John Bengel Commentary - Romans 16:20 - 16:20

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John Bengel Commentary - Romans 16:20 - 16:20


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Rom 16:20. Δὲ, but) [not and, as Engl. Ver. has it)] The power of God, not your prudence, will bring it to pass.-τῆς εἰρήνης, of peace) an antithesis to seditious, Rom 16:17, see 1Co 14:33.-συντρίψει) the future, shall bruise Satan, when he shall bruise His apostles [viz. those breeders of divisions, Rom 16:17-18.]-τὸν Σατανᾶν, Satan) the sower of strifes. Once in the course of this whole epistle he names the enemy, and nine times altogether in all his epistles, he calls him Satan; six times, the devil. Scripture indeed treats of God and Christ directly; of Satan and Antichrist indirectly.-ὑπό τοὺς πόδας, under your feet) Eph 6:15. Every victory achieved by faith is the cause of new grief to Satan.-ἐν τάχει) speedily, which refers to the beginnings of bruising [Satan, viz.] in the case of sudden danger [a sudden assault by him.]-ἀμήν) The transcribers very often added this word to prayers, although here almost all the copies are without it. Baumgarten however defends it.[171]

[171] Rec. Text has it in opposition to ABCD(Λ)G Vulg. and almost all versions.-ED.