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fore considered. According to this the rendering is as Rev., he considered, etc. Being not weak or weakened (Rev.) is an accompanying circumstance to he considered. He considered all these unfavorable circumstances without a weakening of faith. The preposition card in catevoncev considered, is inten- sive—attentively. He fixed his eye upon the obstacles.
Dead (vevexpwpévov). The participle is passive, slain. Used here hyperbolically. Hence, Rev., as good as dead.
20. Staggered (dvexp/9n). Rev., better, wavered. See on Acts xi. 12; Jas. i. 6; ii. 4. The word implies a mental struggle.
Promise (ésrayyediav). See on Acts i. 4.
Was strong (éveduvayeéd3n). Passive voice. Lit., was strengthened, or endued with strength. Rev., waxed strong.
21. Being fully persuaded (AnpodopnJels). Rev., more accurately, fully assured. See on most surely believed, Luke i. 1. The primary idea is, being jid/ed with a thought or convict- ion.
Able (évvaros). The sense is stronger: mighty; compare Luke i. 49; xxiv. 19; Acts xviii. 24; 2 Cor. x. 4; Apoce. vi. 15.
24. It shall be reckoned (wérreu AoyifeoIar). Not the fut- ure of the verb to reckon, but uédXw to intend points to God’s definite purpose. See on Acts xxvii. 2; 2 Pet. i. 12.
Who believe. Since we are those who believe.
25. Was delivered (apedd3n). See on Matt. iv. 12; 1 Pet. ii, 28. Used of casting into prison or delivering to just- ice, Matt. iv. 12; x. 17, 19, 21. Frequently of the betrayal of Christ, Matt. x. 4; xvii. 22; John vi. 64, 71. Of commit- ting a trust, Matt. xxv. 14, 20, 22. Of committing tradition, doctrine, or precept, Mark vii. 13; 1 Cor. xi. 2; xv. 3; Rom. vi. 17; 2 Pet. ii, 21. Of Christ’s yielding up His spirit, John xix. 80. Of the surrender of Christ and His followers to death, Rom. viii. 32; 2 Cor. iv. 11; Gal. ii. 20. Of giving over to evil, Rom. i. 26, 28; 1 Cor. v.5; Eph. iv. 19.
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Raised again for our justification. “But if the whole matter of the justification depends on what He has suffered for our offences, we shall as certainly be justified or have our ac- count made even, if He does not rise, as if He does. Doubt- less the rising has an immense significance, when the Justification is conceived to be the renewing of our moral nature in righte- ousness; for it is only by the rising that His incarnate life and glory are fully discovered, and the righteousness of God de- clared in His person in its true moral power. But in the other view of justification there is plainly enough nothing depending, as far as that is concerned, on His resurrection” (Bushnell). Compare ch. vi. 4-13.
CHAPT Hi V:
1. We have (éyouev). The true reading is éywmer let us have ; but it is difficult if not impossible to explain it. Godet says: “ No exegete has been able satisfactorily to account for this imperative suddenly occurring in the midst of a didactic development.” Some explain as a concessive subjunctive, we may have; but the use of this in independent sentences is doubtful. Others give the deliberative sense, shall we have ; but this occurs only in doubtful questions, as Rom. vi. i. A similar instance is found Heb. xii. 28. “ Let us have grace,” where the indicative might naturally be expected.* Compare also the disputed reading, let us bear, 1 Cor. xv. 49, and see note there.
Peace (eipyvnv). Not contentment, satisfaction, quiet, see Philip. iv. 7; but the state of reconciliation as opposed to en- mity (ver. 10).
With God (zpés). See on with God, John i. 1.
*The reading @youey we have is defended on the ground that transcribers often substituted the long for the short o; and also that if the reading were éxpev, that form would have been retained; which may be the case, though kavxX@pueda (ver. 2) proves nothing, since it may mean either we rejoice or let Us TEjOIce.