excel’ (Matt. 6:26, 10:31, 12:12; Luke 12:7, 24), and ‘to differ’ (1 Cor. 15:41; Gal. 4:1, 2:6). Expositors are divided between two renderings. 1. ‘To put to the proof the things that differ,’ and so discriminate between them (so Alf., Ead., Lips., Kl., De W., Weiss, Hack.). 2. ‘To approve the things that are excellent’ (so Ellic., Mey., Beet, Lightf., Vulg., R.V., but with 1 in marg.). The difference is not really essential, since, in any case, the result contemplated is the approval of what is
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