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| Chapter I.—As a prisoner, I hope to see you.
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Chapter I.—As a prisoner, I hope to
see you.
Through prayer822
| 822 Some read, “since I have,”
leaving out the following “for,” and finding the apodosis in
“I hope to salute you.” | to God I have obtained
the privilege of seeing your most worthy faces,823
| 823 Literally, “worthy of
God.” | and have even824
| 824 Some read, “which I much desired to do.”
| been granted more than I requested; for I hope as a prisoner in
Christ Jesus to salute you, if indeed it be the will of God that I be
thought worthy of attaining unto the end. For the beginning has been well
ordered,
if I may obtain grace to cling to825
| 825 Literally, “to receive.”
| my lot without hindrance unto the end. For I am afraid of your
love,826
| 826 He probably refers
here, and in what follows, to the influence which their earnest prayers
in his behalf might have with God. | lest it should do me an
injury. For it is easy for you to accomplish what you please; but it is
difficult for me to attain to God, if ye spare me.
Through prayer to God I have
obtained the privilege of seeing your most worthy faces,827
| 827 Literally, “worthy of
God.” | even as I earnestly begged might be granted me;
for as a prisoner in Christ Jesus I hope to salute you, if indeed it be
the will [of God] that I be thought worthy of attaining unto the end. For
the beginning has been well ordered, if I may obtain grace to cling
to828
| 828 Literally, “to
receive.” | my lot without hindrance unto the end. For I
am afraid of your love,829
| 829
He probably refers here, and in what follows, to the influence which
their earnest prayers in his behalf might have with God. |
lest it should do me an injury. For it is easy for you to accomplish what
you please; but it is difficult for me to attain to God, if ye do not
spare me,830
| 830 Some read
γε instead of μή, and translate as
in shorter recension. | under the pretence of carnal
affection.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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