3. in due times--Greek, "in its own seasons," the
seasons appropriate to it, and fixed by God for it
(Ac 1:7).
manifested--implying that the "promise,"
Tit 1:2,
had lain hidden in His eternal purpose heretofore (compare
Col 1:26;
2Ti 1:9, 10).
his word--equivalent to "eternal life"
(Tit 1:2;
Joh 5:24; 6:63; 17:3, 17).
through preaching--Greek, "in preaching," of
rather as ALFORD (see on
2Ti 4:17),
"in the (Gospel) proclamation (the thing preached, the Gospel)
with which I was entrusted."
according to--in pursuance of (compare
1Ti 1:1).
of God our Saviour--rather as Greek, "of our Saviour
God." God is predicated of our Saviour (compare
Jude 25;
Lu 1:47).
Also
Ps 24:5;
Isa 12:2; 45:15, 21,
Septuagint. Applied to Jesus,
Tit 1:4;
Tit 2:13; 3:6;
2Ti 1:10.
JFB.
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