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Php 1:16.[9] Ἐξ ἐριθείας, of contention) Construed with preach.-οὐχ ἁγνῶς, not sincerely) not with a pure intention, or, not without a Jewish leaven; comp. Gal 6:12-13. They spoke of and related what Paul taught: they either did not believe it themselves, or did not confess that they did so. Rumour, report, general preaching, is useful for rousing the attention of many, and requires no great ability [ἱκανότητα] in them that preach, which is necessary, and demands purity of mind and doctrine in closer application; as, for example, among the Galatians; comp. Gal 1:7, etc.-οἰόμενοι, thinking) They thought that the Gentiles, when they observed the increase of the Gospel, would be indignant with Paul in particular; but the efforts of his opponents did not succeed with them, nor did Paul consider it as an affliction, therefore he says, thinking.-θλίψιν, affliction) even accompanied with the danger of death.-ἐπιφέρειν, to add) His bonds were already an affliction: they were adding affliction to the afflicted.
[9] The Germ. Vers. places the 17th verse before this clause of the 16th, following the marg. of the 2d Ed. rather than the larger Ed.-E. B.
ABD(Δ)G Vulg. place οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἀγάπης-κεῖμαι before οἱ δἐ ἐξ ἐριθ.-μου. The Rec. Text order is supported by none of the very old authorities except the later Syr.-ED.