but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, shall be wrath and indignation [to those who, by steadfastly leading a life of work (which, as Olshausen observes, no man can do, according to Paul, save by faith in Christ), seek for glory (and the future state is one of unparalleled grandeur-- John 17:24; Revelation 21:24), honor (and the future state is an honor; bestowed, though unmerited, as a reward-- Matthew 25:23; Matthew 25:40) and incorruption (which is also a prime distinction between the future and the present life-- 1 Corinthians 15:42), eternal life shall be given. But God's wrath and indignation shall be poured upon those who serve party and not God (and the Jews were continually doing this-- Matthew 23:15; Galatians 6:12-13), and obey not the truth (John 8:31-32), but obey unrighteousness],

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