1. The two Greek pronouns of the cfirst and d second persons plural, have so small a difference, and that in one only letter, as one may soon be put for the other. eJudicious Beza saith that he hath oft noted this mistake. If therefore the second person plural were here put thus, was confirmed fto you, that scruple is clean taken away.
2. This phrase Unto us, may be referred to the Time as well as to the Persons; as if it had been thus translated, guntil us, or to our days: implying that the Gospel from Christs own preaching thereof, was confirmed by the Apostles to their very days.
3. The Apostle may use the first person, as he was a member of that mystical body, whereof they, to whom he wrote, were also members: and by virtue of that communion, include himself; though it did not in particular concern himself. Thus he puts himself in the number of those who shall be living at Christs last coming, where he saith, WE shall not all sleep, (1 Cor. 15. 51.) yet he himself slept many hundred years ago. So 1 Thess. 4. 17.
4. The Gospel might be confirmed to Paul by other Apostles, though it was immediately revealed unto him by Jesus Christ: Not that that confirmation wrought in him any greater assurance of the truth thereof: but that it established the Church more therein, by the mutual consent of other Apostles with him: to this purpose saith the Apostle, I communicated unto them the Gospel, &c. least by any means▪ I should run, or had run in vain, Gal. 2. 2.
5. The confirmation here intended may have reference to the miracles which were wrought by the Apostles. Thus might the Gospel be confirmed, not only to other believers, but also to the Apostles themselves: even by the miracles which they themselves and others also did. To this purpose tends the prayer of the Apostles, Act. 4. 29. 30.
6. The words do not necessarily imply that the Penman of this Epistle; or any other person was confirmed: but rather that the Gospel it self was confirmed. Hereof see §. 25.
1. The two Greek pronouns of the cfirst and d second persons plural, have so small a difference, and that in one onely letter, as one may soon be put for the other. eJudicious Beza saith that he hath oft noted this mistake. If therefore the second person plural were here put thus, was confirmed fto you, that scruple is clean taken away.
2. This phrase Unto us, may be referred to the Time as well as to the Persons; as if it had been thus translated, guntill us, or to our daies: implying that the Gospel from Christs own preaching thereof, was confirmed by the Apostles to their very daies.
3. The Apostle may use the first person, as he was a member of that mysticall body, whereof they, to whom he wrote, were also members: and by virtue of that communion, include himself; though it did not in particular concern himself. Thus he puts himself in the number of those who shall be living at Christs last coming, where he saith, WE shall not all sleep, (1 Cor. 15. 51.) yet he himself slept many hundred years ago. So 1 Thess. 4. 17.
4. The Gospel might be confirmed to Paul by other Apostles, though it was immediatly revealed unto him by Jesus Christ: Not that that confirmation wrought in him any greater assurance of the truth thereof: but that it established the Church more therein, by the mutual consent of other Apostles with him: to this purpose saith the Apostle, I communicated unto them the Gospel, &c. least by any means▪ I should run, or had run in vain, Gal. 2. 2.
5. The confirmation here intended may have reference to the miracles which were wrought by the Apostles. Thus might the Gospel be confirmed, not only to other believers, but also to the Apostles themselves: even by the miracles which they themselves and others also did. To this purpose tends the praier of the Apostles, Act. 4. 29. 30.
6. The words do not necessarily imply that the Penman of this Epistle; or any other person was confirmed: but rather that the Gospel it self was confirmed. Hereof see §. 25.
- c[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
- eBeza Annotat. major. in loc.
- f[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- g[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
