Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
If a man be overtaken (ean kai prolhmfqh anqrwpov). Condition of third class, first aorist passive subjunctive of prolambanw, old verb to take beforehand, to surprise, to detect.
Trespass (paraptwmati). Literally, a falling aside, a slip or lapse in the papyri rather than a wilful sin. In Polybius and Diodorus. Koin‚ word.
Ye which are spiritual (oi pneumatikoi). See on 1 Corinthians 3:1. The spiritually led (Galatians 5:18), the spiritual experts in mending souls.
Restore (katartizete). Present active imperative of katartizw, the very word used in Matthew 4:21 of mending nets, old word to make artiov, fit, to equip thoroughly.
Looking to thyself (skopwn seauton). Keeping an eye on as in 2 Corinthians 4:18 like a runner on the goal.
Lest thou also be tempted (mh kai su peirasqhv). Negative purpose with first aorist passive subjunctive. Spiritual experts (preachers in particular) need this caution. Satan loves a shining mark.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 4:21
Matthew 6:14
Luke 6:40
1 Corinthians 1:10
Ephesians 1:17
Ephesians 4:12
Colossians 2:13
1 Thessalonians 3:10
1 Peter 5:10
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