διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν : i.e., because I am a preacher of the Gospel. Cf. Galatians 5:11.

οὐκ ἐπαισχύνομαι : Non confundor. I am not disappointed of my hope, as in ref.

πεπίστευκα … πέπεισμαι : The perfects have their usual force. For πέπεισμαι see Romans 8:38 and note on 2 Timothy 1:5.

τὴν παραθήκην μου is best taken as that which I have deposited for safe keeping. Cf. the story of St. John and the robber from Clem. Alex. Quis Dives, § 42, quoted by Eus. H. E. iii. 23, τὴν παρακαταθήκην ἀπόδος ἡμῖν. Here it means “my soul” or “myself,” cf. Psalms 30 (31):6, εἰς χεῖράς σου παραθήσομαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου, Luke 23:46 1 Peter 4:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:23. This explanation of παραθήκην harmonises best with ἐπαισχύνομαι, πεπίστευκα, and φυλάξαι. The whole verse has a purely personal reference. Nothing but a desire to give παραθήκη the same meaning wherever it occurs (1 Timothy 6:20, q.v.; 2 Timothy 1:14) could have made Chrys. explain it here as “the faith, the preaching of the Gospel”. So R.V.m., that which he hath committed unto me. “Paulus, decessui proximus, duo deposita habebat: alterum Domino, alterum Timotheo committendum,” Bengel. This exegesis compels us to refer ὧ to God the Father.

εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν : The day of judgment and award, 1 Corinthians 3:13.

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