ployed for the poor members of the Jerusalem Church would have. been quite in accordance with the objects for which the contributions were made; but on the other hand, Ramsay, St. Paul, p. 310.— ἵνα ξυρήσ., see critical note; at the conclusion of their vow, Num. vi. 18, when the sacrifice was offered by the Nazirites, Num. vi. 14.—On the future indicative with ἵνα in N.T. in pure final clauses see Burton, p. 86, if we adopt R.V. If we read γνώσονται, see critical note, the future is not dependent on ἵνα, ‘‘and all shall know,” R.V., viz., by this act of thine. On this independent future see Viteau, Le Grec du Ν.Τ., Ρ. 81 (1893).—kai αὐτὸς, i.c., as well as other Jewish Christians.—oro.yets: a neutral word, as the walk might be right or wrong, but here to be taken with Φφυλάσσων, ‘so walkest as to keep the law,’’ Grimm-Thayer, svb v., no need for ‘‘ orderly”.
Ver. 25. ‘pets, cf. reading in B text, but in any case ἡμεῖς is emphatic, inti- mating that St. James and the Church at Jerusalem could not condemn St. Paul’s attitude towards Gentile Christians, since they had themselves consented to place these Gentile Christians on a different footing from that of the born Jews who became Christians.—émeorethapev, see critical note, cf. xv. 20 (Zéckler).— μηδὲν τοιοῦτον τηρ., see critical note.— Wendt with Schirer objects to the whole reference to the Apostolic Conference, and sees in the verse the hand of a Redactor, as in xvi. 4 (see note, p. 346, edit. 1899). But the reference may well imply that St. James on his part was quite prepared to adhere to the compact entered into at the Conference with regard to
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