slave ; as in the case of pet dogs. — ra1) Ku?fy, to the Lord. The dominion of Christ ought to be the moving principle to all, and to govern men, even in rendering external service. The Lord looks at the heart.
8. "o edv n) A Tmesis for on eav, Col. iii. 23. — ayatov, good) in Christ.
9. T« a-ira, the same things) Do to them those things, which are the part of good-will, by way of compensation. Love regu lates the duties of servants and masters, as one and the same light softens [attempers] various colours. Equality of nature and of faith is superior to difference of ranks. — avisvrss Trtv asre/Xijv, forbearing threatening) Actual severity was generally laid aside by the masters when they became believers ; now they are even to forbear threatenings, and not (in words) make a display of their power to their slaves for the purpose of terri fying them, DJ?t, LXX. a^s/X^. — avruv Kai bftuv,2 theirs and yours) We have an expression almost similar in Rom. xvi. 13. — ev ovpavofsj in heaven) who is Almighty. As the Lord hath treated you, so treat ye your servants ; or, as you treat your servants, so He will treat you.
10. To XO/TOI/, finally) The particle or form of concluding, and of rousing the attention, as it were, to an important subject ; 2 Cor. xiii. 11. — adsApo/,3 brethren) He thus addresses them in
1 The reading as r$, which was considered not quite sure in the larger Ed., is preferred by the marg. of the 2 Ed., and by the Germ. Vers. — E. B.
ABD(A) corrected later, Off Vulg., read as r$. Sicut et in/. Rec. Text omits as, without good authority. — ED.
2 This reading, depending on the margin of the larger Ed., is removed by the marg. of the 2 Ed. to those that are less certain ; hence the Germ. Vers. has acknowledged its use, auch euer Herr. — E. B.
Avrait Kctl vpav is the reading of ABD(A) corrected later, Vulg., Memph. Avrav vpav is the reading of Gg. 'T/nav xvrav, is that of/ and Rec. Text, and Syr. Cypr. reads vpuv *«i ctvtuv. Engl. V., your Master. —ED.
3 By some accident or other, the pronoun pou, the omission of which is countenanced by both Ed., has crept into the Germ. Vers. — E. B.
Gg Vulg., later Syr., read do&(pol, but omit pw, which Kec. Text adds. BD(A) Lucif. omit both words. A adds «ocX<po< after intvtxpovafe, instead of before it. The fact of this being the only place where the dlt^ol is read, and also this being an encyclical letter, make it probable, «t&A<£oj is an interpolation. — ED.