Verse 35
35. for your own profit—not to display my apostolic authority.
not . . . cast a snare upon you—image from throwing a noose over an animal in hunting. Not that by hard injunctions I may entangle you with the fear of committing sin where there is no sin.
comely—befitting under present circumstances.
attend upon—literally, "assiduously wait on"; sitting down to the duty. Compare Luke 10:39, Mary; Luke 10:39- :, "Anna . . . a widow, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day" (Luke 10:39- :).
distraction—the same Greek as "cumbered" (Luke 10:39- :, Martha).
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