For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
para los fornicarios, para los homosexuales, para los secuestradores, para los mentirosos y perjuros; y si hay alguna otra cosa contraria a la sana doctrina,
-dealers; whether those who carry on the traffic in human flesh and blood; or those who steal a person in order to sell him into bondage; or those who buy such stolen men or women, no matter of what colour or what country; or those who sow dissensions among barbarous tribes in order that they who are taken in war may be sold into slavery; or the nations who legalize or connive at such traffic: all these are men-stealers, and God classes them with the most flagitious of mortals.
For liars] yeustaiv? They who speak for truth what they know to be false; and even they who tell the truth in such a way as to lead others to draw a contrary meaning from it.
For perjured persons] epiorkoiv? From epi, against, and orkov, an oath; such as do or leave undone any thing contrary to an oath or moral engagement, whether that engagement be made by what is called swearing, or by an affirmation or promise of any kind.
And if there be any other thing] Every species of vice and immorality, all must be necessarily included, that is contrary to sound doctrine - to the immutablemorallaw of God, as well as to the pure precepts of Christianity where that law is incorporated, explained, and rendered, if possible, more and more binding.
Ver. 10. For whoremongers , etc.] Fornicators and adulterers, who were transgressors of the seventh command, ( Exodus 20:14Leviticus 20:10) these God will judge, and such shall have their portion in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone: for them that defile themselves with mankind ; who are guilty of sodomy; such, according to the law, were to die, ( Leviticus 18:22 20:13) the wrath of God was revealed from heaven in a very visible and remarkable manner against this abomination, by raining fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrah, and upon the cities of the plain, who defiled themselves in this way: for men stealers ; who decoyed servants or free men, and stole them away, and sold them for slaves; see the laws against this practice, and the punishment such were liable to, in ( Exodus 21:16Deuteronomy 24:7). This practice was condemned by the Flavian law among the Romans f9 , and was not allowed of among the Grecians f10 ; the death with which such were punished was strangling, according to the Jews f11 : for liars ; who speak what is false, against their own knowledge and conscience, and with a design to deceive; who lie against their neighbours, and act falsely and deceitfully in trade and merchandise, as well as speak that which is not true; (see Leviticus 6:2) for perjured persons ; who take a false oath on any account, and bear false witness against their neighbour. Now upon, and against all, and each of these, the lawlies, as an accusing, threatening, and cursing law: and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine ; the lawlies against it, takes notice of it, charges with it, condemns and punishes for it: by sound doctrine is meant the doctrine of the Gospel, which is in itself pure and incorrupt, and is the cause of soundness and health to others; it is health to the navel, and marrow to the bones; its doctrines are the wholesome words of Christ, and by them souls are nourished up unto eternallife; when the errors and heresies of men are in themselves rotten and corrupt, and also eat as do a canker. Here it may be observed, that there is an entire harmony and agreement between the Gospel and the law, rightly understood and used; what is contrary to the one, is also to the other; the Gospel no more countenances sin than the law does; and whatever is repugnant to the Gospel is liable to be punished by the law.
Menstealers (andrapodistaiv). N.T.o . Once in LXX. Ellicott remarks that this is a repulsive and exaggerated violation of the eighth commandment, as ajrsenokoitein is of the seventh. The penalty of death is attached to it, Exod. xxi. 16.
