Vincent's Word Studies in the NT

Romans 16:25

This is the only epistle of Paul which closes with a doxology. The doxology (see on ch. Romans 14:23) stands at the close of this chapter in most of the very oldest MSS., and in the Peshito or Syriac and Vulgate versions. In a very few MSS. it is omitted or erased by a later hand. In many MSS. including most of the cursives, it is found at the close of ch. 14, and in a very few, at the close of both 14 and 16. 75 Weiss (" Introduction to the New Testament ") says that the attempt to prove its un - Pauline character has only been the result of extreme ingenuity.

Stablish [σ τ η ρ ι ξ α ι]. See on 1 Peter 5:10 Mystery. See on ch. Romans 11:25. The divine plan of redemption. The particular mystery of the conversion of the Gentiles, which is emphasized in Ephesians 3:3-9; Colossians 1:26, is included, but the reference is not to be limited to this.

Kept secret [σ ε σ ι γ η μ ε ν ο υ]. Rev., more accurately, kept in silence. In Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:26, ajpokekrummenon hidden away, is used.

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Romans 16:25

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