5 The antithesis is conveyed by the very sound of the words in the original, ftYi^tv epyotfyf&evovs, d'rChoc. Treptspyoi^ofiivovf, doing none of their own business, and yet over-officious in the business of others. — ED.
6 T« Ao'yw yjftuv, our word) already spoken, ver. 10. — V. g.
by letters, if they are in a foreign land, or face to face, if present. This diversity of circumstances does not alter the meaning. — iva hrpovjrvi) that, having seen the judgment of others (respecting him), he may humble himself [be ashamed, Engl. Vers.]. 1Jtt33 they humbled themselves, 2 Chron. xii. 7.
15. Kai pri, and yet do not) Caution is given us on all sides, lest we fall into extremes. — vovQersTre, admonish) It is not enough not to hep company with a person : ver. 14 ; the man Bought to know [ought to be made sensible] why it is so done.
16. 'O Kvpioz rr^g e/p7jvq$) the Lord of peace) Christ. — r^v s/pqvrjv, peace) with the brethren. — Iv navri rpoiru) [" by all means"] in every mode (way) of living, even as to what concerns the doing of work ; comp. ch. ii. 3, xara {tyd'eva r'ovov, by no means. Paul uses vwri rpovu without sv, Phil. i. 18.
17. Ty spy ^zip}, ivith my own hand) Therefore the greater part of the epistle had been written by another hand. — G^/AS/OV, token) We have reason to believe that Paul [with a view to guard against fraud of every kind, ch. ii. 2. — V. g.] distinguished, by a peculiar and inimitable painting (tracing) and formation of the letters, the words of the salutation, grace, etc., ver. 18. — Jv vrdffri en.ffroXri, in every epistle) He had at that time, therefore, already written more. — ourw, so) not otherwise. He hereby meets any doubt.