angels, of Jews, of other men. — irarpia) family, depending on Him as the [its] Father. Comp. varpia, Luke ii. 4 ; Acts iii. 25. — ovofA&fsrat, is named) In the passive or middle voice. They are called the sons of God by God Himself, and delight in this name, Isa. xliv. 5, comp. I will call, Rom. ix. 25, 26.
1 6. Awufjt,si, with might) This accords with the mention of the Spirit. — sic Tftv £<tu civ8pu<rov, in the inner mail) The inner man is the man himself with all his faculties, considered as to the things within, ch. iv. 22, 24 ; 1 Pet. iii. 4. The inner man is to the Spirit of God what the hearts of the saints are to Christ, ver. 17. The inner men is mostly taken in a good sense ; because with the wicked all things are in full harmony with wickedness, and there is no need of limitation or distinction.1 The Scripture has re gard chiefly to things internal. The Chiasmus must be noticed : in the first sentence we have, that He would grant to you ; in the second, to dwell ; in the third, in love — that you may be able : in the fourth, that you might be filled. The third relates to the second, the fourth to the first. In the first and fourth God is mentioned ; in the second and third, Christ. If we suppose a colon placed after avtipuvov and after Xpiffrot, the matter will be clear.
17. Karo/xJjffs/) that Christ may dwell for ever. It is without any connecting particle [Asyndeton]. Where the Spirit of God is, there also is Christ.
18. 'Ev ayaK-fo in love) of Christ : ver. 19, note. — eppifypevoi xa,} r£0£,ttgX/w//,£i>o/, rooted and founded [grounded]) The root is, of a tree — the foundation, of a house. A Syllepsis2 precedes, which
1 i.e. Both the inward and outward man are all of one kind in the bad, viz. they are all alike bad. Whereas in the godly there is a distinction between the inward new nature and the old nature, which, though still in them, is, as it were, something foreign and external to them, and no longer constituting their true and inner self. — P^D.
2 A syllepsis is when the regular syntax of the parts of the sentence is set aside, so that more regard in the construction is paid to the sense, in the mind of the writer, than to the words and their connection. As here the nom. eppigapivoi is put as if the sentence were, " that you may have Christ dwelling in your heart, etc., you being rooted." etc. As the sentence stands, syntax would require epptgafteinav to agree with vpav. I think there is at traction exercised by the k^ia-^vaYns. as if eipt£. were agreeing with its sub ject. — En.