First Epistle of Peter. 421 



(21) I Pt. 5 ; 13 I Cor. 16 ; 19 



(22) I Pt. 5 ; 14 I Cor. 16 ; 20 

 'A<Txa(7ao-Q£ a).}."/)' 7.0 DC sv (pilr^ixaTi aTTraTaaS-s aX}.rj>.ou? sv (piXrj[j.aTi 



The last four parallels may be duplicated in most any of the Pau- 

 line Epistles. 



The foregoing study shows the difficulty in ascertaining the exact 

 relationship between these two Epistles. The combined e\ddence 

 of a score or more of possible points of contact, and especially of 

 those classed " c — d ", make dependence somewhat probable. No 

 one instance requires this conclusion, nor do they all necessarily 

 prove it since much of the thought is to be duplicated in Romans 

 and Ephesians, with which dependence is far more probable. Hence 

 we can do no more than assign to I Corinthians a low degree of 

 probability. 



II CORINTHIANS 

 C— D 



c— d 



(1) I Pt. 2; 22 II Cor. 5 ; 21 



he, a[j.apTiav oux zTzoir^Gtv tov [xy] yvov^a atj.ap-iav 



The doctrine of the sinlessness of Christ is common. See Jn. 

 8 ; 34, 46, Heb. 4 ; 15, I Jn. 3 ; 4, 8. Since II Corinthians antedates 

 them all, none can surpass its claim to originaUty, yet all may draw 

 from Isa. 53. 



(2) I Pt. 4 ; 5 II Cor. 5 ; 10 



Tw sToiij.w? xftvovTi ^wvTac xai -obc, yap 7:av-ac Yj[j.a? cpavspcoO-r,- 

 vsxpous • • vai BsT £[j.;;poo-Q>£v tou ^r^[xy.-oc, 



TOS XpCCTTOU 



This parallel is made more significant by the possible relation 

 of 4 ; 1 to II Cor. 5 ; 15. Yet the doctrine is common. Cf. Acts 

 17 ; 31, Rom. 4 ; 10, 12 ; 1, I Cor. 15 ; 51, 52, Jas. 5 ; 9, Acts 10 ; 42 

 and II Tim. 4 ; 1, the last two of which are closer to I Pt. 4 ; 5 than 

 to II Cor. 5 ; 10. 



