Most scholars divide this section into two parts. There is, however, debate as to whether the first part ends with 5:5 (UBS5; Larkin 95–96), 5:6 (Arnold 316–19; Hoehner 667; Lincoln 317) or 5:7 (Barth 2:585; O’Brien 358; Thielman 327). Because the ταῦτα of 5:6 refers back to the sins mentioned in the previous vv., it is better to include 5:6 with the first section. And because γάρ in 5:8 provides the rationale for the previous v., it is better to
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