“I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.”
I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord — parakalēō (I appeal/exhort) is earnest but not authoritarian. Two women leaders are named (unusual in Paul) in public disagreement. 'To agree in the Lord' (idem phroneō en kyriō, to think the same in the Lord) echoes 2:2: unity is the issue. The repetition of 'I entreat' (two verbs) shows Paul's earnestness. Their dispute threatens the community's witness. Their reconciliation is Paul's priority.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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