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1. A vrlg de eyu IlavXog, now I Paul myself ) An expression very demonstrative and emphatic. Myself forms an antithesis, either to Titus and the two brethren, in reference to what Paul premised [viii. 18, 22, ix. 3] : or, to the Corinthians, who of themselves were bound to attend to their duty ; or, even to Paul himself, who was about to use greater severity when in their presence [ver. 2, 11], so that a urog, myself may signify, of my own accord. — t7rapaxa\co) exhort , advise , for your sake ; when I might command and threaten. The antithesis is dsopcu S's, hut I beseech , for my own sake, in the next verse [Engl. Vers, loses this antithesis by rendering both verbs, I beseecK]. — did, by) A motive equally applicable to Paul and the Cor- inthians.— npaorrirog xai hviuxuag, the meekness and gentleness) irpcporrig, meekness , a virtue more absolute : Jcr/g/xs/a, leniency , gentleness , is more in relation to others. Each of these is the true source of even his severest admonitions [and ought to be so in ours also]. — roD Xpwrov, of Christ1) This signifies, that he did not derive his meekness from nature. Or else, did, by, is used as at Rom. xii. 1 [I beseech you by the mercies of GW], so that the meekness and gentleness of Christ Himself seem to be understood ; but the objection to this view is, that Jt/s/x net, gentleness, appears to be predicated of Christ Himself in no other passage, and this is a usual mode of speaking with Paul, to represent Christ as working and exerting His power in him and by him. Comp, the phrase, the truth of Christ p's in me], i.e., the truth in Christ, 2 Cor. xi. 10 ; and add Phil. i. 8, note. — og, who) This is a pleasant mimesis or allusion to their usual mode of speaking, ver. 10, a figure which is also here repeated more than once in the verb Xoy/^o/Aa/.2 — ravavog) humble [lowly. Engl. Vers., base], timid.
1 i.e. By the meekness and gentleness derived by me from Christ. — Ed.
2 Aoy(£opc,ot,i, lam thought , Aoytapcovg, ver. 5); KoyifaOa, ver. 7 and 11, all refer to the Myiepcol of the Corinthians (ver. 2, hoyi^opduovg) by Mi- mesis.— Ed.
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