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ful nature of faith in the greatest difficulties, which seem to have no means of escape. — sysipovn , who raiseth ) 1 Cor. xv. He had written at great length on the resurrection of the dead ; he now repeatedly touches on the same doctrine, and, taking for granted, that its truth is admitted by the Corinthians, urges its bearing upon their practice.
10. P {jsrai, delivers) The present, in respect of this affliction , i.e. whilst we are in a state of death, we are delivered. —
we have obtained hope \we have trusted ]. — pb strut, He will deliver ) that I may be able to go to you.
11. '2vvvtrovpycvvruv, you helping with ) vvrovpysTv is from epyov , a work : spyov , the work of effectual help, belongs to God ; vrrovpysTv, to help subordinate ly, belongs to the apostles ; svwsrovpysTv, to help subordinately along with , belongs to the Corinthians. — zai) you also , not merely others. — 1 2 3£z sroXkuv KposwTruv, in many respects [But Engl. Vers. “By the means of many persons”^) srposurrov, face , respect [point of view.] In respect , viz., of the past, present and future. He has delivered , delivers , will deliver. We do not translate it, of many persons , for that is included in the words, bid voXXuv, by many. — to elg iigdg ydpisgcl) the assistance , which is vouchsafed to us by grace. — btu, koWuv ibyapisrv\(Fif) thanksgiving may be given by many, ydptsya and ibyapisria are correlatives ; iv. 15. — vvr'sp vfjjuv? for you) Just now he had said, for us, in re- spect of prayers ; now, he says, for you, in respect of thanks- giving. The fruit redounded to the Corinthians. Nor was it necessary, after tig rgidg, again to say, wnp tj/auv*
12. Tap, for) The connection is : We do not seek in vain and we promise to ourselves the help of God and the prayers of godly men. — zav^eig, glorying [ rejoicing ]) even in adversityand against
1 Tj5 liicni — tux,st(>tGTri()y!, that thanksgiving might be poured forth by prayer). He who enjoys the communion of saints, will never wrant an opportunity for prayer ; although he should have nothing remaining in re- lation to himself, for which he should feel any anxiety — [i.e. the concerns of his fellow-saints will always afford him ample subject for prayer and praise.] -V. g.
2 Therefore the reading at the end of the verse, is disapproved by the margin of both Ed., and seems to have slipped inadvertently into the Germ. Ver. — E. B.
3 All the oldest MSS. and Versions have Onty a few MSS. of
Vulg. have vobis. — Ed.