Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. CLEANSE OURSELVES. This concludes the exhortation (; ; ; ; ), and ought to be attached to 2 Corinthians 6:1. FILTHINESS - "the unclean... [ Continue Reading ]
Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. RECEIVE US - with enlarged hearts (). WE HAVE WRONGED ... CORRUPTED ... DEFRAUDED NO MAN (cf. ) - the ground on which he asks their reception of him in their hearts. We wronged none by punishing him who did... [ Continue Reading ]
I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. In vindicating myself, I do not accuse you, as though you suspected me of such things (Menochius) - as though you were guilty of such things; for I speak only of the false apostles (Estius... [ Continue Reading ]
Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. BOLDNESS OF SPEECH - arising from love. But Olshausen, 'bold joyful hope' [ parreesia (G3954)] (cf. 2 Corinthians 6:11). GLORYING OF YOU. Not only do... [ Continue Reading ]
For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. Greek, 'For also' (For 'even'). This verse is thus connected with 2 Corinthians 2:12, "When I came to Troas ... I had no rest in my spirit:" so 'also' now,... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; Greek order, 'But he that comforteth those cast down [ tapeinous (G5011): those feeling spiritual need] comforted us, even God.' Those of a high spirit are not susceptible of such comfort. The pagan r... [ Continue Reading ]
And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. WHEN HE TOLD US - Greek, 'telling us.' We shared in the comfort Titus felt in recording your desire... [ Continue Reading ]
For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season. WITH A LETTER - Greek, 'in the letter'; namely, the first letter. I DO NOT REPENT, THOUGH I DID REPENT. Translate, 'I do n... [ Continue Reading ]
Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. NOW I REJOICE - Whereas "I did repent," having made you sorry by my letter, I rejoice NOW, not that ye were caused sorrow, b... [ Continue Reading ]
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. WORKETH ... WORKETH. In the best Greek reading ['Aleph (') B Delta, ergazetai (G2038), the first verb: C G, katergazetai], 'worketh (simply) ... worketh out.' "Sorrow" is not repentanc... [ Continue Reading ]
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in th... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. THOUGH I WROTE UNTO YOU - `making you sorry' (). NOT FOR - i:e., not so much for: this was subordi... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. 'Aleph (') B C Delta G f g, Vulgate [ de (G1161) after epi (G1909), and omitted after perissoteroos (G4056); and heemoon (G2257) for humoon (G5216... [ Continue Reading ]
For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth. ANY THING - i:e., at all. I AM NOT ASHAMED - `put to shame,' namely, by learning from Titus that you did not realize t... [ Continue Reading ]
And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. HIS INWARD AFFECTION - literally, bowels (cf. ; ; ). OBEDIENCE (). FEAR AND TREMBLING - with trembling anxiety to obey my wishes, fearful lest th... [ Continue Reading ]
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. THEREFORE. Omitted in 'Aleph (') B C Delta G, Vulgate. The conclusion is more emphatic without it. THAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU IN ALL THINGS - Greek, 'that in everything I am of good courage in the case of you,' as contrasted w... [ Continue Reading ]