[whereas in the statement of subject, ver. 1, 1 2 free* comes first, 6 apostle 9 next]. That, which free is in the adjective, ver. 1, igoutf/a, power , is in the substantive, ver. 4 ; comp. viii. 9. — °vXi — sijpaxa, have I — not seen ?) Observe the firmness of the apostle. — rb epyov /xov, my work) A testimony derived from actual facts , which is the strongest.
2. *T fiTv9 to you) to whom I came; who have received the Gospel ; you cannot deny it : bfi ?v, as far as you are concerned. Similar datives are found at ver. 21. — rj yap cypayig, for the seal) From the Church of believers an argument may be de- rived for the truth of the Gospel, and of the Christian reli- gion.— am<sro’hYiS) of apostleship) A person even, who was not an apostle, might bring men by means of the Gospel to the faith, as Philip, Epaphras, and others ; but Paul calls the Corinthians the seal not of calling of whatsoever kind, but of his apostolic calling : because he had the signs of an apostle, 2 Cor. xii. 12 ; Rom. xv. 18, 19 ; nor did the Corinthians merely receive faith, but also a singular abundance of gifts, 1 Cor. i. 7.
3. 'h) This is an anaphora with1 r\ ttppuy/g, ver. 2 — uvoXoy/a,
a defence [or answer]) The Roman Pontiff, in his desire to be irresponsible , assumes more to himself. — ro7g s/u^'s dvan-
p/vouffiv, to those who debate my case [ examine mef) who have any doubt of my apostleship.
24. M?} ovx &Xoyev ; have we not ?) He comes from the singular to the plural, including his colleagues £in the apostleship]. — (paysTv %ai ‘r/s/v, to eat and to drink) without labouring with his hands.
5. ’A fe\<priv yuv a/fca, a sister , a wife) Expressed in the nomi- native case this is the proposition implied, this sister is my wife ; wherefore the name, sister , does not prevent marriage. — nsptd- yeiv , to lead about) an abbreviated expression3 for to have and to lead about ; for he had no wife. Expense was laid upon the Churches, not from having, but from leading about a wife. — ug , as well as) this word also refers to ver. 4. — oi Xoirroi, the others) The article shows that all the others had done so. We
1 See Append. The frequent repetition of the same word in the begin- nings of sections.
2 A vrn sari, is this ) namely, that you are the seal of my office. — Y.g.
3 See Appendix, “ locutio concisa.”