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Clement I, Pope, Hermas, active 2nd century, Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, Papias, Saint, Bishop of Hierapolis, Polycarp, Saint, Bishop of Smyrna, Crombie, Frederick, Donaldson, James, Sir, and Roberts, Alexander
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1481. Literally, “cast away fœtuses.”
1482. Otto omits “bed,” which is an emendation, and gives the second common the sense of unclean.
1483. Comp. 2 Cor.x. 3.
1484. Comp. Phil.iii. 20.
1485. Comp. 2 Cor.vi. 9.
1486. Comp. 2 Cor.vi. 10.
1487. Comp. 2 Cor.iv. 12.
1488. John xvii. 11, 14, 16.
1489. Comp. 1 Pet.ii. 11.
1490. Literally, “keeps together.”
1491. Literally, “incorruption.”
1492. Or, “though punished, increase in number daily.”
1493. Literally, “mysteries.”
1494. Literally, “elements.”
1495. The word “sun,” though omitted in the MSS., should manifestly be inserted.
1496. Literally, “has received to observe.”
1497. Literally, “one of men.”
1498. God here refers to the person sent.
1499. A considerable gap here occurs in the MSS.
1500. Literally, “these things are the marvels and error.”
1501. Or, “known Him.”
1502. Comp. Matt.xix. 17.
1503. Literally, “in a mystery.”
1504. Literally, “all things.”
1505. The sense is here very obscure. We have followed the text of Otto, who fills up the lacuna in the MS. as above. Others have, “to see, and to handle Him.”
1506. Literally, “economically.”
1507. Otto refers for a like contrast between these two times to Rom.iii. 21-26, v. 20, and Gal. iv. 4.
1508. The reading and sense are doubtful.
1509. Both the text and rendering are here somewhat doubtful, but the sense will in any case be much the same.
1510. Many variations here occur in the way in which the lacuna of the MSS. is to be supplied. They do not, however, greatly affect the meaning.
1511. In the MS. “saying” is here inserted, as if the words had been regarded as a quotation from Isa. liii. 11.
1512. That is, before Christ appeared.
1513. Comp. Matt.vi. 25, etc.
1514. Thus Otto supplies the lacuna; others conjecture somewhat different supplements.
1515. So Böhl. Sylburgius and Otto read, “in the earth.”
1516. Some render, “nor do I rashly seek to persuade others.”
1517. Some propose to read, “and becoming a friend to the Word.”
1518. It has been proposed to connect this with the preceding sentence, and read, “have known the mysteries of the Father, viz. for what purpose He sent the Word.”
1519. Or, “esteemed.”
1520. Or, “given.”