To his flesh [ε ι ς τ η ν σ α ρ κ α ε α υ τ ο υ]. Rather, his own flesh. Eiv into : the flesh being conceived as the soil into which the seed is cast. Comp. Matthew 13:22. His own, because the idea of personal, selfish desire is involved.

Corruption [φ θ ο ρ α ν]. Primarily, destruction, ruin; but it also has the sense of deterioration, decay, as 1 Corinthians 14:42. Comp. Aristotle, Rhet. 3 3, 4 "And thou didst sow [ε σ π ε ι ρ α ς] shamefully [α ι σ χ ρ ω ς] and didst reap [ε θ ε ρ ι σ α ς] miserably [κ α κ ω ς]." See also Plato, Phaedrus, 260 D, and on defile, Romans 3:17.

The Spirit. The Holy Spirit : not the higher nature of man.

Eternal life [ζ ω η ν α ι ω ν ι ο ν]. See on 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (additional note).

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