πιστὸς δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ὅτι κ. τ. λ.: but as God is faithful, our word, etc. For the construction, cf. the similar forms of asseveration ζῇ κύριος ὅτι, “as the Lord liveth” (1 Samuel 20:3; 2 Samuel 2:27), and ἔστιν ἀλήθεια Χριστοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ ὅτι, “as the truth of Christ is in me” (2 Corinthians 11:10). For πιστός as applied to God, see Deuteronomy 7:9; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1Co 10:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:13, and cf. 1 Samuel 15:29. ὁ λόγος ἡμῶν ὁ πρὸς ὑμᾶς οὐκ ἔστιν Ναὶ καὶ Οὔ : our word (sc., my personal communications about my journey, as well as the message of the Gospel) towards you is not Yea and Nay. I do not deceive you or vacillate in my purpose: cf. 2 Corinthians 2:17.

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