The ftnt part of the vene la Indeed equiva- rharity, A.V. Youthful (v,orr,p,,ccf,); of or lent to K6p .. . . . Tb 6vaµd rruv 6vo,.d.(oµ,,v in belonging tn v,rfrr,po,, young men; "oupi- Iu. xini. 18, but there is nothing to answer ditates adoleecentim" (Tacit., 'Hi•t.,' i. 15). to the second pnrt. The po.see.gee q noted by The word only occurs here in the New oommentators from Numb. xvi. 26 e.nd lea. Tcstnment, never in the LXX., but is found Iii. 11 nre far too genera.I to indicate any i11 ,Josephus, who speaks of a!,6116,/a v,.,.,-,- particular reference. Possibly the motto ie p,wli. "youthful arrogance," and is cnmmon in one of those "fe.ithful sayings " before re- classical Greek. Lusts ( bri9uµ.ia,) include, ferred to. The two inscriptions, taken to- besides the ,ra;p,c11,al bri9uuia, of I Pet. ii. ll, gether, show the two sides of the Christian a.II thoee ill-regulated pnssinne to which standing-God's election, e.nd mau'e holiness youth is pec11liarly liable, such as intem- (comp. 1 John i. 6; iii. 7, 8). perance, love of company, arrogance, petu- Ver. 20.-Now for but, A.V.; unto for ta, lance, ambition, love of display, levity, A.V. (twice). Now in a gree.t ho11Be, etc. vehemence of action, wilfulness, and the "Now" is he.rdly the right conjunction. It like. Timothy at this time was probably should rather be" howbeit." The object of under forty (Aee note on 1 Tim. iv. 12, the figure of the ve.rioue vessels in the ancl Ellicott on ditto). Follow e.fter "gree.t house " is to show that, though every (6[w,c,); as 1 Tim. vi. 11, where. as here, it is one that no.mes the Name of the Lord ought in co11trast with tp,iry,. Eagerness in pur- to depart from unrighteousness, yet we must suit, and difficulty in attainment, _.eem to nnt be surprised if it is not so, and if there be indicated hy the word. With them, ek a.re found in the Church some professing 1 (µETA T~·v E1r,,ca>i..ouµ.Evwv, ,c.-r.A.). With '
Christiane whose practice is quite incon- them" may mean either pursue righteous. sistent with their profession. Perhaps even neee, etc., in partnership with all who call the vilest members of the visible Church upon the Lord; i.e. make the pursuit ,,f perform some useful function, howbeit they righteousness, etc., your pursuit, as it is do not mean it. With this mention of the that of all who call upon the Lord; or it veeeelo, compare the enumeration in 1 Cor. may be const.ru,·d with ,ip-l,V1Jv, so as to iii. 12. Of earth (onpli,c,va;); 011ly here and limit the exhortation to peace to those who 2 Uor. iv. 7, where itis also applied torr1<•01J, call upon the Lord, eip-l,v11v µ.na. Tow i1wtczAou• "earthen vessels;" as it is in the LXX., µivwv, "peace with those that ce.11," etc., e.g. Lev. vi. 28; and to li;ryos (Numb. v. 17). which is the construction in Heh. xii H ··orrTpo.,cov is "a tile." (For the same figure, and Rom. xii. 18. It is, however, remarkable see Rom. ix. 22, 23.) that in both these passages, which are re- Ver. 21.-Meet for and meet, A.V. and ferred to for the grammar, the inference T.R.; -,,epared for and prepared, A.V. from the doctrine goes rather the other way, Purge himaelf from these( J,c,crz811pp); stronger as they teach " peace with a.II men." So than the simple ,co.lldpp, •• thoroughly purge does the balance of the sentence here. himself," as in 1 Cor. v. 7 (the only other Ver. 23. - Ignorant questionings for un- ple.ce in the New Testament where it occurs) learned questions, A.V.: refUBe for af!oid, and as in olassical Greek. It is used also A.V.; gender for do ge-nder, A.V. Ignomnt by the LXX. in Judg. vii. 4, as the render- (a.n16e&"ron); only here in the New Testa- ing of 9".I~, to try mete.le. The idea, there- ment, but not uncommon in the LXX., fore, seems to be that of separation, and, if so, applied to persons, and in classical Greek. "from these" may certainly mean from the Unlearned is quite as good e. renderi ll!! false teaohers described under the image of as ignurant. It ie a term applied prop, rly the V8B8els unto dishonour, as usually ex- to ill-educated. ill-disciplined people, and plained. At these.me time, the image is better thence, by an easy metonymy, to the qu~s- sustained if we understand "from these" to tions suoh persons ,lelight in. Q,uesti.oni.ugs mean the be.bblings, e.nd un,.-odliness, e.n,I ((11T-l,rrm); see 1 Tim. i. 4, note, and Titus ea.ting words of the heretics denounoed. It iii. 9. Befuse (,ra;pa;hou); "have nothing to is he.rdly ne.ture.1 to imply that one vessel in do with" (see I Tim. iv. 7; Titus iii. 10). the house will beoome a golden vessel by Gender (-y.,voirr,). This is the only place purging itself from the wooden and earthen in tl,e New Testament where -yevv&w is veBBels. Neither is separation from the false used in this metaphorical sense, unless Gal. tca.ehers the point whioh St. Paul is here iv. 24 is inoluded. (For the sentiment, see pr.iuing, but avoidanoe of fttlee doctrines. 1 Tim. vi. 4, "Whereof cometh envy, strife," Keet for ... use <•~xp11rrTos); only here and eto.) Btrifes (µdxas); compare µrl.xas voµ,Ka.s, oh. iv. 11 and Philem. 11. Also Prov. xxix. "fi~htings about the Law" (Titus iii. 9); (xxxi.) 13, LXX. Common in olassical an,1 "w,us and fightings" (Jae. iv. l, 2). Greek. The master ( T<f 8,rr,r&-rp); the Compare, too, the verb ;\o-yoµ.ax•••• in ver. H_ master of the houee, the .; ,coS,rr,roT11s, Nothing- can be more emphatio than St. Ver. 22.-Butjlee for flee also, A.V.; and Paul's warnings against foolish and angry /oUoto after for but foU0111, A.V.: lo1,e for oonuoversie. abou, word&, e.nd yet nothing 24 THE SEOOND EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY. [on. D. 1-26,