have . . . shunned = shunned or shrunk. Greek. hupostello. Same as "kept back", Act_20:20.
to. Literally not (Greek. me)
to. declare. Greek. anangello. See note on Act_14:27. Same as "shew", Act_20:20.
counsel. Greek. boule.App-102. All the revealed purpose of God up to that time. The Prison Epistles, containing the final revelation of God's counsel, were not yet written.