fallen man ; μολυσμός is always used in the LXX (see reff.) of a too intimate association of the chosen people with heathen nations, and such ‘“ contamina- tion’ is exactly what it stands for in this place. As an argument on the other side, there occur in this section several quite common Pauline ideas and secteur > ἔριν the contrast of Christianity and heathendom as light and darkness (ver. 14), the description of Christians as God's temple (ver. 16), the phrases “ the livin God” λαοὶ 16) and “ the fear of God "(vit 1), the introduction of the term ἀγαπητοί (vii. 1), etc. We regard, therefore, the section as undoubtedly Pauline; and, further, its connexion with what precedes reveals itself on a close inspection of the phraseology. The Apostle has bidden the Corinthians ‘ Be ye enlarged in heart"’. But he is reminded that this phrase has a bad meaning in the Law (Deut. xi. 16; see Chase, Classical Review, 1890, p. 151), where it is applied to that excessive tolerance which μμ permit the wor- ship of other gods beside Jehovah; and so he hastens to give a warning (paren- thetically introduced) to the Corinthians that he does not mean by enlargement of heart any undue tolerance or con- taminating association with their heathen neighbours (see on iv. 4 above for ἄπιστος).
Ver. 14. Μὴ γίνεσθε ἑτεροζυγοῦντες κ.τ.λ.; δὲ not (mark that the pres. tense γίνεσθε indicates the beginning ofa state, sc., “do not become”’) unequally yoked with unbelievers, the constr. being “ be not unequally yoked, as you would be if
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g Lev. xxvi. 12.
Tim. 1. » 1 only. ayes 12 Sam. vii. 8;
Κο Sam. vii. 14; cf. Isa. xlili. 6.