{Also the household of Stephanas} (kai ton Stephan(830a)oikon). Mentioned as an afterthought. Robertson and Plummer
suggest that Paul's amanuensis reminded him of this case. Paul
calls him a first-fruit of Achaia ( 1Co 16:15 ) and so earlier
than Crispus and he was one of the three who came to Paul from
Corinth ( 16:17 ), clearly a family that justified Paul's
personal attention about baptism. {Besides} (loipon).
Accusative of general reference, "as for anything else." Added to
make clear that he is not meaning to omit any one who deserves
mention. See also 1Th 4:1 1Co 4:2 2Co 13:11 2Ti 4:8 .
Ellicott insists on a sharp distinction from o loipon "as for
the rest" ( 2Th 3:1 Php 3:1 4:8 Eph 6:10 ). Paul casts no
reflection on baptism, for he could not with his conception of it
as the picture of the new life in Christ ( Ro 6:2-6 ), but he
clearly denies here that he considers baptism essential to the
remission of sin or the means of obtaining forgiveness.
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