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boldly in writing to you, who are unknown to me, when I should rather have gone to you in person. He says, that the degree of boldness on his part consisted in the very fact of writing at all, not in the manner of writing. A/a, because of \ depends on, I have written. — d^o fiipoug, in part ) [m some sort , Engl. V.] He uses this phrase from modesty, and does not assume to himself the whole office of teaching, but only one part of it, that of admonition , and that not entirely ; for he subjoins k^ava[xi[xvriGxm with as , before it ; he does not say simply, dva fxifxviiGxuv,
putting you in mind , but s^rav.
16. Asirovpyovy hpoupyovvra, Kpoffpopa) This is allegorical. Jesus is the priest ; Paul the servant of the priest ; the Gentiles them- selves are the oblation ? ch. xii. 1 ; Is. lx. 7, lxvi. 20 : and that oblation is very acceptable , because it is sanctified (John xvii. 19), along with [as well as] its gifts [i.e. their contribution to the saints at Jerusalem is also acceptable , ver. 26], ver. 31. — £v meu- fjjun ayiu, in the Holy Spirit) whom the Gentiles receive by the Gospel of God.
17. Kab^civ, glorying) Paul had a large heart ; so he says at ver. 15, more boldly , and ver. 20, u I have strived ambitiously ,” (ptAon/xovfMvov. — sv Xpnfrti ’ItjcoD, in Christ Jesus) This is explained in the following verse. My glorying with respect to those things, which pertain to God, has been made to rest [rests] in Christ Jesus. — rd npbg ®£ov, in those things , which pertain to God ) Paul makes this limitation ; otherwise he was poor and an outcast in the world, 1 Cor. iv. 9, etc.
18. Ob yap for I will not dare) That is, my mind
shrinks [from speaking of the things wrought by me] when unaccompanied with [except when accompanied with] Divine influence. — XaXsTv r/, to speak anything) to mention anythingj that I have accomplished, or rather, to preach the doctrine of the Gospel, for the expression is abbreviated, in this manner ; I will not dare to speak any (or do any) of those things which Christ (would not speak, or) do by me ; for, by word and deed , follows. The Inspiration [Theopneustia] of Paul is here marked : 2 Cor. xiii. 3.
19. ’Ey dvvu/xsi (T/ifieiuv xat rspdruv, [Engl. V. through mighty ] in the power of signs and wonders) This expression should be referred to, by deed. — h duvdfAsi wb/xarog ®soD, \by~\ in the power
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