The casting away [η α π ο β ο λ η]. In contrast with receiving. Only here and Acts 27:22, where it means loss. Here exclusion from God's people. Reconciling of the world [κ α τ α λ λ α γ η κ ο σ μ ο υ]. See on ch. Romans 5:10; Romans 5:11. Defining the phrase riches of the world in ver. 12.

Life from the dead. The exact meaning cannot be determined. Some refer it to the resurrection to follow the conversion of Israel, including the new life which the resurrection will inaugurate. Others, a new spiritual life. Others combine the two views.

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