xoVo/g, is put in antithesis to the savro/g <rvyxp/vovrsg, and is treated of ver. 15, 16, the word dXkorpiotg being repeated. Paul has a measure; they boast as to things that are without measure \in immensa gloriantur], and Paul will proceed to preach the Gospel among the untutored [rudes, heretofore untaught ] Gentiles ; they boast z/g roc, eroi/xa, of things made ready for them [ver. 16]. — as to, concerning; comp. ver. 15, note. — d/xzrpa, things without measure) an acute amphibology ; d/xzrpov is that which either does not keep, or else has not a standard or measure. Paul keeps his measure ; the false apostles have none at all. — «XXa) but, viz., we will act. — ro /x'zrpov rov noimog, the measure of the rule) M &rpov xai xocvuv is a phrase sometimes used as a combina- tion of synonyms : here they differ. Mzrpov is said in respect of God who distributes the several functions, xavuv, in respect of the apostle who labours in the discharge of his function. There- fore navuv is determined by fx'zrpov ; for jx'srpov with Eustathius is rd^ig ; and /x'zrpov and /xzpi?w are conjugates, because both are from [tzlpu, comp. Clavis Homerica, p. 222. Their respective provinces were apportioned to each of the apostles. — / x'zrpov , a measure) This word is repeated, so that the ol may be explicitly recognised as having relation to /x'zrpov . — rov xavovog is put abso- lutely. After the accusative /x'zrpov the genitive /x'zrpov is put, to mark the part [/x'zpog taken out of z/xzpuszv, i.e. the province assigned to Paul] among the Corinthians. — z/x'zpnszv, distributed) By this verb the false apostles are openly excluded. — sp/x£<r0a/) i.e. rov scpnceodai. — ixyjpi xa/ v/xuv) even to you. Meiosis.
14. Ou yap vKspsxTzfvo/xsv) for we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure. — dyjpi yap, for as far as) Paul proves from the effect, that the Corinthians were included in the rule marked out to him by God. — h r$ svayysXtw, in the office of (preaching) the Gospel) comp. ii. 12, \_sX6uv — tig rb svayysXiov Xpitrov, when I came to (preach) Christ's Gospel.']
15. Oux z/g, not in relation to) This is the beginning of the second member [See beginning of note ver. 13], which, so far as the construction is concerned, is connected with the end of the first: comp, notes on Rom. viii. 1. We will not make an advance into any other man’s province, saying : These are
1 See App.