And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
Ver. 22. Whom we have oft] Some are of the opinion that Luke is here deciphered rather than 2 Corinthians 8:19. Whoever it was, it is much for his honour, that Apelles-like he was approved in Christ, and active for the Church,Romans 16:10 .
Verse 22. _WE HAVE SENT WITH THEM_] _Titus_ and, probably, _Luke,_ _our brother_, probably _Apollos_. _NOW MUCH MORE DILIGENT_] Finding that I have the fullest confidence in your complete reformation...
AND WE HAVE SENT WITH THEM OUR BROTHER - Who this was is wholly unknown; and conjecture is useless. Some have supposed that it was Apollos, others Silas, others Timothy. But there are no means of asce...
II. THE MINISTRY OF GIVING. CHAPTER S 8-9 1. The Examples and Principles of Giving. CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The Grace of God Manifested in the Churches of Macedonia. (2 Corinthians 8:1)_ 2. The Great Examp...
2 Corinthians 8:16. Paul commends the three messengers who are going to Corinth on the business of the collection. One of these was Titus, and he looked on the matter in the same way as Paul. There we...
AN APPEAL FOR GENEROSITY (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)...
Thanks be to God who has put into the heart of Titus the same earnestness for you as there is in mine. His earnestness is proved by the fact that he not only welcomed my invitation, but that also, wit...
DILIGENT. Same as "forward", 2 Corinthians 8:17. UPON. through. No preposition. CONFIDENCE. Greek. _pepoithesis_. App-150. I HAVE. Supply the ellipsis by "he has". This was the reason of his dilige...
_And we have sent with them_ Literally, as before, 2 Corinthians 8:18, WE SENT with them, i.e. with the other two. _our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent_ See for this _third_brother, t...
22. Commendation of the third delegate, who is to accompany Titus and ‘the brother’ of 2 Corinthians 8:18. _And we_ ARE SENDING (see on 2 Corinthians 8:17) TOGETHER _with them our brother whom we have...
_PROVIDING FOR HONEST THINGS 2 CORINTHIANS 8:19-24:_ The churches chose this brother to help administer their gifts. It was Paul's goal to avoid any blame in this matter. He did not want anyone to fin...
ΣΥΝΕΠΈΜΨΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΣΥΜΠΈΜΠΩ (G4842) посылать вместе (_см._ 2 Corinthians 8:18). ΈΔΟΚΙΜΆΣΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΚΙΜΆΖΩ (G1381) одобрять после проверки (TDNT; TLNT; EDNT). ΣΠΟΥΔΑΊΟΣ...
AND WE HAVE SENT, &C.— _We likewise send with them_ [Luke and Titus,] _another brother_ [Apollos,] _whose zeal we have experienced upon many occasions; and he is now more than ordinarily intent upon t...
BUTLER'S COMMENTARY SECTION 3 Carefulness (2 Corinthians 8:16-24) 16 But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus 1, Titus 17For he not only accepted our appea...
And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you. This second brother (Birks...
7 Is it not remarkable that Macedonia, poverty stricken, in the midst of extreme affliction, deterred from contributing by Paul, entreats for the privilege as a favor, while Corinth, undoubtedly far r...
PARAPHRASE. 'The zeal of Titus on your account causes us great thankfulness to God, (17) for he did not need my suggestion, but was eager to return to you. (18) With him we send our fellow-labourer, w...
_(A) 8:1-9. THE EXAMPLE OF MACEDONIA_ 1-5. Paraphrase. 'I wish you to know how liberally and spontaneously the Churches of Macedonia have contributed to the relief of their fellow-disciples in Jerusa...
OUR BROTHER] perhaps St. Luke, if he is not 'the brother' of 2 Corinthians 8:18. _I have_] RV 'he hath.'...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 8 V1 Brothers, we want to tell you about the kindness that God showed to the churches in Macedonia. V2 Even when they wer...
AND WE HAVE SENT WITH THEM OUR BROTHER. — Who this second unnamed brother was is again simply matter of conjecture. Of the names connected with St. Paul at this period, that of Tychicus seems to have...
CHAPTER 21 THE FRUITS OF LIBERALITY. 2 Corinthians 8:16; 2 Corinthians 9:1 (R.V) THIS long passage has a good many difficulties of detail, for the grammarian and the textual critic. Where it seems n...
HE COMMENDS TO THEM TITUS AND TWO UNNAMED COMPANIONS, WHO, BEARING THIS LETTER WITH THEM, ARE SENT TO GATHER THE COLLECTION AT CORINTH....
συνεπέμψαμεν δὲ αὐτοῖς κ. τ. λ.: _and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest because of the great confidence which he has...
“THINGS HONORABLE” BOTH TO GOD AND MEN 2 Corinthians 8:16 Those who handle the gifts of the Church should be extremely careful that all their financing be above the slightest suspicion. The Apostle s...
The apostle now turned to the subject of the collection for the saints at Jerusalem, concerning which he had written in his previous letter 1 Corinthians 16:1). He cites the example of the churches in...
VERSE 22 Paul sent a third brother with them who had been used by Paul often and had proven a determined worker in God's service. This brother's determination had grown stronger because of his knowled...
With much confidence in you, either for Titus, &c. Some expound it of the confidence which this the third brother had in the Corinthians, but it seems rather to be understood of the confidence which S...
(16) But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. (17) For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you. (18...
22._On account of the great confidence. _The meaning is, “I am not afraid of their coming to you proving vain and fruitless; for I have felt beforehand an assured confidence, that their embassy will h...
_ Commentary for this Chapter is probably included in the next or previous Chapter s._...
AND WE HAVE SENT WITH HIM OUR BROTHER,.... This is a third person sent about this business. The apostle, in this, conformed to the customs of his nation; at least if he did not purposely do it, it agr...
_But thanks be to God_ But while I speak of this collection which I am desirous of promoting, I would express my gratitude to God, _who put the same earnest care_ Which I have; _into the heart of Titu...
I HAVE; or, he hath....
AND WE HAVE SENT WITH THEM OUR BROTHER, WHOM WE HAVE OFTENTIMES PROVED DILIGENT IN MANY THINGS, BUT NOW MUCH MORE DILIGENT, UPON THE GREAT CONFIDENCE WHICH I HAVE IN YOU....
Commendation of Titus and his companions:...
Chapter s 8 and 9 deal with the subject of proper care for poor saints on the part of the assembly. The wisdom and delicacy with which the apostle writes is both admirable and beautiful. He avoids abs...
I HAVE: Or, he hath...
16-24 The apostle commends the brethren sent to collect their charity, that it might be known who they were, and how safely they might be trusted. It is the duty of all Christians to act prudently; t...
This BROTHER is uncertainly guessed at, nor is it at all material for us to know whether it were Epenetus, or Apollos, or Sosthenes, or any other; it is sufficient for us to know, that he was a brothe...
And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he hath in you. [As to this third part...
2 Corinthians 8:22 And G1161 sent G4842 (G5656) them G846 our G2257 brother G80 whom G3739 have G1381 often
HE IS SENDING THREE REPRESENTATIVES TO SEE TO THE COLLECTION AND TO THEIR SPIRITUAL WELFARE, ONE OF WHOM IS TITUS WHOM THEY KNOW WELL (2 CORINTHIANS 8:16). Three was the number of completeness from wh...
‘And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.' And along with these...
2 Corinthians 8:22. AND WE HAVE SENT WITH THEM OUR BROTHER, WHOM WE HAVE MANY TIMES PROVED EARNEST IN MANY THINGS, BUT NOW MUCH MORE EARNEST, BY REASON OF THE GREAT CONFIDENCE WHICH _HE HATH _ IN YOU...
OUR BROTHER (τον αδελφον ημων). Not Paul's personal brother, but a brother in Christ, one whom Paul had tested and was willing to trust. It may have been Tychicus or Apollos, but we do not know....
Although this is rather a practical than a spiritual chapter, I hope that we shall get profit out of it by the teaching of the Spirit of God who inspired Paul to write it. Paul was writing to the chur...
The apostle is writing concerning a certain collection which was being made for the poor saints of Jerusalem. It was from Jerusalem that the gospel had spread into Greece, and, therefore, those who ha...
CONTENTS: Collection for the poor. Exhortation concerning the grace of giving. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus. CONCLUSION: Those who truly love the Lord Jesus Who became poor for our sakes, mak...
2 Corinthians 8:1. _Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God._ Better to say, It is requisite that I should apprise you of the grace that God has conferred on the churches of Macedonia...
SO WE ARE SENDING. This is the second unnamed brother. See 2 Corinthians 8:18. He shares Titus' enthusiasm!...
_But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus._ THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR MINISTERIAL CARE 1. We may look up, and give thanks to God for what they are. 2. We may look...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 8:19 MINISTERED BY US.... ADMINISTERED BY US. This same phrase appears in 2 Corinthians 3:3 to describe Paul
CHAPTER 8 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He exhorts the Corinthians to imitate the generosity of the Macedonian Christians in sending alms to the poor at Jerusalem. II. He points (ver. 9) to the exampl...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Observe: 1. 2 Corinthians 8:1 to 2 Corinthians 9:15 is one continuous section, concerned with the _completion_ of the Corinthian contribution to Paul’s great Jerusalem Christian Poor...
EXPOSITION Liberality shown by the Macedonian Churches (2 Corinthians 8:1). He is sending Titus to receive their contribution for the Church of Jerusalem, and he invites them to give according to the...
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit [or we would bring to your remembrance] of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their...
Philippians 2:20...
THE GRACE OF GIVING 2 Corinthians 8:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our Lord lifts Christian liberality out of the mire of coercive necessity, into the realm of grace. As introductory to this sermon on giving...
With them — With Titus and Luke. Our brother — Perhaps Apollos....