Ver. 9. τὸ yap ὑστέρημά pov κ.τ.λ.;: for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia (very likely Silas and Timothy; see Acts xviii. 5, Phil. iv. 15), supplied the measure of my want ; and tn everything I hept myself (note the aorists as ss to the definite period of his residence in Corinth) from being burdensome unto you (cf. xii. 16, 1 Thess. ii. 6), and so will I heep myself.
Ver. 10, ἔστιν ἀλήθ. Xp. κ.τ.λ.: as the Truth of Christ (we have ἡ ἀλήθ. τ. Θεοῦ, Rom. i. 25, iii. 7, xv. 8; cf. John xiv. 6, Eph. iv, 21) ἐς in me (for the form of the asseveration see on i. 18; Rom. ix. 1 is not a true parallel to the constr. here), this glorying, sc., in my independence, shall not be stopped, as far as I am con- cerned, in the regions of Achaia (see on i. 1); cf. vii. 14. The true reading is φραγήσεται ; φράσσειν is ‘to fence,” but in N.T. (Rom. iii. 19, Heb. xi. 33; cf. also Dan, vi. 22) is used with στόμα in the sense of ‘to stop” the mouth,
Ver. 11. διατί; ὅτι οὐκ dy. κ-.τ.λ.: wherefore ? because ] love you not? God knoweth, i.e., that I do love you.
Ver. 12. ὃ δὲ ποιῶ κ.τ.λ.: but what I do, that I will do that, by refusing to accept maintenance gratis at your hands,
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εὑρεθῶσι καθὼς καὶ ἡμεῖς.