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giving their assent to him who blessed. And so also, those who could not speak much adopted the words of others, and declared, that they with their understanding assented to it. — T / Xsys/c, what thou sayest ) Not only ought he to know, that thou hast said nothing evil, but also what good thou hast spoken.
18. Ebyapurru, I give thanks ) Paul uses thanksgiving and ‘TrpodepccK&laV)1 anticipatory precaution against the charge of egotism, when he is to speak his own praises. — -rai/rwi', more than you all) more than you individually or even collectively. — u/xwv, than you) Frequently, those, who are less accomplished are more proud and act with greater insolence.
19. n evre Xoyovg , Jive words) A definite for an indefinite number; the two thousandth part of ten thousand: comp. Lev. xxvi. 8.
20. ’Ads \<poiy brethren) The vocative put at the beginning has an agreeable force. — ry zuzta,' raTg ppiffi) Ammonius makes this seasonable observation : u voug is covert reasoning, dKozpupog Xoyiff/xbg] but (ppsvsg implies GOOD thoughts,” at ATA0AI didvoiai. Nor does zazla denote malice [badness], but vice , or whatever is opposed to virtue. — i^ma^rs, be ye children) vr^id^u, similar to the forms dz/jj6 ‘rruppdfw. — rtXeioi, perfect) and therefore deter- mining the true value of every thing according to its use.
21. N o/iw, in the law) comprehending also the prophets. — h zrepoyXuxnroig zai sv yjtXztU'j zrspoig) Is. xxviii. 1 1, LXX. did (pavXiff- fi'oi/ yuXeav did, yXdegrjg srepag , krspoyXuxfffoic ; masculine or neuter. The paraphrase accommodating the text of Isaiah to this pas- sage of Paul may be as follows : This people do not hear Me , though 1 speak to them in the language , to which they have been accustomed; I will therefore speak to them in other tongues , namely , of the enemies that are sent against them ; but even then they will not listen to me , comp. Jer. v. 15. Since God is said to speak in the tongues of enemies, the parity of reasoning holds good from them to the gift of tongues. — old' oorug eigazovgovrai /aou) Is. xxviii. 12, zai ouz qDeXqgav dzoUiv , And they vjould not hear.
22. E ig for a sign , by which unbelievers may be
allured and hear [ give ear to~\ the word ; but ovd’ ovrug, not even
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