ἔπεχε σεαυτῷ, κ. τ. λ.: The teacher must needs prepare himself before he prepares his lesson. A similar thought is conveyed by the order of the words in Genesis 4:4, “The Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering”. ἐπέχειν (see reff. and Moulton and Milligan, Expositor, vii., vii. 377) has a quite different signification in Philippians 2:16. Cf. Acts 20:28, προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς.

τῇ διδασκαλία : Thy teaching (R.V.). The doctrine (A.V.) can take care of itself. See note on 1 Timothy 1:10. αὐτοῖς is neuter, referring to the same things as ταῦτα; not masc., “Remain with the Ephesians,” as Grotius supposed, a view tolerated by Bengel.

σεαυτὸν σώσεις : cf. Ezekiel 33:9.

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