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54 First Timothy II. 7.
mediating agency of Christ is then in ver. 6, more particularly described
in the words who hath given himself, etc. On 6 6ov^ comp.
on Tit. ii. 14. 'AvrlXvrpov only here, elsewhere Xvrpov ; comp. on
Tit. ii. 14. Schleiermacher has himself referred to the Pauline
dvTiiiLadla, Rom. i. 27 ; 2 Cor. vi. 13, although he stumbles at dvri-
XvTpov on account of the redundant dvTi. But there is no redundance
in the expression, as avri aims at giving prominence to the
reciprocal reference of this Xvrpov. Compare also dvTdXXajfxa, Matth.
xvi. 26. Schleiermacher's opinion that the expression should be
referred to the words, come to the knowledge of the truth, is altogether
without reason, as also the objection that the language of the
writer is indefinite, and without an object, for that ouOTjvaL and not
the other is the principal idea, is shewn by the right interpretation
of ver. 4, as also by the words our Saviour added to God, ver. 3,
and by the sentiment of ver. 5 itself, in which Christ is represented
as Mediator. Why has Schleiermacher not carried out here the
comparison with the Epistle to the Hebrews ? Heb. ix. 13, seq.
To fiaprvpiov, etc. On the construction, Winer's Gr., § 59, 9, p. 472,
comp. Rom. xii. 1. The to fiapr. is to be taken as the accusative,
and in apposition with the preceding clause. The article is almost
demonstrative, i. e., " that which is to be testified of," (De Wette).
MapTvpiov as also elsewhere by Paul, 1 Cor. i. 6, ii. 1 ; 2 Thess. i. 10.
On KaipoXg idioig. Tit. i. 3 ; Gal. vi. 9, iv. 4.
Ver. 7.—We see here how the apostle refers to himself as a
teacher of the Gentiles, in order to prove the universality of the
Divine grace, just as at i. 12, he designates himself in his conversion,
as an announcement of the gospel. " For which I was appointed
a herald and an apostle. I speak the truth and lie not
a teacher of the Gentiles in the faith and in the truth."
On tTedrjv,
comp. on. i. 12. On Krjpv^^ 1 Cor. ix. 27, xv. 11 ; Tit, i. 3. On
the whole subject, 2 Tim. i. 11 ; Eph. iii. 1-12 ; Col. i. 23. /
speak the truth, etc., (comp. Rom. ix. 1) the apostle adds by way
of asseveration (ev Xptaru) is a gloss from Rom. ix. 1). In so far as
Timothy was concerned, such an asseveration was not necessary ; it
has respect, however, not to Timothy, but to the subject. The confirmatory
reference of the words to the preceding induces him to
affirm this with all emphasis. The protestation itself, as at Rom.
ix. 1, stands before what is to be affirmed, namely, that he is a
teacher of the Gentiles, by which the foregoing predicates are, agreeably
to the connexion, to be more exactly determined. It cannot
be otherwise explained why the protestation should have been inserted
between them, and the context evidently shows, that the
whole stress of this affirmation rests on the words, teacher of the
Gentiles. De Wette understands the words tv marei kol dXrjdeia
in truth and verity ;" so also Leo =