Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 1 Timothy 5:12

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 1 Timothy 5:12 - 5:12

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 1 Timothy 5:12 - 5:12

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12. ἔχουσαι κρίμα, having judgement; i.e. they are self-condemned, ἔχουσαι being almost equivalent to ἑαυταῖς παρέχουσαι. Cp. 1Ti 5:20 and Rom 13:2.

ὅτι τὴν πρώτην πίστιν ἠθέτησαν, because they have made void their first faith, sc. with the heavenly Bridegroom. πίστις is not Christian faith, but the pledge which they undertook on being enrolled in the χηρικόν (cp. Rev 2:4). There is no thought, of course, of the pledge of faithfulness to the first husband; he is not in question. πρώτην is used, as commonly in N.T. Greek, for προτέραν (e.g. Act 1:1).