These examples show how Epanorthosis functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me
Paul corrects the apparent subject of the life he now lives by assigning its decisive source to Christ.
Source: AI Bible Commentary draft-normalized analysis; Bullinger seed taxonomy — Wave 9 grammar/discourse expansion; final Bullinger page verification pending
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not I, but the grace of God that is with me
Paul qualifies his labor so grace, not autonomous merit, receives the emphasis.
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not I, but the Lord
Paul distinguishes his apostolic instruction from a dominical command already given.
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I, not the Lord
Paul clarifies the source of the instruction without weakening apostolic authority.
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So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me
The statement corrects the agency under discussion within Paul's argument about indwelling sin.
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So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God
Paul corrects a human-centered inference by locating mercy in God.
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Indeed, I count everything as loss
Paul intensifies his previous valuation by restating it in broader terms.
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formerly he was useless... but now he is indeed useful
Paul corrects the former evaluation of Onesimus by contrasting his present usefulness.
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Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures
Jesus redirects the hearers from a lesser object of labor to the greater one.
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Do not lay up... but lay up
The correction redirects treasure-seeking from earth to heaven.
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