πρὸς κατάρ. κ. τ. λ.: I do not say this by way of condemnation (i.e., do not think that I accuse you of mistrusting me); for I have said before (viz., in 2 Corinthians 3:2; 2 Corinthians 6:11) that ye are in our hearts (cf. Philippians 1:7) to die together and to live together (cf. 2 Corinthians 1:6), i.e., your image is in my heart in life and in death. Where there is such a wealth of sympathy as this, there can be no thought of “condemnation”. Wetstein gives a good verbal parallel from Athenæus (vi., 249), τούτους δʼ οἱ βασιλεῖς ἔχουσι συζῶντας καὶ συναποθνησκότας.

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