ver. 10, grace; and in ver. 11, foundation. — owe pyo l, labourers to- gether with) We are God’s labourers, and in turn labourers to- gether with Him. — yeupyiov, husbandry) This constitutes the sum of what goes before ; yeupyiov, a word of wide and comprehensive meaning, comprising the field, the garden, and the vineyard. — oixodopri, building) This constitutes the sum of what follows.
10. xdpiv, grace) By this word he takes anticipatory precau- tion [prpokpuoreiuv], not to appear arrogantly to pronounce him- self wise. — doQefoav, given) it was therefore a something habitual in Paul.1 — ootpbg) [wise] skilful. The knowledge of Jesus Christ makes men so. — kfieXtov, foundation) The foundation is the first beginning. — aXXog) another, whoever he is. He elegantly avoids mentioning the proper name. The predecessor does not see his successor, and Paul has regard to the dignity of Apollos ; so immediately after, every man; for there were also others, iv. 15. — -fiXsweru, let him see [take heed]) I, says Paul, have done my part ; let them see to theirs, who follow me in this work. — orc»g) how, how far wisely, how far in builder-like style.
11. Tap, for) The reason, why he says so deliberately, builds thereon. — ovdeig, no man ) not even Apollos. — 6e?vai, lay) at Corinth, and wherever Christ was made known. — ’iyoovg Xpiorbg, Jesus Christ) each name here is properly placed.
12. E/) whether [But Engl. Yer. if]. Comp, of what sort, ver.
13. There is an indirect question, which does not require the mark of interrogation. In ver. 13, there is the apodosis, whether el be taken as an interrogative, or means if. — xpvtw, gold) He enumerates three kinds of things, which bear fire ; as many, which are consumed by it ; the former denote men that are true believers ; the latter, hypocrites : Moreover, the abstract is included in the concrete, so that on the one hand true and solid doctrines, or, on the other hand, false and worthless doc- trines are denoted together ; in both cases, doctrines either of greater or less importance. Even a grain of gold is gold : even the lightest straw feeds the fire. — XiQovg nftfovg, precious stones) This does not apply to small gems, but to noble stones, as marble, etc. — %vXu, wood) In the world, many buildings are fitly con-
beginnings of Sections, or in adorning and amplifying weighty arguments. — Append. — T.
1 Which is the force of the article, riiv rqv lodeloxv. — Ed.