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Verse 17. _MARK THEM WHICH CAUSE DIVISIONS_] Several MSS. read
ασφαλως σκοπειτε, _look sharply after them_; let _them_
have no kiss of charity nor peace, because they strive to make
_divisions_, and...
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NOW I BESEECH YOU - One great object of this Epistle had been to
promote “peace” between the Jewish and Gentile converts. So much
did this subject press upon the mind of the apostle, that he seems
unw...
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CHAPTER 16
_ 1. Greetings to Individuals. (Romans 16:1 .)_
2. Warning and Comfort. (Romans 16:17 .)
3. The Final Salutations. (Romans 16:21 .)
4. The Conclusion. ...
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A POSTSCRIPT OF ADMONITION.
Romans 16:17. Supposing the paragraph in its right place (see Introd.
§ 4), it would seem that Paul, in glancing over his letter and
thinking of the troubles of other churc...
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A LETTER OF COMMENDATION (Romans 16:1-2)...
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Brothers, I urge you to keep your eye on those who, contrary to the
teaching which they have received, cause dissensions and put in your
way things which would trip you up. Steer clear of them. Such m...
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BESEECH. App-134. Compare Romans 12:8.
MARK. to mark. See Luke 11:35.
DIVISIONS. factions. Greek. _dichostasia_. Only here; 1 Corinthians
3:3.
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Special warning against certain teachers of error
17. _Now I beseech you_, &c. From this ver. to Romans 16:20,
inclusive, we have a paragraph or section by itself. It contains a
brief but earnest warn...
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Warning against mischief-makers and disturbers of the peace.
The grace.
17–20. A brief but pointed warning against teachers, who under fair
seeming introduce divisions and offences. The fundamental s...
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ἈΔΕΛΦΟΊ. Cf. Romans 12:1; Romans 15:14; Romans 15:30;
Philippians 3:17. ΣΚΟΠΕΙ͂Ν. ‘Keep an eye upon’; cf....
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_TEXT_
Romans 16:17-27. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are
causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the
doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them. Romans 16:...
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Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and
offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid
them.
NOW I BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, MARK THEM WHICH CAUSE DIVISIO...
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Paul's Intended Journey
28 During Paul's first three ministries the nations were dependent on
Israel, and received of their spiritual things. Hence they were
indebted to them and sought to pay by...
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OFFENCES] RV 'occasions of stumbling.'
AVOID] RV 'turn away from.'...
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GREETINGS AND WARNINGS
1-16. Commendation and greetings.
Observe the number of women to whom the Apostle sends greeting. The
fact is indicative of the change wrought in the position of women by
the g...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 16
PERSONAL GREETINGS
Sometimes a church leader may seem very strict when he *preaches.
There are some very serious ma...
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(17-20) Here the Epistle would naturally end, but an afterthought
occurs to the Apostle, His experience of other churches, especially
those at Corinth and in Galatia, suggests to him that he should wa...
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CAUSE DIVISIONS AND OFFENCES. — Set traps in the way of the unwary,
so as to entice them into false doctrine and schismatical practices....
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CHAPTER 32
A COMMENDATION; GREETINGS; A WARNING; A DOXOLOGY
Romans 16:1
ONCE more, with a reverent license of thought, we may imagine
ourselves to be watching in detail the scene in the house of Gai...
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σκοπεῖν : to keep your eye upon, either as an example to be
followed (Philippians 3:17), or (as in this case) as a peril to be
avoided. τοὺς τὰς διχοστασίας καὶ τὰ
σκάνδαλα ποιοῦντας : both the person...
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Warning against false teachers. This comes in very abruptly in the
middle of the greetings, and as it stands has the character of an
after-thought. The false teachers referred to are quite definitely...
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RECEIVE HELPERS: SHUN HINDERERS
Romans 16:17
Those who cause divisions on obscure points of doctrine are to be
avoided, lest they lead us away from the fundamentals. We need to be
wise in heavenly w...
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In the salutation twenty-six persons are named. Two-thirds of these
names are Greek, which, in all probability, are names of persons the
apostle had actually known in his work in Asia. Phoebe was spec...
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(2) Now I beseech you, brethren, (f) mark them which cause divisions
and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid
them.
(2) As by describing by name those who were worthy of...
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The apostle does not here say that these men caused scandals, contrary
to the Scripture; but contrary to the doctrine delivered to them: this
place, therefore, is an argument in favour of tradition. ...
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In the First Epistle to the Corinthians, the apostle, after a passage
of salutations, Romans 16:19-21, stops all at once to address to the
church, as in the form of a postscript, a solemn warning (Rom...
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“ _Now I exhort you, brethren, to mark them which cause [the]
divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
and turn away from them. For these persons serve not Christ our Lor...
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Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and
offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid
them. (18) For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, b...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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17._And I beseech you, etc. _He now adds an exhortation, by which all
Churches have often need of being stirred up; for the ministers of
Satan are ever ready to take occasion to disturb the kingdom of...
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Never having known the Roman Christians as an assembly, Paul sends
many personal salutations. This was the link which subsisted. We see
how touchingly his heart dwells upon all the details of service...
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NOW I BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN,.... The apostle being about to finish his
epistle, and recollecting that he had not given this church any
instructions about the false teachers, who had been the cause of...
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Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and
offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid
them.
Ver. 17. _Mark them which_] Set a watchful and a jealous eye...
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_Now I beseech_ Παρακαλω, _I exhort you, brethren, mark them_
Observe and point them out for the caution of others. The word
σκοπειν, rendered _to mark_, signifies, to observe attentively
and diligent...
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MARK; carefully notice.
DIVISIONS AND OFFENCES; dissensions and occasions of strife.
AVOID THEM; give them no countenance or encouragement....
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NOW I BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, MARK THEM WHICH CAUSE DIVISIONS AND
OFFENSES CONTRARY TO THE DOCTRINE WHICH YE HAVE LEARNED AND AVOID
THEM....
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A warning against false teachers:...
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COMMUNICATIONS, GREETINGS AND CLOSING
This chapter has a character peculiar to itself; and being a fifth
subdivision of the last division (Chapter s 12 to 16) of the book, we
may expect in some sense...
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Mark - those who cause division among you
Offenses contrary to the doctrine
Avoid them - See 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
18 HERE IS THEIR TRUE NATURE:
1. Serve not the Lord Jesus Christ
2. Serve their...
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NOW. BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, MARK THEM THAT ARE CAUSING THE DIVISIONS
AND OCCASIONS OF STUMBLING, CONTRARY TO THE DOCTRINE WHICH YE LEARNED:
AND TURN AWAY FROM THEM.
'Mark' -4648. skopeo skop-eh'-o;...
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17-20 How earnest, how endearing are these exhortations! Whatever
differs from the sound doctrine of the Scriptures, opens a door to
divisions and offences. If truth be forsaken, unity and peace will...
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He shuts up the Epistle with a seasonable admonition, which he
reserved to the last, that it might be the better remembered: it is,
to beware of those that CAUSE DIVISIONS AND OFFENCES. By the former,...
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Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions
[in Corinth, Galatia, etc.] _and occasions of stumbling, contrary to
the doctrine which ye learned_ [from the brethren to whom I h...
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The First Epistle of Clement Concerning Virginity
For these are they "who by good words and fair speeches lead astray
the hearts of the simple, and, while offering them blessings, lead
them astray."...
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Romans 16:17 Now G1161 urge G3870 (G5719) you G5209 brethren G80 note
G4648 (G5721) cause G4160 ...
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4). FINAL GREETINGS (16:1-27).
We now come to the close of the letter. This final chapter divides up
into three subsections:
1) Final greetings and exhortations (Romans 16:1).
2) Exhortation to bew...
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‘Now I plead with you, brothers and sisters, mark those who are
causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the
doctrine which you learned: and turn away from them.'
The false teache...
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WARNING AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS AND THE FINAL TRIUMPH OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST (16:17-20).
That this warning comes at the end of the letter rather than in the
main part suggests that such false teacher...
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Romans 16:17. NOW, I BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN. Comp. chap. Romans 15:30.
MARK THEM; note carefully. In Philippians 3:17, it is applied to
those who are to be imitated.
WHICH CAUSE, etc. The present te
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III. CONCLUDING PORTION OF THE EPISTLE.
This part of the Epistle may be divided into four sections, (1)
Personal explanations, similar to those in chap. Romans 1:8-15 (chap.
Romans 15:14-33). (2.) Gre...
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3. _Closing Exhortation, with Greetings from Various Persons._
The warning of this section (Romans 16:17-20) indicates, not the
presence of false teachers at Rome, but rather the danger of such
person...
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MARK
(σκοπειτε). Keep an eye on so as to avoid. Σκοπος is the
goal, σκοπεω means keeping your eye on the goal.DIVISIONS
(διχοστασιας). Old word for "standings apart," cleavages.
In N.T. only here...
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CONTENTS: The outflow of Christian love. Closing salutations and
benediction.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, many of the gospel helpers, Satan.
CONCLUSION: Courtesy and Christianity go together. Ackn...
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Romans 16:1. _I commend to you Phebe a servant of the church._
Διακονον, a _deaconess_ of the church _at Cenehrea,_ the
eastern port of Corinth, where Paul shaved his head, that he might be
purified o...
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WATCH OUT FOR THOSE WHO CAUSE DIVISIONS. SKOPEIN = watch out for, keep
one's attention on. Paul is warning them against a danger which he has
seen in other places, he may be thinking about: (1) the ci...
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_Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions._
A CAUTION AGAINST SCHISMATICS
I. Their character described. They--
1. Cause divisions.
2. Occasion offences.
3. Pervert doctrines....
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 16:1 Paul warmly greets those he knows in
Rome. He is able to say something specific about almost every person
greeted.
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 16:17.—No argument here for tradition or the inquisition. For
even common people may discern true doctrine from false. We must seek
for light on God’s revealed word.
_MAIN HO...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 16:1
K. _Commendation of Phoebe, and salutations to Christians at Rome._
ROMANS 16:1, ROMANS 16:2
I co
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Chapter 16 is just personal greetings to many of those in Rome. We are
going to go rather rapidly through it, just pointing out a few things.
First of all, Paul,
commends unto you Phoebe our sister,...
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1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 1
Corinthians 5:9;...
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Divisions - offenses [τ α ς δ ι χ ο σ τ α σ ι α ς - τ
α σ κ α ν δ α λ α] The article with each noun points to some
well - known disturbances The former noun occurs only in Paul.
Avoid [ε κ κ λ ι ν α...
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Mark them who cause divisions — Such there were, therefore, at Rome
also. Avoid them — Avoid all unnecessary intercourse with them....
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Observe here, 1. How our apostle takes his leave and farewell of the
Romans, with an admonition to them to take heed of persons that were
erroneous in doctrine, and scandalous in practice. 'Tis probab...