214 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. L
Forever and ever (els rods aldvas Tav aiwvev). Lit. unto the aeons of the aeons. The formula in Paul, Rom. xvi. 27; Gal. i.5; Philip. iv. 20. Also in Hebrews and Ist Peter, and often in Apoc. The doxology as a whole is unique in N. T.
18. This charge (ratvrnv tHv mapayyediav). See on ver. 5. It refers to what follows, that thou might’st war, etc.
| commit (aapariOeuar). The verb in the active voice means to place beside. In the middle, to deposit or intrust. Only once in Paul, 1 Cor. x. 27. Comp. 1 Pet. iv. 19.
According to the prophecies which went before on thee (kata Tas mpoayovcas érl o€ mpodytelas). Const. according to with I commit: which went before is to be taken absolutely, and not with on thee: const. prophecies with on thee. On thee means concerning thee. The sense of the whole passage is: “T commit this charge unto thee in accordance with prophetic intimations which I formerly received concerning thee.” Prophecy is ranked among the foremost of the special spirit- ual endowments enumerated by Paul. See Rom. xii. 6; 1 Cor-yxi1,.10.s4x1i,.$ 2,85 xive 6,.22.. Jn i Gor exe e Eph. iv. 11, prophets come next after apostles in the list of those whom God has appointed in the church. In Eph. ii. 20, believers, Jew and Gentile, are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. According to 1 Tim. iv. 14, prophecy has previously designated Timothy as the recipient of a special spiritual gift; and the prophecies in our passage are the single expressions or detailed contents of the prophecy mentioned there. IIpoayetv to go before is not used by Paul. In the Pastorals and Hebrews it appears only as an intransit- ive verb, and so in the only instance in Luke, xviii. 89. In Acts always transitive, to bring forth. See Acts xii. 6; xvi. 303 xvil. 5s xxv. 20:
That by them (iva év avrais). “Iva that denoting the pur- port of the charge. By them (év), lit. in them; in their sphere, or, possibly, in the power of these.
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Thou mightest war a good warfare (otpatevn — tiv Kadnv otpatetay). More correctly, the good warfare. =tpatela war- fare once by Paul, 2 Cor. x: 4. Not fight (udynv), but cov- ering all the particulars of a soldier’s service.
19. Holding (éyav). Not merely having, but holding fast, as in 2 Tim. i. 13.
Faith and a good conscience (micriy kal ayabiv cuvel- Snow). The phrase good conscience is not in Paul, although cuveidnots is a Pauline word. The phrase appears once in Acts (xxiii. 1), and twice in 1 Pet. (iii. 16,21). In Hebrews evil (7rovnpas ) conscience and fair (kad) conscience; x. 22; xill. 18. The combination faith and good conscience is peculiar to the Pastorals. Comp. 1 Tim. iii. 9.
Which (7v). Referring to good conscience.
Having put away (a7wcduevor). The A. V. is not strong enough. Better, having thrust from them. It implies wilful violence against conscience. Twice in Paul, Rom. xi. 1, 2, and three times in Acts.
Concerning faith have made shipwreck (crept tv riot évavaynoav). Better, “concerning the faith made shipwreck.” For a similar use of wep concerning, see Acts xix. 25; L. x. 40; 1 Tim. vi. 21; 2 Tim. ii. 18; iii. 8. It is noteworthy that zrepi with the accusative occurs only once in Paul (Philip. ii. 23). Navayeiv to make shipwreck only here and 2 Cor.
xi. 25. Nautical metaphors are rare in Paul’s writings.
20. Hymenaeus and Alexander. Comp. 2 Tim. ii. 17 ; iv. 14.
| have delivered unto Satan (apédmxa To Latava). See omel Cor: Vv iu,
They may learn (aadev0Gor). Neither A. V. nor Rey. gives the true force of the word, which is, may be taught by punishment or disciplined. See on Eph. vi. 4.