Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour? (
ti kai hmei kinduneuomen pasan wran?). We also as well as those who receive baptism which symbolizes death. Old verb from
kinduno (peril, danger), in N.T. only here and
Luke 8:23 . Paul's Epistles and Acts (especially chapter
Acts 19:1 ff) throw light on Paul's argument. He was never out of danger from Damascus to the last visit to Rome. There are perils in Ephesus of which we do not know (
2 Corinthians 1:8 ) whatever may be true as to an Ephesian imprisonment. G. S. Duncan (
St. Paul's Ephesian Ministry, 1930) even argues for several imprisonments in Ephesus. The accusative of time (
pasan wran) naturally means all through every hour (extension).