of the word. Paul had just made a preface, and points out the reason why he did so, and proposes the subject itself. In like manner, for occurs, ch. vi. 7. The preface is, that he does not depend on the consent of others ; afterwards, however, he shows that consent. — ov&v ffpoffav'sQsvro) they added [imparted]1 nothing to me, i.e. they found no fault in my doctrine. It often hap pens that a man, who wishes to find fault or admonish, does it modestly, under the appearance of communicating information. " Those, who took the lead," antecessores, as Tertullian calls rovg 3oxoDvra£, used no such method in regard to Paul. I set forth, aveQe/tqv, to them, ver. 2 ; they had nothing to add.2
7. 'iftwrei) seeing from the effect itself, which I pointed out to them, ver. 8 ; Acts xv. 12. — rfc, axpofSvffriag, of the uncircum- cision) i.e. of the Gentiles, who were to be brought to the faith without circumcision.
8. E/'g ra e6vq9 to the Gentiles) i.e. to the apostleship of the Gentiles.
9. rvovrsr, wlien James, etc., perceived) After having heard and seen me. — dodsfaav, given) comp. respecting Paul, 2 Pet. iii. 15. — 'laxu(3og3) James. He is put here first, because he mostly remained at Jerusalem, or even because he took the principal lead in tins matter, and Paul might have seemed to differ more from James than from Peter, more from Peter than from John. For many circumstances would lead us to con clude, that James and Paul, as well as Peter and Paul, etc., had
1 Wahl. Clav. renders the verse here in the middle, " Animus est, novum aliquid imponere ;" i.e. they were not disposed to impose any new burden or obligation on me. — ED.
2 KpoffavifavTOi the ?rpo; implying addition. — ED.
8 Tlirpoc Kotl ' Idxcafios, the marginal reading in this verse is equal in both Ed. to the reading 'Ifix&ifios x.cai KYi<p/xg adopted both in the Germ. Vers. and in the Gnom : ver. 11, the name KY,<P*S, which had been left doubtful in the larger Ed., is openly preferred in 2d Ed. and Germ. Ver. to the other ; finally, ver. 14, the reading K-/j(px added to the genuine readings on the margin of the larger Ed. on the margin of the 2d Ed. is placed among those that are less cer- tain, and in the Germ. Ver. is exchanged for the reading Trtrpu. — E. B.
.u.1 KnQei; is read by BC Orig. and Cod. Amiat. of Vulg. *,.' la,x,uQoc; is read by D(A)G/# Vulg. (Fuld. MS., etc.) Iren. A omits KO.I K»j<pa?. In ver. 11 ABCH Vulg. read Kjj<p«?. But D(A)G# Vulg. arid Rec. Text have Tlerpos. In ver. 14 ABC have K»j@£. D(A)G# Vulg. and Rec. Text have Tie-row. — En.