Bible Commentaries

Acts 9:26-27 — Acts 9:26-27 . Three years after his conversion (Galatians 1:18 ), Paul went for the first time back to Jerusalem. [246] Thus long, therefore, had his first labours at Damascus lasted, though interrupted by the Arabian journey. For the connection admits

Romans 9:4 — Romans 9:4 . Οἵτινες κ . τ . λ .] quippe qui, who indeed ; a description assigning the motive for what is said in Romans 9:3 of the ἀδελφῶν κατὰ … σάρκα according to their theocratic privileges, and first of all by significant designation according

1 Corinthians 1 overview — CHAPTER 1 1 Corinthians 1:1 . κλητός ] is wanting, indeed, in A D E, Clar. Germ. Cyr. (suspected by Mill and Griesb., bracketed by Lachm., deleted by Rückert), but was easily overlooked by those to whom the fact was known and familiar, that Paul in

1 Corinthians 5 overview — CHAPTER 5 1 Corinthians 5:1 . After ἔθνεσιν Elz. has ὀνομάζεται , which is defended by Matthaei and Reiche, but in the face of quite decisive evidence. Supplied, perhaps from Ephesians 5:3 . Equally decisive is the evidence against ἐξαρθῇ , 1 Corinthians

Philippians 3:11 — Philippians 3:11 . Εἴ πως ] if possibly , designating the aim , the attainment of which is before the apostle’s mind in the συμμορφιζόμενος τῷ θαν . αὐτοῦ . In this case, however, the deliberative form of expression (comp. Romans 1:10 ; Romans

Philippians 3:9 — Philippians 3:9 . Καὶ εὑρεθῶ ἐν αὐτῷ ] and to be found in Him . The emphasis, which previously lay upon Χριστόν , is laid not upon ἐν αὐτῷ (Hofmann), but upon the εὑρεθῶ placed first for that reason, and introducing a new feature of the relation aimed

Colossians 2:16 — Colossians 2:16 . Οὖν ] since ye, according to Colossians 2:11-15 , are raised to a far higher platform than that of such a legal system. κρινέτω ἐν βρώσει ] No one is to form a judgment (whether ye are acting allowably or unallowably, rightly or

Colossians 3:11 — Colossians 3:11 . Where all the separating diversities have ceased , by which those phenomena of malevolence and passion mentioned in Colossians 3:8 were occasioned and nourished. Comp. Galatians 3:28 , of which passage Baur indeed sees here only an

Colossians 4:12 — Colossians 4:12 . Ἐπαφρᾶς ] See Colossians 1:7 and Introd. It is to be observed that, according to Colossians 4:11 , Epaphras, Luke, and Demas (Colossians 4:14 ) were no Jewish- Christians, whereas Tiele in the Stud. u. Krit . 1858, p. 765, holding

1 Thessalonians 2:2 — 1 Thessalonians 2:2 . Calvin makes 1 Thessalonians 2:2 still dependent on ὅτι of 1 Thessalonians 2:1 ; but without grammatical justification. προπαθόντες ] although we suffered before . προπάσχειν in the N. T., an ἅπαξ λεγόμενον , denotes the sufferings

1 Thessalonians 2:3-4 — 1 Thessalonians 2:3-4 explain what enables and obliges the apostle to preach the gospel in sufferings and trials. The objective and subjective truth of his preaching enables him, and the apostolic call with which God had entrusted him obliges him.

1 Thessalonians 4:1 — 1 Thessalonians 4:1 . Τὸ λοιπόν (see critical remark) would now directly oppose what follows with what precedes: “for the rest,” “what is yet besides to be said;” whereas λοιπόν is a less prominent particle of transition “besides.”

1 Timothy 2:5 — 1 Timothy 2:5 . Εἷς γὰρ Θεός ] The particle γάρ connects this verse with the thought immediately preceding (Wiesinger), and not, as Leo and Mack think, with the exhortation to pray for all. [89] The apostle wishes by it to confirm the idea of the universality

1 Timothy 2:7 — 1 Timothy 2:7 . This verse defines more precisely the previous μαρτύριον ; it was for proclaiming the μαρτύριον that the apostle received the office entrusted to him. The chief emphasis rests on the universality; the subject of the μαρτύριον is the

James 5:1 — James 5:1 . That here the same persons are meant as in chap. James 4:13 , and not others, has already been observed on that passage: by ἄγε νῦν , the ἄγε νῦν of that passage is again resumed. [214] οἱ πλούσιοι ] see chap. James 1:10 , James 2:6-7 ;

1 Peter 5:9 — 1 Peter 5:9 . ᾧ ἀντίστητε στερεοὶ τῇ πίστει ] cf. James 4:7 ; Ephesians 6:11 ff. τῇ πίστει does not belong to ἀντίστητε (Bengel), but to στερεοί ; not as the dat. instrum. (Beza, Hensler), but as the dative of nearer definition: “firm in the faith;”

2 Peter 2:13 — 2 Peter 2:13 . κομιούμενοι μισθόν ἀδικίας ] is subjoined by way of explanation to what precedes. [73] Cf. 1 Peter 1:9 . μισθὸν ἀδικίας ] not equivalent to μισθὸν ἄδικον (Wolf), but: “ the reward for unrighteousness .” ἡδονὴν ἡγούμενοι

2 Peter 3:17-18 — 2 Peter 3:17-18 . Concluding exhortation and doxology. ὑμεῖς οὖν ] Conclusion from what goes before. προγινώσκοντες ] “ since ye know it beforehand ;” i.e. that such false teachers as have been described will come; not: “that the

1 John 1:6 — 1 John 1:6 . Inference from 1 John 1:5 . He alone has fellowship with God, who does not walk in darkness. ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ] The same form of speech ( ἐάν ) is repeated from verse to verse (only with the exception of 1 John 2:2 ) until chap. 1 John 2:3

Revelation 3:9 — Revelation 3:9 . διδῶ , not “I will suffer,” as Wolf recommends. Hengstenb also incorrectly: “I give thee , or the Christian Church, and therefore also thee.” The διδῶ , to which as object the partitive gen. τῶν λεγόντων belongs,