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A ransom for all (antilutron huper pantōn). “A reminiscence of the Lord’s own saying” (Lock) in Mat 20:28 (Mar 10:45) where we have lutron anti pollōn. In the papyri huper is the ordinary preposition for the notion of substitution where benefit is involved as in this passage. Anti has more the idea of exchange and antilutron huper combines both ideas. Lutron is the common word for ransom for a slave or a prisoner. Paul may have coined antilutron with the saying of Christ in mind (only one MS. of Psa 48:9 and Orph. Litt. 588). See note on Gal 1:4 “who gave himself for our sins.”
The testimony (to marturion). Either the nominative absolute or the accusative absolute in apposition to the preceding clause like to adunaton in Rom 8:3.
In its own times (kairois idiois). Locative case as in 1Ti 6:15; Tit 1:3. See note on Gal 6:9 for “due season.” There is no predicate or participle here, “the testimony in its due seasons” (plural).