Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [2 Corinthians: Chapter 6].
heathen (unbelievers)." Some were already guilty. Marriage is
certainly included, but other unions may be in mind. Cf. Eph
5:7. Paul gives as the reason (\gar\) for this prohibition five
words in questions to distinguish the contrasts. {Fellowship}
(\metoch•\). Sharing with and followed by associative
instrumental case of \dikaiosun•i\ (righteousness) and iniquity
(\anomi•i\). A pertinent challenge today when church members wink
at violations of laws of the land and laws of God. {Communion}
(\koin•nia\). Partnership to light (\ph•ti\ dative case) with
(\pros\), facing darkness.
6:15 {Concord} (\sumph•n•sis\). Symphony. Late word from
\sumph•ne•\, only here and ecclesiastical writers, though
\sumph•n•ma\ in the papyri. {Belial} (\Belial\). Transliteration
of Hebrew word for worthlessness and applied to Satan (_Book of
Jubilees_ 1.20) as here. Paul graphically sums up the contrast
between Christ and Belial (Satan), the heads of the contending
forces of good and evil. {Portion} (\meris\). The fourth of the
words. Here by "unbeliever" (\apistou\) Paul means "disbeliever,"
not just an unconverted man who yet approves Christ.
6:16 {Agreement} (\sunkatathesis\). Fifth of these words. Late
word, but common, though here only in N.T. Approved by putting
together the votes. In the papyri \ek sunkatathese•s\ means "by
agreement." On the temple of God and idols see 1Co 10:14-22.
See Lu 23:51 for the verb \sunkatatith•mi\. {For we are the
temple of the living God} (\h•meis gar naos theou esmen z•ntos\).
We, not temples (Ac 7:48; 17:24; 1Co 3:16; 6:19). {As God said}
(\kath•s eipen ho theos\). A paraphrase and catena of quotations,
what J. Rendel Harris calls _Testimonia_ (from Le 26:11f.; Isa
52:11; Eze 20:34; 37:27; 2Sa 7:8,14). Plummer notes that at the
beginning "I will dwell in them" (\enoik•s• en autois\) is not in
any of them. "As God said" points to Le 26:12; Eze 37:27.
6:17 {Saith the Lord} (\legei Kurios\). Isa 52:5; Eze 20:33.
Cf. Re 18:4. {Unclean thing} (\akathartou\). Or unclean person.
Genitive case is the same for both.
6:18 {Saith the Lord Almighty} (\legei Kurios pantokrat•r\). 2Sa
7:8. This use of \eis\ is a Hebraism for Hebrew _le_ instead of
predicate nominative. \Pantokrat•r\ (\p•s, krate•\, Ruler of all)
is common in the LXX. Occurs also in the inscriptions and papyri.
In the N.T. only here and in Revelation.
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