2 Corinthians 2:1

But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. WITH MYSELF - rather, 'for myself' to spare myself pain: in contrast to "you" (: cf. ). NOT COME AGAIN TO YOU IN HEAVINESS - `sorrow.' He had already paid them one visit in sorrow since his coming for the first time to Corinth. At that visit he warned them 'he would not spare if he should come again' (notes, : cf. ; ). See 'Introduction' to the first letter. The "in heaviness" implies mutual pain-they grieving him, and he them (cf....

1_But I had determined _Whoever it was that divided the chapters, made here a foolish division. For now at length the Apostle explains, in what manner he had _spared _them. “I had determined,” says he, “not to come to you any more in sorrow,” or in other words, to occasion you sorrow by my coming. For he had come once by an Epistle, by means of which he had severely pained them. Hence, so long as they had not repented, he was unwilling to come to them, lest he should be constrained to grieve them again, when present with them, for he chose rather to give them longer time for repentance. (311) The word ἔκρινα _(I determined) _must be rendered in the pluperfect tense, (312) for, when assigning a reason for the delay that had occurred, he explains what had been his intention previously....

1-4 The apostle desired to have a cheerful meeting with them; and he had written in confidence of their doing what was to their benefit and his comfort; and that therefore they would be glad to remove every cause of disquiet from him. We should always give pain unwillingly, even when duty requires that it must be given....

CHAPTER II. _The apostle farther explains the reasons why he did not pay his_ _intended visit to the Corinthians_, 1. _And why he wrote to them in the manner he did_, 2-5. _He exhorts them also to forgive the incestuous person, who had_ _become a true penitent; and therefore he had forgiven him in_ _the name of Christ_, 6-11. _He mentions the disappointment he felt when he came to Troas in_ _not meeting with Titus, from whom he expected to have heard an_ _account of the state of the Corinthian Church_, 12, 13. Gives thanks to G

BUT I DETERMINED THIS WITH MYSELF - I made up my mind on this point; I formed this resolution in regard to my course. THAT I WOULD NOT COME AGAIN TO YOU IN HEAVINESS - In grief (ἐνη λύπ enē lup). “I would not come, if I could avoid it, in circumstances which must have grieved both me and you. I would not come while there existed among you such irregularities as must have pained my heart, and as must have compelled me to resort to such acts of discipline as would be painful to you. I resolved, therefore, to endeavor to remove these evils before I came, that when I did come, my visit might be mutually agreeable to us both. For that reason I changed my purpose about visiting you, when I heard of those disorders, and resolved to send an epistle. If that should be successful, then the way would be open for an agreeable visit to you.” This verse, there

EXPOSITION Continuation of his reasons for not coming to them direct from Ephesus (2 Corinthians 2:1). Their treatment of the incestuous offender (2 Corinthians 2:5). His thankfulness at the news which Titus had brought from Corinth (verses 12-17). 2 CORINTHIANS 2:1 BUT I DETERMINED THIS. The division of chapters is here unfortunate, since this and the next three verses belong to the paragraph which began at 2 Corinthians 1:23. The verb means, literally, "I judged," but is rightly rendered "determined," as in...

BUT I DETERMINED WITH MYSELF,.... The apostle having removed the charge of levity and inconstancy brought against him, goes on to excuse his delay in coming to them, and to soften the severity, which some thought too much, he had used in his former epistle: he determined with himself, he took up a resolution within his own breast some time ago, says he, THAT I WOULD NOT COME AGAIN TO YOU IN HEAVINESS; that he would not come with sorrow and heaviness, bewailing their sins not repented of, and by sharp reproofs and censures, which in such a case would be necessary, be the cause of grief and trouble to them; wherefore he determined to wait their repentance and amendment before he came again. The word "again", may be connected with the phrase "in heaviness"; and the sense be, that in his former epistle, which was a sort of coming to them, he made them heavy and sorry, by sharply rebuking th...

2 CORINTHIANS 2:1 ga,r {C} Although ga,r has rather limited support (î46 B 31 33 1739 itr syrh, pal copsams, bo _al_), a majority of the Committee preferred it to de, (a A C Db, c (Dgr* te) G K P Y 614 most Old Latin vg syrp _al_), because 2 Corinthians 2:1 is neither a mere addition nor a contrasting statement to the preceding, but supplies the reason for Paul’s delay in visiting the Corinthians ...

3. HIS DEEP EXERCISE CONCERNING THEM. YET OVERCOMING. CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The Burden of his Soul. (2 Corinthians 2:1 .)_ 2. Concerning the Brother who had been Disciplined. (2 Corinthians 2:5 .) 3. Overcoming. (2 Corinthians 2:12 .) In the previous chapter we read the reason why he had not gone to Corinth. “To spare you I came not to Corinth “ (2 Corinthians 1:23). He feared, that on account of their deplorable condition; exercising his God-given apostolic authority, he might appear as dominating over them. He had determined that he would not come again to them wi

2 Corinthians 1:23 to 2 Corinthians 2:4. Paul now states the real and sufficient reason for his apparent vacillation. He had already paid a visit to Corinth (_cf_. 2 Corinthians 13:2) which had been full of pain to himself as well as to others. It had become only too probable that another visit would lead to even sadder experiences. In fact, it was to spare them that he had not fulfilled his promise. Not that it was true, as some said, that he wished to dictate to them in matters of faith. Far from that, the object of himself and his fellow-workers was simply to cooperate with the church in cultivating their joy. In respect of their faith they were fully established. Was it likely that the