evidently agrees with the beginning and end of this epistle.1 There was afterwards added, eypupri unb QiXtovuv, it was written from Philippi . But it was written at Ephesus, as ver. 8 proves; perhaps, however, it was sent from Philippi, ver. 5, because the deputies of the Corinthians had accompanied Paul thither. At least, Aquila and Priscilla, who are spoken of at ver. 19, were at Ephesus (Acts xviii. 19) ; thence there was a road to Corinth above Philippi. I do not refuse a more convenient way of re- conciling these two statements ; comp. Ord. Temp., p. 282, lin. 4 and 9, and the end of the page 281.
1 Mov is read in BCD (A) Gfg Vulg. But A omits it. — Ed.
I. Ua(jXog, Paul) While Paul repeats his admonitions, he shows his apostolic love and crropyri, fatherly affection to the Corinthians, who had been dutifully [devoutly] affected by the severity of his former epistle; and for the rest, as he had written therein about the affairs of the Corinthians, so he now writes about his own, but with a constant regard to the spiritual benefit of the Corinthians. But the thread and connection of the whole epistle is historical ; other topics are introduced as digressions. See the leading points, at ver. 8, 15; ii. 1, 12, 13; vii. 5; viii. 1; x. 1; xiii. 1, concerning the past, present, and future. Whence we have this connected view [synopsis] of the epistle. There is in it —
I. The Inscription, ch. i. 1, 2.
II. The Discussion [handling of his subject.]
1. We were greatly pressed in Asia : but God consoled us :
for we act with sincerity of mind ; even in this that I have not already come to you, who are in propriety bound to obey me, 3— ii. 11.
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