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1:1 ministers; (c-23) Or 'deacons' ( *diakonos* ), see Note. [Romans 16:1](../../../kjv/romans/16/1) .

3:3 God, (a-12) T.R. reads 'God in spirit.' The reading was in question as early as Ambrose and Augustine. Augustine reads both. Ambrose, till the Benedictine edition, was given as reading *Theo(i)* , 'serving God the Spirit.' but they give *Theou* , 'serving the Spirit of God.' The diplomatic evidence is in favour of *Theou* , 'who worship by the Spirit of God.' but I do not feel assured of its correctness. aleph has *Theou* ; but after all aleph is only an Alexandrian witness of the completest kind. But it is anything but a correct manuscript. In Revelation it is very incorrect indeed. D and P (in Tisch. M.S.I.) read *Theo-(i)* , and so Am Syrr.

3:6 found (b-15) *Genomenos* , from *ginomai* , 'become,' see ch. 2.7, Note o.

3:8 Christ; (c-45) Or 'have Christ for my gain.' see Note, [Galatians 2:4](../../../kjv/galatians/2/4) .

3:9 be] (d-15) Or 'that which is.' through (e-35) *Epi* , conditioned by. see Note n, [Romans 10:19](../../../kjv/romans/10/19) .

3:12 also (f-26) *Epi* , with dative, 'that I have been taken possession of' is the condition in virtue of which he expected the result. 'He would get possession ' but 'also he had been taken possession of.' see Note n, [Romans 10:19](../../../kjv/romans/10/19) . Compare [Romans 5:12](../../../kjv/romans/5/12) , ' *for that* all have sinned.'

3:15 perfect, (g-6) Or 'full-grown,' as [1 Corinthians 14:20](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/14/20) .

3:20 commonwealth (h-3) 'Commonwealth' does not satisfy me, but 'citizenship' gives a different idea. 'Conversation' is wrong, though it be a practical *consequence* . It is 'associations of life,' as, 'I am born an Englishman.'

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