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2 Corinthians 4:13
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken, we also believe and therefore speak,
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken, we also believe and therefore speak,
Verse 2 Corinthians 4:13. _WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH_] As David had when he wrote Psalms 116:10: _I believed, therefore have I spoken: we also believe_ that we shall receive the fulfilment o...
WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH - The same spirit that is expressed in the quotation which he is about to make; the same faith which the psalmist had. We have the very spirit of faith which is expr...
5. THE CHARACTER OF THE TRUE MINISTRY. CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The Gospel of the Glory of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:1)_ 2. The Treasure in Earthen Vessels; Weakness and Power. (2 Corinthians 4:7) 3. Resurrec...
It is true that the splendid character of this ministry is for the present obscured by the earthly and physical conditions under which it is discharged. Paul is conscious that this disability is speci...
THE BLINDED EYE (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)...
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the power which surpasses all things may be seen to be of God and not of us. We are sore pressed at every point, but not hemmed in. We are at our...
SPIRIT. App-101. FAITH. App-160. It is the Genitive of Apposition (App-17) faith being the Spirit's gift. 1 Corinthians 12:9. ACCORDING AS, &c.. according to (Greek. _kata_. App-104) that which has...
_We having the same spirit of faith_ The idea of boldness and outspokenness is still present with the Apostle. He speaks openly, because he has reason to believe what he says. And the thought is conne...
ἜΧΟΝΤΕΣ ΔῈ ΤῸ ΑΥ̓ΤῸ ΠΝΕΥ͂ΜΑ. BUT, BECAUSE WE HAVE _the same spirit of faith, according_ TO THAT WHICH _is written, I believed, wherefore I_ SPOKE, _we also believe, wherefore_ ALSO WE _speak_. The sam...
_OVERCOMING MANY TROUBLES 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-15:_ Bad things come to good people. Paul mentions four bad things that had come his way and four ways that those things could be worse. He said, "We are tr...
ΈΧΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь. Причинное _part._ (Thrall), ΤΌ ΑΎΤΌ ΠΝΕΎΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ тот же дух; с последующим _obj. gen._, дух, который порождает веру (Barrett), ΓΕΓΡΑΜΜΈΝΟΝ _per...
WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT, &C.— Dr. Heylin reads this, _We having the same spirit of faith_ [_which David had_] _when he said I believed, and therefore have I spoken;—we also believe,_ &c. And he obse...
BUTLER'S COMMENTARY SECTION 2 Mortality (2 Corinthians 4:7-15) 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. 8We are afflicted in...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Paul's View Of His Ministry Scripture_ 2 Corinthians 4:7-18. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from...
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Greek, 'BUT having,' etc. - i:e., notwithstanding our...
10 The widespread fiction that the life of a Christian must be one of settled calm and contentment, prosperous and in every way advantageous in this life, is proven utterly fallacious by the experienc...
4:13 written, (a-12) See Psalms 116:10 ....
1-6. The messengers of this gospel are not afraid to proclaim it, for they preach Christ, who has revealed the glory of God. 1, 2. PARAPHRASE. 'Having this glorious gospel to preach, we proclaim it bo...
The reference is to Psalms 116:10....
PARAPHRASE. '(13) Our faith is like that of the Psalmist, who spoke out of the depths of his inward conviction, and we speak what we verily believe. (14) For we are confident that God who raised Jesus...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 4 V1 God in his *mercy has given us this work to do. As a result, we do not lose hope. V2 We do not do things in secret a...
WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH... — The “spirit of faith” is not definitely the Holy Spirit, but the human spirit in fellowship with the Divine, and therefore characterised by faith. And then, as...
CHAPTER 12 THE VICTORY OF FAITH. 2 Corinthians 4:7 (R.V) IN the opening verses of this chapter Paul has magnified his office, and his equipment for it. He has risen to a great height, poetic and spi...
ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πν. κ. τ. λ.: _but, sc._, despite our bodily weakness and the “working of death in us” of 2 Corinthians 4:12, _having the same spirit of faith, sc._, as the Psalmist, _according to...
HIS BODILY WEAKNESS DOES NOT ANNUL THE EFFECTS OF HIS MINISTRY....
THE INWARD LIFE TRIUMPHANT OVER AFFLICTION 2 Corinthians 4:7 Few men have been more conscious of their weakness than was the Apostle. The earthen vessel had become very cracked and scratched, but the...
Continuing about the ministry, the apostle said, "We faint not," "we have renounced the hidden things of shame," "we preach... Christ Jesus as Lord." Hearing, some perish because "the god of this worl...
GOD'S PROCLAIMERS WILL OVERCOME The treasure would be the gospel. That treasure is carried to the world in earthly vessels, that is, our bodies. Because the body is weak, the greatness of the message...
(8) We having the same (m) spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; (8) He declares the former sentence, showing tha...
_We also believe, &c. That is, we have the like faith as David, when he spoke in that manner; we hope and believe, God will deliver us, or at least raise us up from the dead with Jesus. (Witham)_...
(8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; (9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; (10) Always bearing about in the body the d...
13._Having the same spirit. _This is a correction of the foregoing irony. He had represented the condition of the Corinthians as widely different from his own, (not according to his own judgment, but...
Having received this ministry of righteousness and of the Spirit, the foundation of which was Christ glorified beheld with open face, he not only used great boldness of speech, but his zeal was not ab...
WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH,.... By faith here is meant, not the doctrine, but the grace of faith; a believing in the doctrines of the Gospel, and in the person of Christ; an exercise of that g...
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Ver. 13. _The same spirit_] That you have, and shall be...
_We having the same spirit_ Which you have, because we have the same faith: or, we have the same spirit of faith which animated the saints of old, David in particular, when he said, _I believed, and t...
AS IT IS WRITTEN; PSALMS 116:10. BELIEVE, AND-SPEAK; the truths of the gospel, without being disheartened by any trials to which it exposes us. The moving spring of ministerial fidelity is such confi...
Chapter s 4 and 5 now show some of the precious, practical results of this ministry, seen in those entrusted with it; for it is such a ministry itself that works powerfully in them to enable them to c...
13-18 The grace of faith is an effectual remedy against fainting in times of trouble. They knew that Christ was raised, and that his resurrection was an earnest and assurance of theirs. The hope of t...
THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH signifieth the same faith, or faith proceeding from the same spirit; thus, ISAIAH 11:2, _the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of...
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written [Psalms 116:10], _I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak_ [having the same spirit o...
A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity Moreover, the Apostle Paul says, "Having the same Spirit; as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak...
2 Corinthians 4:13 And G1161 have G2192 (G5723) same G846 spirit G4151 faith G4102 according G2596 written...
CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO COVENANTS (2 CORINTHIANS 4:12) Having been described as earthen vessels, the practical application of this is now made. As earthen vessel...
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak.' But, he points out, these things do not d...
2 Corinthians 4:13. BUT HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH (as the Psalmist), ACCORDING TO THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN (Psalms 116:10), I BELIEVED, AND THEREFORE DID I SPEAK; WE ALSO BELIEVE, AND THEREFORE ALS...
ACCORDING TO THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN (κατα το γεγραμμενον). This formula in legal documents in the papyri (_Bible Studies_, p. 250). Paul makes adaptation of the words in Psalms 95:1.WE ALSO BELIEVE...
2 Corinthians 4:13 Faith, the Ear of the Soul. Every Christian has heard what is worthy of repetition. I. Jesus Christ is Himself a word. Jesus spake not His lips, but Himself. His nature, His pres...
2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;_ Stern was the labour of the apostles, but they felt that their work was so all-important, so divi...
2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; but have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the wor...
2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;--_ We are sometimes ready to faint, but we cast our fainting spirits into the arms of God, and our...
2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;_ It is a very high privilege to be called to the work of the Christian ministry, and when the mini...
CONTENTS: Truth taught, commended by the life. The preaching of the Lordship of Christ. The suffering of true ministers with Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: A steadfast adherence t...
2 Corinthians 4:1. _Seeing we have this ministry,_ of grace and reconciliation to a guilty world; the ministry of righteousness, not of condemnation; the ministry of life, and not of death; we have li...
THE SCRIPTURE SAYS. Psalms 116:10 Septuagint. _MacKnight_ reconstructs the thinking of the Psalmist: "Though I have been in great affliction, yet faith in God's promises hath supported me, so that I c...
_We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed and therefore have I spoken._ FAITH THE MAINSPRING OF ACTION I. First, a man must have faith before he can hope to speak su...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1 Paul explains why he does not become discouraged in his ministry, despite his many afflictions (2 Corinthians 4:1,...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH. Most interpreters have understood “spirit” to refer not to the Holy Spirit but to the attitude of trust in spite of affliction that P...
CHAPTER 4 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. From what was said in the last chapter of the glory and honour belonging to the office of a preacher of the Gospel, S. Paul proceeds to assert that he discharges...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 2 Corinthians 4:8.—“Pressed for room, and still having room” (Stanley). “Perplexed, but not utterly perplexed” (Beet). Apparent, not real, contradiction to 2 Corinthians 1:8 (same wo...
EXPOSITION The glory of the gospel ministry (2 Corinthians 4:1), which sustains the hearts of Christ's ministers among all weaknesses and trials (2 Corinthians 4:7), especially by the faith in things...
Therefore seeing we have this ministry (2 Corinthians 4:1), What ministry? Pointing people to Jesus Christ. as we have received mercy, we faint not; But [we] have renounced the hidden things of disho...
1 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Peter 1:1; Acts 15:11;...
The same spirit of faith. The same, namely, which is set forth in the following passage. Spirit of faith : not distinctly the Holy Spirit, nor, on the other hand, a human faculty or disposition, but b...
Having the same spirit of faith — Which animated the saints of old; David, in particular, when he said, I believed, and therefore have I spoken — That is, I trusted in God, and therefore he hath put t...