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iv. 6, 8; Tit. ii. 12 ; Heb. iii. 13, vi. 11, ix. 27 ; Rev. ii. 10; Rom. viii. 23, etc.
10. 2i) de , But thou) thou, who art the weaker ; it was with him the apostle has hitherto been dealing : he now addresses the stronger, or [dost] thou also. — xfm/gy judgest) He, who judges, demands, that the knees should be in fact bent to Him.1 — e%ovdevetgy dost thou set at nought ?) in thy mind and by thy conduct.
11. Tsy panrai, it is written ) Christ is God; for He is called Lord and God : It is He Himself to whom we live and die. He swears by Himself. — syuy Xsys/ K up/og' on — xa) rraca yXutfffa e^ogoXoyrj tizra/ rti ©gw) Is. xlv. 22, 23, LXX., zyu ug,/ 6 0g og xal ovx zdnv aXXog — on — xal og,z7rai naffa yXudtia to v ©gov.2 I am, God and there is none else , and every tongue shall swear by God.
12. 3 Aw<rg/, shall give) A gentle exhortation : let no man fly upon [seize] the office of a judge.
13. Kpivccrsj judge ye) A beautiful Mimesis4 in relation to that which precedes, [If we are to judge , be this our judgment ] let us no longer judge. [This matter requires diligent attention. — V. g.] — <7rpo6xoMA a, a stumbling-block) if a brother be compelled by one to do the same thing [as one’s self], ver. 20. — axdvdaXov, an offence) if he, the same, abhors you, for what you have done.
14. ’Ev k vpiGi iTjtfou, in the Lord Jesus) All cases are best and most certainly resolved in the face of Christ ; I know and am per- suaded , a rare conjunction of words, but adapted to this place for confirmation against ignorance and doubt.
15. Ag, but) An antithesis. Not only faith, ver. 14, but also love ought to be present. — d/a (3pug,a) ps/wt/g, [less is said than is intended] : comp. Heb. ix. 10 : xii. 16 : xiii. 9. — Aim ?ru/y is grieved) The antithesis to this is the joy in ver. 17. — ovx gV/, now no longer) He places before his mind some one who stands sted- fast in love, and intimates that he ought never lose sight of love. Love and joy, not love and grief, are connected together. — xara ay am jv, according to love , charitably) Hence the connection of
1 Tot/ X^/oroy, of Christ) God will judge by Christ, ch. ii. 16. — V. g.
2 ’Eio^oXoyjjffgra/, shall confess) seriously. The oath of believers cor^ responds to the oath of God, Is. xlv. 23. — V. g.
3 Ilg^i sctvTov, concerning himself) not any other. — V. g.
4 See Appendix. An allusion to some word or thing previous which had been the subject of refutation ; as here, judging.