they might = though they might. The particle men, marking the contrast, is ignored in the Authorized Version and Revised Version.
according to. App-104. Supply "the will of".
live. App-170.
spirit. No art. or preposition. App-101. Compare 1Pe_3:18. This is man's day (1Co_4:3), when he is judging and condemning. God's day is to come. (See also App-139.)