{O wretched man that I am} ( alaip(9372)os eg(9320)anthr(9370)os).
"Wretched man I." Old adjective from la(935c), to bear, and
p(9372)os, a callus. In N.T. only here and Re 3:17 . "A
heart-rending cry from the depths of despair" (Sanday and
Headlam). {Out of the body of this death} (ek tou s(936d)atos tou
thanatou toutou). So the order of words demands. See verse 13
for "death" which finds a lodgment in the body (Lightfoot). If
one feels that Paul has exaggerated his own condition, he has
only to recall 1Ti 1:15 when he describes himself a chief of
sinners. He dealt too honestly with himself for Pharisaic
complacency to live long.
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