11. κηρύσσομεν. This word, which originally meant to proclaim publicly, as a herald, came to mean the delivery of any public discourse. Cf. κηρύσσειν ἐν ἐκκλησίαις καὶ ῥήτορας ἐκδιδάσκειν Lucian Deor. Dial. 24. See 1Co 9:27, note. The present denotes the fact that St Paul is still proclaiming this message. ‘By his earnestness in saving this, the Apostle testifies to the immense value and importance of historic Christianity.’ Robertson.