What does 2 Corinthians 2:17 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"For we are not as many, which corruptc the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ."
2 CORINTHIANS 2:17 polloi, {B} On the basis of a A B C K P Y 88 1739 _Byz_ itd, ar vg copsa, bo eth _al_ the Committee preferred the reading polloi,. The reading loipoi,, supported by î46 Dgr Ggr 32...
Verse 2 Corinthians 2:17. _FOR WE ARE NOT AS MANY, WHICH CORRUPT THE WORD OF_ _GOD_] God has made US _sufficient for these things_ by giving us his own pure _doctrine_, the _ministry of reconciliation...
FOR WE ARE NOT AS MANY - This refers doubtless to the false teachers at Corinth; and to all who mingled human philosophy or tradition with the pure word of truth. Paul’s design in the statement in thi...
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. Ove...
This will complete the joyful reconciliation already accomplished. Paul had found himself at Troas, restless and uneasy till he heard the result of his letter to Corinth. Even the great opportunity fo...
WHEN A SAINT REBUKES (2 Corinthians 1:23-24 ; 2 Corinthians 2:1-4)...
MANY. As in 2 Corinthians 2:6. CORRUPT. adulterate. Greek _kapeleuo._ Only here. The word _kapelos_, which occurs once in the Septuagint, meant as huckster, tavern-keeper, and then the verb came to m...
_For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God_ The original makes -many" definite with the article, thus clearly pointing out the false teachers, against whom so much of this and the former E...
12–17. The passage about the great offender (2 Corinthians 2:5-11) follows quite naturally after 2 Corinthians 2:4, the connecting thought being λύπη. But it is somewhat of a digression, from which th...
_CHRISTIANS TRIUMPH IN CHRIST 2 CORINTHIANS 2:14-17:_ Paul was very discouraged at not finding Titus. However he did not allow this to turn him away. He was always grateful that God makes it possible...
ΟΊ ΠΟΛΛΟΊ (G4183) _pl._ большинство, ΚΑΠΗΛΕΫ́ΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΚΑΠΗΛΕΎΩ (G2585) портить, повреждать что-л. ради выгоды. Это слово используется в Септ, в Isaiah 1:22, когда речь идет о тор...
WHICH CORRUPT THE WORD OF GOD:— Καπηλευοντες, _adulterating,_ is an expressive phrase, alluding to the practice of those who deal in liquors, which they debase for their own greater gain; and it insin...
BUTLER'S COMMENTARY SECTION 3 Destiny (2 Corinthians 2:14-17) 14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywh...
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. NOT AS MANY (2 Corinthians 11:13; Philippians 2:21) - rather, 'the...
21 The operation of God's Spirit is here seen under three distinct figures: the anointing, the seal, and the earnest. Prophets and priests and kings were anointed for their office. They were anointed...
2:17 of (c-11) Or 'adulterate.' properly 'to retail.'...
_(B) 2:8-13. THE OBJECT AND RESULTS OF THE SEVERE LETTER_ The Apostle reminds them that to produce this godly sorrow was the object of the letter he wrote before. He then speaks of one man who has ca...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 2 CH1V23 God is my witness. I did not return to Corinth in order to save you from a difficult situation. V24 We are not t...
FOR WE ARE NOT AS MANY, WHICH CORRUPT THE WORD OF GOD. — More accurately, _We are not as most, as the greater number._ There is a ring of sadness in the words. Even then the ways of error were manifol...
CHAPTER 5 A PASTOR'S HEART. 2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 2:1 (R.V) WHEN Paul came to the end of the paragraph in which he defends himself from the charge of levity and untrustworthiness by app...
HE WAS DISAPPOINTED AT NOT MEETING TITUS IN TROAS, BUT HE REJOICES NOW TO LEARN THAT HIS MESSAGE OF REPROOF HAS BEEN LOYALLY RECEIVED IN CORINTH....
THE SAVOR OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST 2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 3:1 Paul, in 2 Corinthians 2:14, imagines himself as part of his Master's procession passing through the world. First he is a ca...
What a remarkable light is thrown on his first letter by his declaration that he wrote it "out of much affliction and anguish of heart," and "with many tears." Referring thus to his first letter, Paul...
TRIUMPHANT IN CHRIST Before going into a brief discussion of discipline, Paul had been telling about the first letter and reasons for his delay in coming. He next resumed by telling them he went from...
For we are not as many, which (l) corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. (l) We do not handle it craftily and covetously, or less sincere...
_We are not as many false doctors and preachers, who adulterate [4] the word of God, by mixing human doctrine, to be more esteemed, or for gain-sake. The expression is metaphorical, from the custom of...
(14) Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place. (15) For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in the...
17._For we are not. _He now contrasts himself more openly with the false apostles, and that by way of amplifying, and at the same time, with the view of excluding them from the praise that he had clai...
But had there been any lightness in his decisions, since, as he now informed them, he had intended to visit them on his way to Macedonia (where he was at the moment of writing this letter), and then a...
FOR WE ARE NOT AS MANY,.... The apostle here removes from himself, and other ministers of the Gospel, a character which belonged not to them, but to the false apostles; who are described by their numb...
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. Ver. 17. _Which corrupt the word_] Gr. καπηλευοντες, which huckster...
_For we are not as many who corrupt_ Greek, καπηλευοντες, _adulterate, the word of God_ Like those vintners who mix their wines with baser liquors. Thus Isaiah says, Isaiah 1:22, (as his words are ren...
CORRUPT THE WORD OF GOD; adulterate it by a mixture of human additions, thus destroying its efficacy....
PAUL'S TRIUMPH IN CHRIST. 2 Corinthians 2:12...
These first few verses are a continuation of chapter 1. Paul had purposed that he would not come to the Corinthians "in heaviness," and for this reason delayed his visit. For his First Epistle was suc...
CORRUPT: Or, deal deceitfully with...
12-17 A believer's triumphs are all in Christ. To him be the praise and glory of all, while the success of the gospel is a good reason for a Christian's joy and rejoicing. In ancient triumphs, abunda...
OLBGrk; Lest the false apostles and teachers in this church should slight this exclamation of the apostle s, and the pretended difficulty he made of the ministerial work, the apostle adds these words:...
For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ. [But thanks be unto God for the relief which we received in Macedon...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians bearing about the name of Christ in deceit, and "corrupting the word"[35] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV " In this strain also the Apostle Paul, inasmuch as h...
2 Corinthians 2:17 For G1063 are G2070 (G5748) not G3756 as G5613 many G4183 peddling G2585 (G5723) word G3056 God G2316 but G235 as G5613 of G1537 sincerity G1505 but G235 as G5613 from G1537 God G23...
‘For we are not as the many, corrupting (or ‘peddling') the word of God, but as of sincerity. But as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.' So, Paul concludes, they should now be able to s...
2 Corinthians 2:17. FOR WE ARE NOT AS MANY, CORRUPTING (_Gr. ‘_ adulterating') THE WORD OF GOD those characterised in chap. 10-11 in the strongest terms of reprobation. These have easy work of it they...
CORRUPTING (καπηλευοντες). Old word from καπηλος, a huckster or peddlar, common in all stages of Greek for huckstering or trading. It is curious how hucksters were suspected of corrupting by puttin...
CONTENTS: Forgiving those who have fallen into sin. The ministry of the Christian. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus, an erring brother, Satan. CONCLUSION: When a brother is truly penitent for hi...
2 Corinthians 2:1. _But I determined that I would not come again to you in heaviness;_ but rather wait till the late scandal should subside. The offender, a man no doubt much known in the city, had la...
AS IF IT WERE CHEAP MERCHANDISE. Paul is qualified to God's work by his union with Jesus Christ (Galatians 2:20). In contrast to true servants of God are those who peddle the Good News like it was che...
_Furthermore, when I came to Troas._ THE EFFECT OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY I. The work which the minister undertakes. I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel”; “God maketh manifest the savour of His k...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12 These verses explain some of Paul’s actions behind writing 2 Corinthians 1:1 (vv. 2 Corinthians 2:12; see also 2 Corinthians 7:5). They also reintroduce the le...
CHAPTER 2 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He declares that he had not come to them through fear of causing sadness to himself and to them. II. He exhorts them (ver. 6) to re-admit the fornicator, on his...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 2 Corinthians 2:12. TROAS.— Acts 20:1. Note, “_for the Gospel_,” literally exact. DOOR.—Cf. 1 Corinthians 16:9, and material there. 2 Corinthians 2:13.—See Homily, “Conqueror; Captiv...
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 whi...
But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness (2 Corinthians 2:1). "I wrote a heavy letter to you, but I was determined that I wasn't going to come again in heavi...
1 John 4:1; 1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Timothy 1:20; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 11:13; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 John 1:7; 2 Peter 2:1;...
Which corrupt [κ α π η λ ε υ ο ν τ ε ς]. Only here in the New Testament. From kaphlov a huckster or pedler; also a tavernkeeper. The kaphloi formed a distinct class among the Greek dealers, distinguis...
For we are not as many, who adulterate the word of God — Like those vintners (so the Greek word implies) who mix their wines with baser liquors. But as of sincerity — Without any mixture. But as from...
Observe here, 1. The character which the apostle gives the false apostles who were crept in amongst the Corinthians: they were CORRUPTERS OF THE WORD OF GOD; they did sophisticate and adulterate the s...