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w Rom. xiv, 4, Χν. 20; 1 Tim. v. 22.
λυνθῆναι κατὰ τὸν κανόνα ἡμῶν” εἰς "περισσείαν, 16. εἰς τὰ Ret vi. 5.
hil. 1, 20.
"ὑπερέκεινα ὑμῶν εὐαγγελίσασθαι, οὐκ ἐν ἀλλοτρίῳ κανόνι εἰς τὰ ZReff.viii.2,
» ἕτοιμα καυχήσασθαι.
a Here only;
17. “ὋὉ δὲ “ καυχώμενος ἐν "Κυρίῳ °Kau- ο΄. Amos
ε A A γ. 27. χάσθω -" 18. οὐ γὰρ ὁ “ ἑαυτὸν “ συνιστῶν, ἐκεῖνός ἐστι * " δόκιμος, b Refi. ix. 5. c 1 Cor. i. 31 ἀλλ᾽ ὃν ὁ Κύριος συνίστησιν. (Jer. ix. 24).
ἃ Reff, iii. 1.
1B has ηµων for vypev.
ο Rom. xiv. 18, xvi. 10; 1 Cor. xi. 19; chap. xiii. 7; 2 Tim. ii. 15,
2 88 has ὑμῶν for ημων.
8 DcKL support συνιστων ; better συνιστανων with NBD*EGMP (ef. crit. notes
on ili. 1, iv. 2).
4 S8cBGKLMP, g support εστι Sox. ; but ΓΕ, d, e, f, τ, vg. give δοκιμος εστι,
ὡρισμένον τῆς λειτουργίας αὐτοῦ κανόνα), and so here represents the ‘‘ province” or sphere in which St. Paul conceives himself as appointed by God to proclaim the Gospel. He especially emphasises this here; to Corinth he has a “ mission,” as the Apostle of the Gentiles; his autho- rity over the Corinthian Church is not usurped, but has been divinely given him.
Ver. 14. οὐ γὰρ ὡς μὴ κιτιλ.: for we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we veached not unto you (ὡς μή indicating that the case is only a hypothetical one; cf. 1 Cor. iv. 18); for we came (φθάνω being used as in modern Greek; see reff.) as fay as unto you in the Gospel of Christ. Corinth was the westernmost point that he had reached. This verse, it will be observed, is parenthetical, and is introduced to make it clear that Corinth was part of his appointed sphere; cf. 1 Cori, σαν, το, 1X> 1,
Ver. 15. οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα κ.τ.λ.: not glorying beyond our measure (the argument is resumed from ver. 13), thatis, in other men’s labours. This he steadily avoided (cf. Rom. xv. 20); even Rome itself was to be visited en route to Spain (Rom. xv. 24). But his Corinthian oppo- nents were not so scrupulous about in truding into another man’s sphere (1 Cor. iid. το, iv. 15). --ἐλπίδα δὲ ἔχ. κ.τ.λ.: but having hope that, as your faith groweth (see Eph. ii. 21, iv. 15, Col. i. το, ii. το for intrans. use of αὐξάνειν, and cf. chap. ix. 10), we shall be magnified in you (cf. Acts v. 13) according to our rule, {.6., our “line,” our apportionment of Apostolic work, unto further abundance, so as, etc.
Ver. 16. εἰς Ta ὑπερέκεινα κ.τ.λ. : SO as to preach the Gospel in the regions beyond you, 1.6. (if we are to press the
idea of direction in ὑπερέκεινα), the western parts of Greece, Rome and Spain, which were ‘“‘ beyond,” if viewed from Jerusalem, the home of Christianity, whence St. Paul, like the other early preachers, received his ‘‘ mission” (more probably, however, ὑπερέκεινα is used quite vaguely as ἐπέκεινα is in Amos ν. 27, where the idea of direction cannot be read into it), and not to glory in another’s “line” about things made ready to our hand. ‘This is what the intruders had done at Corinth, whose Church St. Paul had founded (1 Cor. iii. 6),
Ver. 17. ὁ δὲ καυχώμενος κ.τ.λ.: but he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord, a quotation from the O.T. (see reff.) used before by St. Paul (cf. also Rom. xv. 18, I Cor. iii. 7). For not he that commendeth himself is approved (cf. Prov. xxvii. 2), but whom the Lord commendeth (cf. Rom. ii, 29, 1 Cor. iv. 5). And the Corinthian Church itself is his ‘‘ letter of commenda- tion ”’ (iii. 2).
CHAPTER XI.—Vv.1-4. HE BEGS THEM TO BEAR WITH HIM IF HE STATES HIS CLAIMS AT LENGTH; IT IS NECESSARY TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THEIR READINESS To ΑΟΟΕΡΤ NovEL TEACHING.—Ver. 1. ὄφελον ἀνείχεσθέ µου κ.τ.λ.: would that ye could bear with me in a little (μικρόν τι only here and ver. 16; cf. Heb, ii. 7) foolishness. ἀφροσύνη = ‘ nonsense”’ (see ref. and cf. Rom. ii. 20, 1 Cor. xv. 36, Eph. v. 17). He thus deprecates his insistence on his claim to apostolic authority, and at the same time introduces with great skill a passionate statement of it.—G@AAG καὶ ἀνέχ. µου: nay indeed bear with me; 1.6., he not only utters a wish, but entreats them directly. Others (e.¢., R.V. marg.) take avéx. as indic., 2.60., “but indeed ye do bear with me”’.