Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Romans 16:17
Cause divisions and offences. — Set traps in the way of the unwary, so as to entice them into false doctrine and schismatical practices.
Cause divisions and offences. — Set traps in the way of the unwary, so as to entice them into false doctrine and schismatical practices.
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
A LETTER OF COMMENDATION (Romans 16:1-2)...
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...
BESEECH. App-134. Compare Romans 12:8. MARK. to mark. See Luke 11:35. DIVISIONS. factions. Greek. _dichostasia_. Only here; 1 Corinthians 3:3.
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...
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...
ἈΔΕΛΦΟΊ. Cf. Romans 12:1; Romans 15:14; Romans 15:30; Philippians 3:17. ΣΚΟΠΕΙ͂Ν. ‘Keep an eye upon’; cf....
ΣΚΟΠΕΪ́Ν _praes. inf. act. от_ ΣΚΟΠΈΩ (G4648) наблюдать, намечать, исследовать (Т); "отмечать и избегать" (SH). _Inf._ как дополнение основного гл.: "Я прошу вас соблюдать" ΔΙΧΟΣΤΑΣΊΑ (G1370) раздел...
_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:...
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...
__ 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...
OFFENCES] RV 'occasions of stumbling.' AVOID] RV 'turn away from.'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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. ...
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...
“ _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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
MARK; carefully notice. DIVISIONS AND OFFENCES; dissensions and occasions of strife. AVOID THEM; give them no countenance or encouragement....
A warning against false teachers:...
NOW I BESEECH YOU, BRETHREN, MARK THEM WHICH CAUSE DIVISIONS AND OFFENSES CONTRARY TO THE DOCTRINE WHICH YE HAVE LEARNED AND AVOID THEM....
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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,...
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...
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."...
Romans 16:17 Now G1161 urge G3870 (G5719) you G5209 brethren G80 note G4648 (G5721) cause G4160 ...
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...
‘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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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....
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. ⇐...
_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...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 16:1 K. _Commendation of Phoebe, and salutations to Christians at Rome._ ROMANS 16:1, ROMANS 16:2 I co
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,...
1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 5:9;...
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...
Mark them who cause divisions — Such there were, therefore, at Rome also. Avoid them — Avoid all unnecessary intercourse with them....
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...