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4. σὺ τίς εἶ κ.τ.λ.: the tables are turned: in judging him as a sinner thou art committing a sin of presumption, in judging one who is not accountable to thee. For the dramatic form, cf. 1Co 4:7 f.
ἀλλότριον οἰκ. Cf. Luk 16:13. οἰκ. only here used of the relation of the Christian to the Lord, but cf. δοῦλος, and οἰκονόμοι of apostles, οἰκία of the Christian family. ἀλλ. belonging to and therefore accountable to another master.
στήκει. Cf. 1Co 11:13 : a present, formed from the perf. ἕστηκα (which is used for the present) probably to allow of emphasis on the durative action (as κράζω by the side of κέκραγα (= pres.)); cf. Moulton, p. 147, 248. Blass, p. 40 f., cf[273] γρηγορεῖν, mainly found in imper.; cf. 1Co 16:13; Mar 3:31.
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