"Except they be sent?"

(ean me apostalosin) "if they are not commissioned," sent with authority and a live-hood provided? Administrative and enlistment labors must be authorized. "By what authority doest thou these things?" is a proper question, Mar_11:28; Jesus sent the church, calls preachers, who then are sent by the church as missionaries, Mat_21:23; Mat_28:18-20; Joh_20:21; Act_1:8; Act_13:1-4; 2Co_5:18.

3) "As it is written," (kathaper gegraptai) "As it has been written," in harmony with the writing of Isa_52:7.

4) "How beautiful are the feet," (hos horaioi hoi podes) "How beautiful or desirable are the feet"; The idea is that of a runner, a courier, a news-bearer who brings good news - a message of help and hope and delivery.

1) “In the day when God shall judge,” (en he hemera krinei ho theos) “In the (what) day God judges;” the trinitarian, Elohim, one God is to judge all men after death, not to determine their salvation, but to issue just, fair, equitable rewards or degrees of retribution, Heb_9:27; Ecc_12:13-14.

2) “The secrets of men,” (ta krupta ton anthropon) “the hidden, suppressed, concealed, or covered up things of men,” even the secrets—as surely as other things, all things, every deed and idle word! How sobering should be this thought! Mat_12:37-38; Ecc_12:14; All of men’s secrets are known of God, kept in store till the judgment h our, Deu_29:29; 2Co_5:10-11.

3) “By Jesus Christ,” (dia Christou lesou) “through Jesus Christ,” as administrative judge on the throne, to whom God has committed all things, Joh_3:35; Joh_5:22; Act_17:30-31; 2Ti_4:1-2.

4) “According to my gospel,” (kata to euangelion mou) “According to or based upon my gospel,” which was the gospel of Jesus Christ that Paul possessed and which possessed him, Rom_1:16; 1Co_15:1-4.

1) "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ," (ou gar epaischunomai to euangellion) "For I am not ashamed of (blushing because of) the gospel (of Christ)." To Paul the gospel never ceased to be or exist as "good news", for sinners and the saved; of it he was never ashamed, neither should any child of God ever be, because of what it is and does for the lost, 2Ti_1:7-8; Mar_8:38.

2) "For it is the power of God unto salvation", (dunamis gar theou estin eis soterian) "For it is or (exists as) the power of God, with relation to salvation," or deliverance from the power and presence of sin, to the holiness and glory of God, 2Co_4:3-4; 1Co_1:18; 1Co_1:23-24; This gospel is accompanied by the power of the Holy Spirit, 1Th_1:5.

3) "To everyone that believeth " (panti to pisteuonti) "To everyone who believes"; note how universal is this offer, and how individual this acceptance of Salvation is made, in the redemptive gospel message, Joh_3:16; Joh_5:24; Joh_6:37; Act_10:43; Rom_10:9-10; Rom_10:13.

2) "Go ye into all the world," (poreuthentes eis ton kosmon hapanta) "You all go (as a church), and keep on going, on and on, continually, into all (all parts), of the world (created universe)," Mat_28:18-20.

3) "And preach the gospel to every creature." (keruksateuangellion pasete ktisei) "And you all (as a church) proclaim or herald the gospel to all the creation," to every responsible person who can hear it; Tell the story of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (for our sins) according to the scriptures, to all the world, 1Co_15:1-4; Rom_1:14-16; Joh_20:21; Luk_24:46-48; Act_1:8, as expressed in the song:

"Tell it today, in every nation,
Tell it today, to all creation
That Jesus is Lord of all!"

1) "For whosoever will save his. life shall lose it," (hos gar ean thele ten psuchen autou sosai) "For anyone who strongly wills to save his soul-life," (apolesei auten) "will (surely) lose it,'' living for carnal life-purposes alone; Remember Lot's wife. Luk_17:22; Luk_17:33; Joh_12:24-26; Ro 6 1-7.

2) "But whosoever shall lose his life," (hos d' an apolesei ten psuchen autou) "But anyone (whosoever) will release his soul-life," for the good and help of others, as the grain loses its life for another grain, Joh_12:24-26; Php_3:7-10.

3) "For my sake and the gospel's," (heneken emou kai tou euangehou) "For my sake, and the sake of the gospel,'' the good news of redemption, Mar_10:29-30; Rom_1:16; 1Co_15:1-4; Act_14:22; Gal_5:25.

4) "The same shall save it." (sosei auten) "That one shall save it,'' with rejoicing in the day of revealing, and gathering of the sheaves, Psa_126:5-6; Ecc_11:1-6; Gal_2:16; Gal_6:14.