tim. i. το. Ver. 9. οὐ προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ πλεῖον: There is only a verbal inconsistency be- tween this statement and those in ii. 16 and iii. 13, where see notes…

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απο - - , a Ww , ~ 3 , κα πε A 2 τῇ ᾿ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει, τῇ “ μακροθυμίᾳ, TH ἀγάπῃ, TH " ὑπομονῇ, ν Acts xi. - A“ A , ar > , > > , 11. τοῖς 7 διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν ᾿Αντιοχείᾳ, 5 / 2 , - ¥ ὃ ‘ ac / Ξ Nis. , ἐν ᾿Ικονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις, οἵους * διωγμοὺς "ὑπήνεγκα: καὶ ἐκ πάντων 12. καὶ πάντες …

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εὐσεβῶς of course qualifies ζῇν, as in Tit. ii. 12. There isa similar extension of thought, from self to all, in iv. 8. Ver. 13. πονηροὶ δὲ: The antithesis seems to be between the apparent dis- comfiture of those who wish to live in Christ (their persecution being after all almost a means conditional to their at…

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Προς Τιμοθεον B

ἱερὰ γράμματα: sacras litteras, sacred writings (R.V.). For this use of γράμ- ματα see John vii. 15, and Moulton and Milligan, Expositor, vii., vi. 383. The force of this peculiar phrase is that Timothy’s A B C lessons had been of a sacred nature. The usual N.T. equi- valent for the Holy Scriptures (A.V.) is at…

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kai! "ὠφέλιμος πρὸς διδασκαλίαν, πρὸς " ἐλεγμόν,” πρὸς 175 ν οι. , ἐπανορ-ν Seer Tim. iv.8, θωσιν, πρὸς Σπαιδείαν “τὴν ἡ ἐν “ δικαιοσύνῃ - 17. ἵνα " ἄρτιος ἢ 6 w Here τοῦ Θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, ' πρὸς " πᾶν " ἔργον " ἀγαθὸν “ ἐξηρτισμένος. IV. τ. "Διαμαρτύρομαι 3 " ἐνώπιον "τοῦ " Θεοῦ καὶ ΄ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ," y Eph. vi. 4…

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Iv.

Cf. the use of καταρτίζω, Luke vi. 40, 2 Cor. xiii. 11, Heb. xiii. 21, 1 Pet. v. Io. CuapTerR IV.—Vv. 1-8. I solemnly charge you, in view of the coming judg- ment, to be zealous in the exercise of your ministry while the opportunity lasts, while people are willing to listen to your admonitions. Soon the craze fo…

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Iv.

ἔλεγξον : Taking this in the sense convict, Chrys. comments thus on the three imperatives, ‘‘ After the manner of physicians, having shown the wound, he gives the incision, he applies the plaister”’. ἐπιτίμησον: ‘‘ The strict meaning of the word is ‘to mete out due measure,’ but in the N.T. it is used only of c…

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u Acts xxi. 8, Eph. iv. 11 on‘y, not LXX. x Here only, not LXX. 177 ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας | k Heb. xiii. -- Ξ 22, etc. ἀκοην, 4.1 Here only, ; πώ ος τ not LXX. ° ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς m Here only, not LXX. n Matt. xiii. 14=Acts 9 XXviii. 26 “ A@isavieg); 1 Cor. xii. ag ἃ o See 2 Tim. i. 15.…

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Iv.

7. "τὸν " καλὸν ” ἀγῶνα 1 ας ἠγώνισμαι, τὸν *” δρόμον Β , vi.12 and?° retéMexa, τὴν πίστιν Ἱτετήρηκα: 8. “λοιπὸν *dqdKertat μοι 6 1 Tim. iv. 1Ο. a Acts xili. , τῆς δικαιοσύνης "στέφανος, ὃν ἀποδώσει por ὁ Κύριος ἐν , - ἐκείνῃ ~ he < igs i Ln > , at Re BY ‘ ο μον ΕΠ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ ᾿ δίκαιος ᾿ κριτής" οὐ µόνον δὲ ἐμ…

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ἀπόκειται: veposita est (Vulg.). Cf. Col. i. 5, διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, and, for the senti- ment, I Pet. 1. 4. : 6 τῆς δικαιοσύνης στέφανος : The whole context demands that this should be the possessive genitive, The crown which belongs to, or is the due reward of, righteousness, t…

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Iv

Κρήσκης εἰς Γαλατίαν: sc. ἐπορεύθη. Crescens and Titus are not reproached for their absence. This passage, with the variant Γαλλίαν (see apparat. crit.), is the source of all that is said about Crescens by later writers. Γαλατίαν : That this means the Roman province, or the region in Asia Minor (so Const. Apost…

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12--τ6. ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Β 181 βράνας. 14. ᾿Αλέξανδρος ὃ " χαλκεὺς πολλά μοι κακὰ ” ἐνεδείξατο - v εις only --- ἀποδώσει 1 αὐτῷ 6 Κύριος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα attod -—15. ὃν καὶ σὺ ν αδη.1.15, A 17, ete, Z * φυλάσσου, “λίαν γὰρ *dvtéoTn” τοῖς ἡμετέροις λόγοις. 16. Ἐν Cor. viii. a , a2 , ος 7 b , 8 A 3 24, Tit. ii. τῇ πρώτη µ…

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Iv.

182 cSeever.10. με *yxatédiov!-—ph αὐτοῖς “᾿ λογισθείη.---τ7. ὁ δὲ Κύριός μοι ἃ Rom. ii. 26, iv. passim., 2 > a “παρέστη καὶ * ἐνεδυνάμωσέν με, ἵνα δι ἐμοῦ 5 τὸ " κήρυγμα ἢ πληρο- Cor.v. 19, φορηθῇ καὶ ἀκούσωσιν 3. πάντα τὰ ἔθνη - καὶ ᾿ ἐρύσθην ἐκ στόματος Gen. xv. k k 6. Ps. λέοντος. 18. ῥύσεταί pe ὃ Κύριος …

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Ver. 18. ἔργου πονηροῦ: The form of the clause may be modelled on the peti- 17--21. 183 “- 5 / 3 καὶ σώσει εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐπουράνιον - ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς | See ver.13. ~ A / τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων' ἀμήν. m 566 2 Tim.1i.15. a 9 x > / 3 19. Ἄσπασαι Πρῖσκαν καὶ ᾿Ακύλαν καὶ τὸν ᾿Ονησιφόρου οἶκον. 20. Ἔρα…

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Ιν. 22.

Tpodtpov: See Acts xx. 4, xxi. 29, and the art. in Hastings’ D. B. ἀσθενοῦντα: Paley’s remark is never out of date, '' Forgery, upon such an occasion, would not have spared a miracle”? (Horae Paul. Philippians 2). Chrys. notes, ‘‘ The apostles could not do everything, or they did not dispense miraculous gifts u…

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A

I. 1. ΠΑΥΛΟΣ δοῦλος Θεοῦ, " ἀπόστολος δὲ “Ἰησοῦ "Χριστοῦ !aSeerTim κατὰ πίστιν ἢ" ἐκλεκτῶν ὃ Θεοῦ καὶ - lol , a / 4 εὐσέβειαν 2. ἐπ᾽ ᾿ ἐλπίδι ** ζωῆς δ αἰωνίου, ἣν ἐπηγγείλατο ὁ ἃ τ Tim. vi. 3. 5 ἐπίγνωσιν ° ἀληθείας Ἱτῆς e See 1 Tim. ii. 2. d 3 1. I. Ἂν Κατ b Rom. viii. 33, Col. 111. 12. c Seer Tim. il. 4.…

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Προς Τιτὸν I.

bh Wisd. vii. ἢ ἀψευδὴς Θεὸς | πρὸ | χρόνων | αἰωνίων, 3. * ἐφανέρωσεν δὲ | καιροῖς. 17 only. - - la “ 1 8εε 2 ΤΊ. ἰδίοις τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐν ™ ο κηρύγματι ὃ " ἐπιστεύθην ἐγὼ “ κατ᾽ 1. Ὁ; . ο 5 AY ο p [ο Ῥ Saka Ρ - / q ’ τ , k Rom, xvi. ἐπιταγὴν του “ σωτῆρος " ημῶν “Θεοῦ, 4. Τίτῳ “ γνησίῳ * τέκνῳ 26, Col. i. 3…

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Τιτον 187

ἐπιδιορθώσῃ: It is possible that ἐπί has here its original force, so as to imply that St. Paul had begun the correction of deficiencies in the Cretan Church, and that Titus was to carry it still further. (So Bengel.) It seems to have been taken in this sense by A.V.m., which renders τὰ λείποντα things that are l…

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Τιτον 187

highest ideal of moral and_ spiritual qualifications. αὐθάδη: self-assertive, arrogant. Vulg. has here superbum, but more accu- rately in 2 Pet. ii. το, stbi placentes. ὀργίλον: passionate, tracundum (Vulg.). The ὀργίλος is one who has not his pas- sion of anger under control. _™dpowoy, πλήκτην: See on 1 Tim. …

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Τιτον 187

τ See x Tim. i. 15. u Acts Xiii. 45, XXVill. 19, 22, Tit. ii. 9. x Here only, not LX, but cf. Gal. vi. 3. z Here only, not LXX. ‘sions to orthodoxy, ἡ ματαιολόγοι καὶ * φρεναπάται, μάλιστα 3 7 οἱ 7 ἐκ " τῆς ὃ * ava- s See 2 Tim. i. 12. t 1 Tim. i. τὸ (g.0.), v Seer Tim. i. 9. w Here y Acts x. 45, Xi. a See 2 …

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Πρὸς Titon

Ver. 12. προφήτης: It is possible that St. Paul applies this title to the author of the following hexameter line because the Cretan false teachers were self-styled prophets. There was a Cretan prophet once who told plain truths to his countrymen. The whole line occurs, according to Jerome, in the περὶ χρησμῶν o…

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Ι.15--ἰῦ οἱ ΤΊπ. ἱ. 45 μύθοις καὶ ἐντολαῖς ἀνθρώπων " ἀποστρεφομένων τὴν ἀλήθειαν. p See2 Tim: i. 15. q Luke xi. 41, Rom, Xiv. 20. 3 } τ John xviii.) συνείδησις. 28, Heb. xii. 15, ude 8. ci μα ἀγαθὸν "Σ ἀδόκιμοι. vi. 12. t Seer Tim. v. 8. ili.3. w See 2 Tim. ii. 21 and 1 Tim. ii. το. u Prov. xvii. 15, E…

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τοῖς δὲ ἔργοις ἀρνοῦνται: Their lives give the lie to their professions; ‘‘ They acted as if this Supreme Being was a mere metaphysical abstraction, out of all moral relation to human life, as if He were neither Saviour nor Judge” (J. H. Bernard comm. in loc.). πρὸς Wav ἔργον ἀγαθόν: See note on 2) Dim. ii) τη.…

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ἱεροπρεπεῖς perhaps -- ὃ πρέπει γυναιξὶν ἐπαγγελλομέναις θεοσέβειαν (τ Tim. ii. 10); but in itself the word does not guarantee more than the appearance of reverence. Wetstein gives, among other illustrations, one from Josephus (414. xi. 8, 5), describing how Jaddua, the high priest, went out in procession from J…

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x Matt. xx. 15, Rom. ν. 7, 1 Pet. ii. 18. 5. ἔξ σώφρονας, ἁγνάς, "' οἰκουργούς,2 " ἀγαθάς, " ὑποτασσομένας ᾿ τοῖς "ἰδίοις 7 ἀν- 6. τοὺς νεω- b ~ τέρους "ὡσαύτως παρακάλει ᾿ σωφρονεῖν - 7. περὶ πάντα σεαυτὸν “ παρεχόμενος “ τύπον " καλῶν “ ἔργων, ἐν τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ ; ἀφθορίαν,5 y Eph. ν. 22, Col. iii. a See x Tim.…

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6---το. 193 A i - χς 5 ιο 9 / η ἔσεμνότητα,! 8. λόγον ἢ ὑγιῆ ! ἀκατάγνωστον, ἵνα ὁ ἐξ * ἐναντίας gSeer Tim. ἐντραπῇ μηδὲν ἔχων λέγειν” περὶ ἡμῶν ὃ ™ φαῦλον. 11, 2. 9. δούλους hSeer Tim. 1. 1Ο. “«“ “5 Nive - ἰδίοις "δεσπόταις ὁ ὑποτάσσεσθαι ἐν πᾶσιν, " εὐαρέστους εἶναι, μὴ i 2 Macc. ἵν. 47 only. a , 5 Ῥ ἀντι…

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Vol. Ιν.

as the English versions, having no evil thing to say, which might be explained: as, ‘being unable to abuse us”. Ver. 9. δούλους: sc. παρακάλει, ver. 6.- For the general topic, and the term δεσπότης, cf. τ Tim. vi. 1. ἐν πᾶσιν: joined as in text by Jerome, Ambrosiaster and m% with ὑποτάσσ. It is in favour of thi…

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Il, sSee2 Tim." ἐνδεικνυμένους ἀγαθήν,ὶ ἵνα τὴν διδασκαλίαν thy? τοῦ “σωτῆρος Iv. 14. εἰ Ἂ ἂς ms tSeer Tim.* ἡμῶν "Θεοῦ " κοσμῶσιν ἐν πᾶσιν. iy De u Seer Tim. ll. 9. τ 3 II. "᾿ΕἘπεφάνη γὰρ ἡ "χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ» “ σωτήριος πᾶσιν ν Lukei.79, ἀνθρώποις 12. 7 παιδεύουσα ἡμᾶς, ἵνα * ἀρνησάμενοι τὴν " ἀσέβειαν xxvii. …

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Titon 195

Ver. 12. παιδεύουσα. erudiens (Vulg.), corripiens (d). Grace is potentially σωτήριος as regards all men; actually its efficacy is seen in the disciplining of individuals one by one; ἡμᾶς, to begin with. See notes on 1 Tim. i. 1, ii. 4, iv. 1ο. So Chrys. makes ἵνα depend on ἐπεφάνη more directly than on παιδεύο- …

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Προς Titon

This is the only place in the N.T. in 196 i Seer Tim. " ἡμῶν ii. 6. idle Ὁ Χριστοῦ ὃ" Ἰησοῦ, 14. ὃς ᾿ ἔδωκεν Il, ic 9 σφι ἄντυ μν σ ἑαυτὸν ὕπερ ἡμῶν, ἵνα κ ’ ς “ 9 Ν , a λυτρώσηται ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀνομίας, καὶ ! καθαρίσῃ ἑαυτῷ λαὸν 1So Ν Ἔετα, g, boh.; Ἴησ. Χριστ. ΟΑΟΌΚΙ;Ρ, all cursives, d, e, f, vg., syrr. a…

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λαὸν περιούσιον: populum accepiabilem (Vulg.). A people for his own possession (R.V.) is the modern equivalent of a pecu- liar people (A.V.). λαὸς περιούσιος is the LXX for ΠΟ Oy. mad means “a valued property, α peculiar treasure”’ (feculinm), and occurs first in Exodus xix. 5, “Ye shall be a peculiar treasure …

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p 1 Cor. vii. 6, 2 Cor. viii. 8. b Luke xii. 11, xx. 20. c Luke xxiii. 7, e See 2 Tim. ii. 21. ἔχ Pet. iii. 15. g See i See 2 Tim. iv. 14. k See 2 Tim. ii. 25. 1 See n See 2 Tim. iii. 13. o Rom. vi. 6. 1 Ins. καὶ DcKLP, d, e, f, m94, vg., syrr., boh., arm. LXX of the passages in Exod. and Deut. Perhaps περιούσ…

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wee / - q Luke viii. µίαις καὶ “ ἡδοναῖς ἢ ποικίλαις, ἐν * κακίᾳ καὶ "φθόνῳ " διάγοντες, 14, Jas.iv. I, 3,2 Pet. ii. 13. é τ Rom.i. 29, ἡ φιλανθρωπία * ἐπεφάνη τοῦ πρεϊ ii. degen : 41 sSeerTim. τῶν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ἃ 11. 2. t στυγητοί, " μισοῦντες “ ἀλλήλους. ἐποιήσαμεν ἡμεῖς ἀλλὰ " κατὰ 4. ὅτε δὲ ἡ “ χρηστότη…

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τῶν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ : δικαιοσύνη is the sphere in which the works were done, and to which they are related. κατὰ . . . ἔλεος: The phraseology is borrowed irom Ps. cviii. (cix.) 26, σῶσόν pe κατὰ TO μέγα ἔλεός σου. A remarkable parallel is furnished by 1 Pet. i. 3, ὃ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς ; and…

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διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ: to be connected with ἐξέχεεν. See John xv. 26, Acts ii. 33. The finished work of Jesus Christ was the necessary pre-condition to His effusion of the Holy Spirit. Ver. 7. ἵνα, κ.τ.λ.: It is not quite certain, whether this expresses the object . of ἐξέχεεν or of ἔσωσεν. The former connexion bri…

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Προς Τερον

Ill. niTim.i.7," διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα " φροντίζωσιν " καλῶν " ἔργων "ἢ προΐστασθαι οἱ not LXX. | 3 Te ο Hereonly, ** πεπιστευκότες * Oca. " ταῦτά ἐστιν” "καλὰ καὶ *dpeAipa τοῖς » Tit.iii. τ4, ἀνθρώποις. 9. " μωρὰς δὲ "" ζητήσεις καὶ “ γενεαλογίας καὶ έρεις ® see 1 Tim. \x , y 4 Zz , EN SY 8 2 - Ν , 1101. και μαχᾶ…

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Προς Τερον

Ver. 9. ζητήσεις and γενεαλογίαι are associated together in 1 Tim. i. 4 (where see notes). Here they are co-ordinated ; there the γενεαλογίαι are one of the sources whence ζητήσεις originate. The nature of the ἔρεις here deprecated is determined by the context. ἔρεις indi- cate the spirit of contentiousness; μάχ…

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Ρος Τὸν

ἢ κέκρικα ᾿ παραχειμάσαι. h Acts iii. 13, xx. 16, xxv. 25, xxvii. 1, 1 Cor. 11. 2, Vii. 37, 2 Cor. ii. 1. 201 ἆ See1 Tim: iv. 7. e Deut. XXXIi. 20, etc., here only, N.T 13. f Hereonly, not LXX. g See2Tim. iActs xxvii. cannot deny that his views are antagon- istic to those which he once accepted as true; …

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Xv1. 6,11,

111, 14—15.. k Matt.xxii. Ζηνᾶν τὸν " νομικὸν καὶ ᾿Απολλὼν 1 ᾿' σπουδαίως '' πρόπεμψον, ἵνα 35, Luke (7), cf. μηδὲν αὐτοῖς " λείπῃ.“ ver. 9. 14. 1See2Tim. ἢ καλῶν Ὁ“ ἔργων " προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς * ἀναγκαίας μανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ "οἱ “ ἡμέτεροι " χρείας, ἵνα 3 -“ 15. ᾿Ασπάζονταί σε οἱ pet ἐμοῦ πάντες" Ἡ χάρις μ…

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Introduction.

2 πρὶ ο) THE EPISTLE, OF PAUL TO 8.1. Authorship, Place and Date.—The external evidence for the authenticity of this Epistle is sufficiently strong ; it is included among the Pauline writings in the collection of Marcion; Tertullian men- tions this in his ddv. Marc. v. 42. It is also mentioned, in connexion wit…

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Pauline (he would write ‘ Pauline’) Epistles constitutes a strong proof of identity of authorship between them. Objectors like the writer mentioned are, of course, exceptional; as Jiilicher says, ‘‘ the ali but universal judgment is that Philemon belongs to the least doubtful part of the Apostle’s work” (Intr. to t…

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if so, the reason of his having run away would have been fear of punishment. St. Paul’s influence upon him must have been strong to have induced him to return. The name Onesimus, like Philemon, is Phrygian; for some reason or other Phrygian slaves were regarded with contempt: Φρὺξ ἀνὴρ πληγεὶς ἄμεινον καὶ διακονέστ…

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208 Introduction

as such for more than six years at the outside, unless he himself wished it ; the laws concerning the redemption of a slave are very explicit. But owing to the conditions of society in ancient times there can be no doubt that a slave was, as a rule, much better off in a servile condition than if he were free; it wa…

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