Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Romans: Chapter 13].
the accusative case the object of \opheilete\ and partitive
apposition with \m•den\ (nothing). This debt can never be paid
off, but we should keep the interest paid up. {His neighbour}
(\ton heteron\). "The other man," "the second man." "Just as in
the relations of man and God \pistis\ has been substituted for
\nomos\, so between man and man \agap•\ takes the place of
definite legal relations" (Sanday and Headlam). See Mt 22:37-40
for the words of Jesus on this subject. Love is the only solution
of our social relations and national problems.
13:9 {For this} (\to gar\). For the article (\to\) pointing to a
sentence see 8:26, here to the quotation. The order of the
commandments here is like that in Lu 18:20; Jas 2:11 and in B
for De 5, but different from that of the Hebrew in Ex 20; De
5. The use of \ou\ with the volitive future in prohibitions in
place of \m•\ and the imperative or subjunctive is a regular
Greek idiom. {And if there be any other} (\kai ei tis hetera\).
Paul does not attempt to give them all. {It is summed up}
(\anakephalaioutai\). Present passive indicative of
\anakephalaio•\, late literary word or "rhetorical term" (\ana,
kephalaion\, head or chief as in Heb 8:1). Not in the papyri,
but \kephalaion\, quite common for sum or summary. In N.T. only
here and Eph 1:10. {Namely} (\en t•i\). See \to gar\ at the
beginning of the verse, though omitted by B F. The quotation is
from Le 19:18. Quoted in Mt 5:43; 22:39; Mr 12:31; Lu 10:27;
Ga 5:14; Jas 2:8 it is called \basilikos nomos\ (royal law).
{Thy neighbour} (\ton pl•sion sou\). \Pl•sion\ is an adverb and
with the article it means "the one near thee." See on ¯Mt 5:43.
13:10 {The fulfilment of the law} (\pl•r•ma nomou\). "The filling
up or complement of the law" like \pepl•r•ken\ (perfect active
indicative of \pl•ro•\, stands filled up) in verse 8. See 1Co
13 for the fuller exposition of this verse.
13:11 {And this} (\kai touto\). Either nominative absolute or
accusative of general reference, a common idiom for "and that
too" (1Co 6:6,8, etc.). {Knowing} (\eidotes\). Second perfect
active participle, nominative plural without a principal verb.
Either we must supply a verb like \poi•s•men\ (let us do it) or
\poi•sate\ (do ye do it) or treat it as an independent participle
as in 12:10f. {The season} (\ton kairon\). The critical period,
not \chronos\ (time in general). {High time} (\h•ra\). Like our
the "hour" has come, etc. MSS. vary between \h•mas\ (us) and
\hum•s\ (you), accusative of general reference with \egerth•nai\
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