³⁶ Literally, "the glory of the angels."

³⁷ Literally, "judgment is to them."

³⁸ Matt. xix. 12.

³⁹ Literally, "the whole is."

⁴⁰ Matt. xix. 12.

⁴¹ Deut. vi. 5.

⁴² John xvii. 31.

⁴³ John xiii. 34; Matt. xxii. 40.

⁴⁴ Theodoret, in quoting this passage, reads prosforaj, "offering."

⁴⁵ Literally, "die disputing."

⁴⁶ Literally, "to love." Some think there is a reference to the agapae, or love-feasts.

⁴⁷ The reading is peri in the one case, and meta in the other, though the latter meaning seems preferable. Most of the mss. of the longer recension read peri, as in the shorter.

⁴⁸ Literally, "perfected."

⁴⁹ Literally, "drove Adam out of."

⁵⁰ Zech. iii. 1.

⁵¹ Luke xxii. 31.

⁵² Eph. ii. 2.

⁵³ Luke xxii. 32.

⁵⁴ The reading is peri in the one case, and meta in the other, though the latter meaning seems preferable. Most of the mss. of the longer recension read peri, as in the shorter.

⁵⁵ Or, "command."

⁵⁶ Or, "firm."

⁵⁷ Or, "firm."

⁵⁸ Or, "firm."

⁵⁹ Some refer the words to the Lord's Supper.

⁶⁰ Or, "finally."

⁶¹ Literally, "to know."

⁶² Ps. vi. 5.

⁶³ Isa. lxii. 11.

⁶⁴ Prov. xxiv. 21.

⁶⁵ Comp. Heb. x. 29.

⁶⁶ Or, "great."

⁶⁷ Matt. x. 41.

⁶⁸ Or, "deacons."

⁶⁹ comp. Epistle of Ignatius to Ephesians, chap. xxi.; to Polycarp, chap. ii. vi.

⁷⁰ Or, "deacons."

⁷¹ 2 Tim. i. 18.

⁷² comp. Epistle of Ignatius to Ephesians, chap. xxi.; to Polycarp, chap. ii. vi.

⁷³ Literally, "most becoming of God."

⁷⁴ Or, "from any conscience."

⁷⁵ Literally, "God-ambassador."

⁷⁶ Or, "having received."

⁷⁷ Literally, "body."

⁷⁸ Literally, "may glorify with him."

⁷⁹ Or, "think of."

⁸⁰ Literally, "God-ambassador."

⁸¹ Literally, "body."

⁸² Or, "think of."

⁸³ Or, "the ministry."

⁸⁴ Literally, "worthy of God."

⁸⁵ Literally, "most becoming of God."

⁸⁶ Literally, "in the union of God and of you."

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