13. Bring . . . on their journey--Enable them to
proceed forward by supplying necessaries for their journey.
Zenas--the contracted form of Zenodorus.
lawyer--a Jewish "scribe," who, when converted, still retained the
title from his former occupation. A civil lawyer.
Apollos--with Zenas, probably the bearers of this Epistle. In
1Co 16:12,
Apollos is mentioned as purposing to visit Corinth; his now being at
Corinth (on the theory of Paul being at Corinth when he wrote) accords
with this purpose. Crete would be on his way either to Palestine or his
native place, Alexandria. Paul and Apollos thus appear in beautiful
harmony in that very city where their names had been formerly the
watchword of unchristian party work. It was to avoid this party rivalry
that Apollos formerly was unwilling to visit Corinth though Paul
desired him. HIPPOLYTUS mentions Zenas as one of
the Seventy, and afterwards bishop of Diospolis.
JFB.
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