A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Nicoll, W. Robertson (editor), 1851-1923 • SECTION 988

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t For normal ‘use of ος µεν, See ΧΙ. 21. os µεν . - etepos, Mt. xvi. 14; Heb. xi. 35 f.; cf. Gal. i. 6. ετερος, SEE

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r 2 Cor, iv. 2; -ow, S€€ iv. 5.

s Ptp., 2

Cor. xii.

1; Heb.

.. αλλος

u See i. 5; Aoy. σοφ., li. 13. v Rom. xi. 33; w ver. 11, 2 Cor. iv. 13, xii. 18. ἐν. πν.,

A, with the Syrian codd., inserts.

and operative in the doings of every Christian man; cf. i. 30a, and note.— διαιρέσεις appears to be act., dividings, distributings, rather than pass., differ- ences, varieties; see ver. 11. The pl. points to the constantly repeated dealings out of the Spirit’s store of gifts to the members of Christ’s body.

Ver. 7. ἑκάστῳ δὲ x.7.A.—distributive in contrast with the collective +. πᾶσιν of ver. 6; cf. Eph. iv. 6 f., and the em- phatic ἕκαστος of iii. 5-13: ‘‘ But to each there is being given the manifestation of the Spirit with a view to profiting ”’; cf. Eph, iv. 7-16, where the δωρεὰ τ. Χριστοῦ is similarly portioned out amongst the members of Christ, for manifold and re- ciprocal service to His body. The thought of mutual benefit, there amply expressed, is here slightly indicated by πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον (ad utilitatem, Vg.): see vi. 12, X. 23, 33, on this word.—8(Sorat, datur (not datum est), indicates continu- ous bestowment; so in vv. 8 ff.: these charisms, blossoming out in rich, change- ful variety, disclose the potencies of the Spirit ever dwelling in the Church,— φανέρωσις (opp. of κρύψις) governs τ. Πνεύματος in obj. gen.: toeach is granted some personal gift in which he shows forth the Spirit by whose inspiration he calls Jesus Lord (3); for the constr., cf. 2 Cor.,iv. 2. For the generalidea, Matt. v. 04. ff., Luke xi. 1 f., x Peter 1. ο.

Vy. 8-10 exhibit by way of example (yap) nine chief manifestations in which the Holy Spirit was displayed: word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healings, powers, prophecy, discernings of spirits, kinds of tongues, inter- preting of tongues. The fourth and jifth are specially marked as χαρίσ- para and ἐγεργήματα respectively; the jirst is said to be given “through,”’ the second ‘according to,” the third and fourth “in the same” (or “the one) Spirit,’’ whose operation in the whole is collectively reaffirmed in ver. 12. In dis- tinguishing the recipients, P. begins with

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