From: Eric Weiss (eweiss@acf.dhhs.gov)
Date: Mon Sep 18 1995 - 10:56:39 EDT
Colossians 1:4-6
.. akousantes
thn PISTIN umwn EN CHRISTW IHSOU
kai thn AGAPHN hn exete EIS PANTAS TOUS AGIOUS ...
.. kaqws kai en panti tw kosmw [to euaggelion] estin
KARPOPHOROUMENON
kai AUXANOMENON
kaqws kai en umin ...
Is there parallelism here, not just
en panti tw kosmw
KARPOPHOROUMENON
kai
AUXANOMENON
en umi
but also having to do with the effects/results/fruit of the
gospel itself, i.e.:
A1) faith in union with or toward Christ = A2) the
increasing of the gospel
and
B1) love for the saints = B2) the gospel bearing fruit ("the
fruit of the spirit is love, ...")
A1) PISTIN ... EN CHRISTW IHSOU
B1) kai ... AGAPHN ... EIS PANTAS TOUS AGIOUS ...
B2) KARPOPHOROUMENON
A2) kai AUXANOMENON
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