But that we write unto them (αλλα επιστειλα αυτοις). By way of contrast (αλλα). First aorist active infinitive of επιστελλω, old v…

That we write to them. Expre ing our judgment, or our views of the case. This verse has greatly perplexed commentators. The main grounds o…

But that we write to them.—The grounds on which the measure thus defined was proposed are easily found.

1. It was in the…

On the practical question that troubled many Christians in Jerusalem and that originally gave rise to the Judaizers’ assertion—namely, the question…

But that we write unto them
Or send an epistle to them, to this effect, concerning the following things: