a man soweth) especially of his resources ; 2 Cor. ix. 6. — a man) any man. — rovTo, that very thing). — Qspiasi, he shall reap) The epistle seems to have been written in the time of harvest. Prov. xxh. 8, — o GKtipuv pavXa Qepiaei xaxa, he that soweth worthless things shall reap evil [" iniquity — vanity," Engl. Vers. from Hebr.]
8. Els, into) as into [upon] the ground. — 7-6 vvsupa, the Spirit) Here his is not added [as in " his flesh"]. In ourselves we are carnal, not spiritual. The flesh is devoted to selfishness. — ^uqv atuivtov, eternal life) The article is not added, for the question here is not about faith, but about the fruit of faith.
9. To) When we do good, perseverance ought to be added.— TO xaXbv KoiovvTSf, doing good, well-doing) The expression is diffe rent in ver. 10, epya^wj&sda TO ayaQbv, let us work what is good : comp. in all good things, ver. 6. — /dfy, at the proper season) after the sowing. We must wait in the meantime. Add the note to 1 Tim. vi. 15. Then sowhlg will be beyond our power. — f^Yj sxhvcifAsvoi) 'Exxaxs/v, to be weary of, is in the will (velle) : exXuscOat, in the power (posse). ^ exXveffdai, to faint, is some thing more than exxaxslv. Both are to be referred to the sowing ; for exX-jzcdai arises from an internal relaxation of the powers. So the LXX., "HS&I /ATI sxXvofAevoc, be not faint, Prov. vi. 3. Chry- sostom therefore interprets it, that no one should be fatigued in it, as in a worldly harvest.
10. 'sis) as, as far as, at whatsoever time, in whatever manner and place. Comp. Eccles. ix. 10, "jrD3, LXX. us «j 3iW/x/c <rou, as thou art able, ivhilst thou art able. — xaipbv) time, viz. that of the whole life, and in it the more convenient part of that time. So xaipbv s%pvrsg} 1 Mace. xv. 34. — eftofAsv, we have) For we shall not always have it. Satan is sharpened to greater zeal in injuring us by the shortness of the time ; Rev. xii. 12. Let us be sharpened to zeal in well-doing. — TO-J$ oimiovs *%$ mffrecas, the household of faith) Every man does good to his relatives ; be lievers do good to their relations in the faith, especially to those, who are entirely devoted to the propagation of the faith, ver. 6. So the apostle commends faith itself in this passage, which forms the end of the discussion.
11. "JdsTs, see) The conclusion. — TTJA/XO/C ypa^adtv) in how large letters, i.e. how large a letter ; just as long letter^ [longze