ἀπόκειται: veposita est (Vulg.). Cf. Col. i. 5, διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, and, for the senti- ment, I Pet. 1. 4. :
6 τῆς δικαιοσύνης στέφανος : The whole context demands that this should be the possessive genitive, The crown which belongs to, or is the due reward of, righteousness, the incorruptible crown of x Cor. ix. 25. The verbal analogies.of στέφ. τῆς ζωῆς, James i. 12, Rev. ii. το, and στέφ. τῆς δόξης, 1 Pet. ν. 4, sup- port the view that it is the gen. of apposition ; but it is difficult on this sup- position to give the phrase an intelligible meaning. ‘Good works, which are the
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xxi. (xxii.) 1, Isa. i. 4, 2 Cor. iv. 9, Heb. x. 25, 2 Tim. iv. 16.
(xvi.) 10, ο See I. Tim. vi. 17.
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fruits of Faith and follow after Justifica- tion. . . are pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ” (Art. xii.). It is to be noted that στεφ. τῆς δικ. is applied to the golden fillet worn by the high priest in the Tests. of Twelve Patriarchs, Levi, viii. 2.
ἀποδώσει: reddet (Vulg.). As long as we agree to the statement that Moses ἀπέβλεπεν εἰς τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν (Heb. xi. 26), it seems trifling to dispute the retributive force of ἀπο- ἵπ this word. Of course ‘‘ the reward is not reckoned as of debt, butasofgrace’’. St. Paul could say, “It is a righteous thing with God to recompense (ἀνταποδοῦναι) . . .to you that are afflicted rest with us’’ (2 Thess. 1. 6, 7), see also Rom. ii. 6.
ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ: see on i. 12.
ὁ ϑίκαιος κριτής : The notion expressed in this phrase goes back to Gen. xviii. 25. For the actual words, see reff.
οὐ μόνον δὲ... ἀλλὰ καί: seeon I him: νι πα,
τοῖς ἠγαπηκόσι τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ: The ἐπιφάνεια here meant is the Second Coming of Christ. Those who love it do not fear it, for ‘‘ there is no fear in love” (1 John iv. 18); they endeavour to make themselves increasingly ready and fit for it (1 John iii. 3); when they hear the Lord say, “1 come quickly,’’ their hearts respond, ‘“‘Amen; come, Lord Jesus” (Rev. xxii. 20). The perfect tense is used because their love will have con- tinued up to the moment of their receiving the crown, or because St. Paul is thinking of them from the standpoint of the day
of crowning. Vv. 9-12. Come to me as speedily as youcan. I amalmost alone. Some of
my company have forsaken me; others I have despatched on business. Bring Mark with you. I have use for him.
Ver. 9. ταχέως: more definitely ex- pressed in ver. 21, “‘ before winter’’.
Ver. to. Demas had been a loyal fellow-worker of the apostle (Philem. 24; Col. iv. 14). Chrys. supposes that Thessalonica was his home. It is futile to discuss the reality or the degree of
his blameworthiness. Pussibly he alleged acallto Thessalonica. All we know is that St. Paul singles h/m out among the absent ones for condetnnation.
ἐγκατέλιπεν: dereliquit (Vulg.), for- sook, not merely left. See reff. The aorist points to a definite past occasion now in St. Paul’s mind.
ἀγαπήσας τὸν νῦν αἰῶνα: Seer Tim. vi. 17. It is just possible that Bengel is right in seeing an intentional deplorable contrast (‘‘luctuosum vide antitheton ”’) between this expression and ver. ὃ.
εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην : Lightfoot (Biblical Essays, p. 247) alleges other reasons for the supposition that Demas hailed from Thessalonica, viz., He ‘is mentioned next to Aristarchus, the Thessalonian in Philem. 24, and. .. the name Demetrius, of which Demas is a contract form, occurs twice among the list of politarchs of that city”’.