²⁶ Tit. ii. 14; I Pet. ii.9

²⁷ Eph. v. 22.

²⁸ I Cor. vii. 22.

²⁹ There was a prevalent opinion among the ancient Christian writers, that all these holy men lived a life of [chaste] celibacy.

³⁰ Or, "it is not because, etc., that I have mentioned these."

³¹ Eph. vi. 4.

³² Prov. xxiii. 24.

³³ Job xxxi. 13, 15.

³⁴ Gal. iii. 28.

³⁵ I Sam. xviii. 18; 2 Sam. vii. 18.

³⁶ Phil. ii. 25.

³⁷ Literally, "having proclaimed in reference to the Gospel."

³⁸ In Christ.

³⁹ Literally, "people-deceiving."

⁴⁰ Comp. Ps li. 12 (LXX.).

⁴¹ Literally, "teaching."

⁴² Or, "wrought."

⁴³ Literally, "Judaism."

⁴⁴ Literally, "oppressed."

⁴⁵ Or, "will."

⁴⁶ Some render, "come together into the same place."

⁴⁷ Apparently by attempting to impose the yoke of Judaism.

⁴⁸ Comp. John viii 44.

⁴⁹ Literally, "beneath."

⁵⁰ Comp. John viii 44.

⁵¹ Comp. The reading sanctioned by the ancient authorities, John i. 13.

⁵² From a Hebrew word meaning "poor."

⁵³ Or, "these things."

⁵⁴ Literally, "the end of happiness."

⁵⁵ Comp. Eph. ii. 2.

⁵⁶ Literally, "oppressed."

⁵⁷ Some render, "come together into the same place."

⁵⁸ Phil. ii. 2.

⁵⁹ John iii. 8.

⁶⁰ Some translate, "as foreseeing the division to arise among you."

⁶¹ Literally, "did not know from human flesh."

⁶² Literally, "your flesh."

⁶³ Comp. 1 Cor. iii. 16, vi. 19.

⁶⁴ Literally, "your flesh."

⁶⁵ Literally, "prepared for."

⁶⁶ Literally, "to the assembly of the bishop."

⁶⁷ The meaning here is very doubtful. Some read en toij arxaioij, as translated above; others prefer en toij arxeioij, as in the longer recension.

⁶⁸ i.e., the system of Christian doctrine.

⁶⁹ Literally, "to the assembly of the bishop."

⁷⁰ Comp. Isa. lviii. 6.

⁷¹ Phil. ii. 3.

⁷² Or, "the archives of the Spirit are not exposed to all."

⁷³ Acts xxvi. 14.

⁷⁴ i.e., the Jewish priests.

⁷⁵ Literally, "proclaimed as to him."

⁷⁶ The meaning is doubtful. Comp. 2 Tim. i. 10.

⁷⁷ i.e., the Jewish priests.

⁷⁸ John xiv. 6.

⁷⁹ 1 Cor. x. 4.

⁸⁰ Literally, "the hedge."

⁸¹ John x. 11.

⁸² John x. 9.

⁸³ Gen. xlix. 10.

⁸⁴ Matt. xxviii. 19.