Jesus Christ', and which is even more striking in some of his farewell greetings, as (for

instance) when he bids the Romans salute Rufus, and `his mother, who is also mine';--

that scrupulous fear of evil appearance which `would not eat any man's bread for nought,

but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that he might not be chargeable to any

of them';--that refined courtesy which cannot bring itself to blame till it has first praised,

and which makes him deem it needful almost to apologize for the freedom of giving

advice to those who were not personally known to him;--that self-denying love which

`will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest he make his brother to offend';--that

impatience of exclusive formalism with which he overwhelms the Judaizers of Galatia,

joined with a forbearance so gentle for the innocent weakness of scrupulous

consciences;--that grief for the sins of others, which moved him to tears when he spoke

of the enemies of the cross of Christ, `of whom I tell you even weeping';--that noble

freedom from jealousy with which he speaks of those who, out of rivalry to himself,

preach Christ even of envy and strife, supposing to add affliction to his bonds: `What

then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached;

and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice';--that tender friendship which watches

over the health of Timothy, even with a mother's care;--that intense sympathy in the joys

and sorrows of his converts, which could say, even to the rebellious Corinthians, `ye are

in our hearts, to die and live with you';--that longing desire for the intercourse of

affection, and that sense of loneliness when it was withheld, which perhaps is the most

touching feature of all, because it approaches most nearly to a weakness, `When I had

come to Troas to preach the Glad Tidings of Christ, and a door was opened to me in the

Lord, I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but I parted from

them, and came from thence into Macedonia'. And `when I was come into Macedonia,

my flesh had no rest, but I was troubled on every side; without were fightings, within

were fears. But God, Who comforts them that are cast down, comforted me by the

coming of Titus'. `Do thy utmost to come to me speedily; for Demas hath forsaken me,

having loved this present world, and is departed to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia,

Titus to Dalmatia; only Luke is with me'."

"Here we see that fearless independence with which he `withstood Peter to the face'."

(Conybeare and Howson).