only is the Christian himself something new ; but as he knows Christ Himself, not according to the flesh, but according to the power of His life and resurrection, so he contemplates and estimates himself and all things according to that new con- dition. Concerning this subject, see Gal. vi. 15; Eph. iv. 24; Col. iii. 10. — rd ap^ala, old things ) This term implies some degree of contempt. See Gregor. Thaum. Paneg. cum annot., p. 122, 240. — ‘7rGtpij\fav, are passed aivay) Spontaneously, like snow in early spring. — Idov , behold) used to point out something before us.
18. Td Ss cravra, and all these things) which have been men- tioned from ver. 14. Paul infers from the death of Christ his obligation to God, ver. 13. — ri^dc, us) the world , and especially and expressly the apostles ; comp, the following verse, where there is again subjoined [hath committed] unto us. That word us, especially comprehends the apostles ; but not them alone ; for at the beginning of ver. 18, the discourse is already widely extended [so as to apply to all men\. Thus the subject varies [is changed] often in the same discourse, and yet subsequently the mark of the subject being distinct from what it had been, is not expressly added. — to us) apostles. — ryv diaxoviav, the ministry) the word [of reconciliation] in the following verse. The ministry dispenses the word.
19. 'Xlg on) Explanatory particles. — r,v z araWuaaw) was recon- ciling, comp. ver. 17, note. The time implied by the verb b is shown, ver. 2 1.1 — h Xpnrra, h 7]{i7v, in Christ, in us) These words correspond to one another. — zotyiov, the world) which had been formerly hostile. — zaraXkdccur ^ Xoyi^o/isvog, reconciling , not imputing) The same thing is generally amplified by affirma- tive and negative words.— rd ^afa<rrw/4ara) offences many and grave. — defievos, having committed) as it is committed to an in- terpreter what he ought to say.
20. 'Tcrs p Xpifirov , for Christ) Christ the foundation of the embassy sent from God. — ^s<r#stio/Asr deo/isOa, we are ambassadors , [ive pray], we beseech) two extremes, as it were, put in antithesis to each other, which relate to the words we have acted without moderation [whether we be beside ourselves , ver. 13]. In anti-
viz. the time when God made Jesus to be Sin for us, etc. — Ed.