{Concord} (sumph(936e)(8873)is). Symphony. Late word from
sumph(936e)e(935c), only here and ecclesiastical writers, though
sumph(936e)(886d)a in the papyri. {Belial} (Belial). Transliteration
of Hebrew word for worthlessness and applied to Satan (_Book of
Jubilees_ 1.20) as here. Paul graphically sums up the contrast
between Christ and Belial (Satan), the heads of the contending
forces of good and evil. {Portion} (meris). The fourth of the
words. Here by "unbeliever" (apistou) Paul means "disbeliever,"
not just an unconverted man who yet approves Christ.
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