Bible Commentaries

John 7:39 — John 7:39 . Not an interpolated gloss (Scholten), but an observation by John in explanation of this saying. He shows that Jesus meant that the outward effect of which He spoke, the flowing forth, was not at once to occur, but was to commence upon the

Romans 1:1 — Romans 1:1 . Παῦλος ] See on Acts 13:9 . δοῦλος … εὐαγγ . Θεοῦ is the exhaustive statement of his official dignity, proceeding from the general to the particular, by which Paul earnestly as dealing with the Church of the metropolis of the world, which

Romans 1:20 — Romans 1:20 f. Τὰ γὰρ ἀόρατα .… θειότης ] Giving a reason for, and explaining, the previous ὁ Θεὸς γὰρ αὐτοῖς ἐφανέρωσε . τὰ ἀόρατα αὐτοῦ ] His invisible things , the manifold invisible attributes, that constitute His nature. Paul himself explains

1 Corinthians 1:8 — 1 Corinthians 1:8 . Ὅς ] refers to Ἰησοῦ Χ ., not, as Flatt, Pott, Billroth, Schrader, Olshausen, de Wette, Osiander, Ewald, Hofmann, with the majority of interpreters, assume, to the far-distant Θεός 1 Corinthians 1:4 , a view to which we are not compelled

1 Corinthians 13:9-10 — 1 Corinthians 13:9-10 . Proof of the last and of the first of the three preceding points. The second stood in need of no proof at all. For in part ( ἐκ μέρους ; its opposite is ἐκ τοῦ παντός , Lucian, Dem. enc. 21) we know , imperfect is our deep

1 Corinthians 15:14 — 1 Corinthians 15:14 . Δέ ] continues the series of inferences. Without the resurrection of Jesus, what are we with our preaching! what you with your faith! The former is then dealt with in 1 Corinthians 15:15 f., the latter in 1 Corinthians 15:17-19

1 Corinthians 5:11 — 1 Corinthians 5:11 . Νυνὶ δέ ] But thus (see on Romans 3:21 ), in reality as contrasted with the aforesaid misconstruction, I did write to you . Herewith Paul now introduces the true meaning of the passage from his letter quoted above, 1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 13:9 — 2 Corinthians 13:9 . Not reason assigned for 2 Corinthians 13:7 (Hofmann), but confirmation of what is said in 2 Corinthians 13:8 from the subjective relation of the apostle to the readers, in which χαίρομεν has the emphasis. This joy is as the living

2 Corinthians 4:14 — 2 Corinthians 4:14 . Encouraging assurance accompanying this λαλοῦμεν (not its contents ); since we are certain that , etc. Comp. Rom 5:3 ; 1 Corinthians 15:58 . ὁ ἐγείρας τ . κ . Ἰησ .] Comp. on 1 Corinthians 6:14 ; Romans 8:11 . This designation

Galatians 1:4 — Galatians 1:4 . This addition prepares the readers thus early for the recognition of their error; for their adhesion to Judaism was indeed entirely opposed to the aim of the atoning death of Jesus. Comp. Galatians 2:20 , Galatians 3:13 ff. “See

Galatians 2:15 — Galatians 2:15 . A continuation of the address to Peter down to Galatians 2:21 . So Chrysostom, Theodoret, Jerome, Estius, Bengel, Rosenmüller, Tittmann ( Opusc . p. 365), Knapp ( Scr. var. arg . II. p. 452 f.), Flatt, Winer, Rückert, Schott, Baumgarten-Crusius,

Ephesians 4:23 — Ephesians 4:23 . Positive side of that which is truth in Jesus: that ye, on the other hand, become renewed in the spirit of your reason . ἀνανεοῦσθαι ] passive , not middle ( renew yourselves , Luther), since the middle has an active sense ( 1Ma

Philippians 3:15 — Philippians 3:15 . Application of the passage Philippians 3:12-14 for the benefit of the Philippians, down to Philippians 3:17 . τέλειοι ] denotes not perfection , like τετελείωμαι in Philippians 3:12 , but the moral ripeness which, with differences

Colossians 1 overview — Παύλου ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Κολοσσαεῖς A B K min. Copt. have the superscription πρὸς Κολασσαεῖς . So Matth. Lachm. and Tisch. Comp. on Colossians 1:2 . CHAPTER 1 Colossians 1:1 . The arrangement Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ (Lachm. Tisch.) has preponderant testimony in

Colossians 2:10 — Colossians 2:10 . Καί ἐστε ἐν αὐτῷ πεπληρ .] still depending on ὅτι : and ( since ) ye are filled in Him, i.e . and since the πληρότης which ye possess rests on Him, the bodily Bearer of the divine πλήρωμα . The two are correlative: from the πλήρωμα

Colossians 2:11 — Colossians 2:11 . Respecting the connection and its reference to the false teachers, so far as they “Iegem evangelio miscebant” (Calvin), see on Colossians 2:10 . ἐν ᾧ ] like ἐν αὐτῷ in Colossians 2:10 : on whom it also causally depends

Colossians 3:14 — Colossians 3:14 . In addition to all this, however , put on love, by which Christian perfection is knit . In making τ . ἀγάπην dependent on ἐνδύσασθε , Paul abides by his figure: becoming added (Kühner, II. 1, p. 433) to all those virtues (regarded

1 Timothy 1:14 — 1 Timothy 1:14 . The last words might be so explained as to weaken seemingly the divine grace; and therefore the apostle feels bound to set forth its abundant riches. ὑπερεπλεόνασε δὲ ἡ χάρις κ . τ . λ .] The verb ὑπερπλεονάζειν only occurs here in

2 Timothy 3:16 — 2 Timothy 3:16 . Reason given for the last thought. πᾶσα γραφὴ θεόπνευστος καὶ ὠφέλιμος πρὸς κ . τ . λ .] πᾶσα γραφή , not: “the whole of Scripture” (Beza: tota scriptura, i. e. Canon Hebraeorum), but “every Scripture;” or,

1 Peter 1:21 — 1 Peter 1:21 . τοὺς διʼ αὐτοῦ ( i.e. Χριστοῦ ) πιστεύοντας (or πιστοὺς ) εἰς Θεόν ] τούς : the same clausal connection as in 1 Peter 1:4-5 . The construction πιστεύειν εἰς is very frequent in the N. T., especially in John; Christ is for the most part