I am not lying (ου ψευδομα). The list seems so absurd and foolish that Paul takes solemn oath about it (cf. 1:23). For the doxolog…

The God and Father, and so on. Paul was accustomed to make solemn appeals to God for the truth of what he said, especially when it was lik…

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.—The solemn attestation was, we may believe, a natural introduction to what was possib…

For a moment Paul pauses to reflect on what he has just written. Both he and his opponents might boast, but his boasting was distinctive, since, pa…

The God and Father As he was about to relate a singular feat, which, at the same time, was not well known, he confirms it by making use of…

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
These words are in the form of an oath, and are a solemn appeal to God, …

The apostle gives an account of his labors and sufferings; not out of pride or vainglory, but to the honor of God, who enabled him to do and suffer…

Here the Apostle lists the evils he voluntarily undertook, namely, those endured in domestic life. He lists three evils that are opposed to the thr…