First Epistle of Peter. 423 



(10; I Pt. 4; 11 II Cor. 9; 10 



The usage of this word, which occurs only here in the N. T., seems 

 to be independent. 



(11) I Pt. 4 ; 13 II Cor. 1 ; 7 



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 7:aQ>rj^a(jiv /aipsxs . . . /apriTS Ttov, outw xal ty]? TiapaxXrjCrso)? 



The thought is the same, yet Rom. 8 ; 17, 18 more probably sug- 

 gested this to our author. 



(12) I Pt. 4 ; 14 II Cor. 12 ; 10 



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The phrase Iv 6v6[j.a7i XpiT-oti occurs now here else in the N. T. 

 Persecution caused by confessing the name of Christ is specific. 

 The passage in I Corinthians shows Paul's willingness to pay the 

 price, that he might be " strong in Christ." The evidence for depen- 

 dence here is slight. 



(13) I Pt. 5 ; 10 II Cor. 4 ; 17 



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The joyful optimism during suffering is noticeable in both cases. 

 Paul was an " apostle of hope " quite as much as our author, and no 

 doubt was a great inspiration to him. Dependence however can not 

 be asserted here. 



The concluding greeting (I Pt. 5 ; 13 = II Cor. 13 ; 13 and I Pt. 5 ; 

 14 = II Cor. 13 ; 12) has no more to commend it here than in the 

 other Pauline Epistles. 



The possible points of contact between these two Epistles are not 

 such as to warrant any confidence in the probability of dependence. 

 What may be termed real evidence is limited to the parallels classed 

 " c — d ". Even these do not show more than a low degree of pro- 

 bability. 



