McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries
2 Corinthians 1:8
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Verse 2 Corinthians 1:8. _OUR TROUBLE WHICH CAME TO US IN ASIA_] To what part of his history the apostle refers we know not: some think it is to the _Jews lying in wait to kill him_, Acts 20:3; other...
FOR WE WOULD NOT HAVE YOU IGNORANT - We wish you to be fully informed; see the notes, 1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1. The object of Paul here is, to give a full explanation of the nature of hi...
2. PAUL'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPLANATIONS. CHAPTER 1:8-24 _ 1. His Experience. (2 Corinthians 1:8)_ 2. His Explanations. (2 Corinthians 1:15) The Apostle speaks, first of all, of the trouble he had whe...
SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION. 2 Corinthians 1:1 f. Timothy, whose approaching visit to Corinth had been announced in 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 16:11, is now again in Paul's company, and
COMFORTED TO COMFORT (2 Corinthians 1:1-7)...
I want you to know, brothers, about the terrible experience which happened to us in Asia, an experience in which we were excessively weighted down till it was beyond bearing, so that we despaired even...
WOULD NOT. do not wish (Greek. _thelo._ App-102.) you to be. NOT. Greek _ou._ App-105. IGNORANT. Greek _agnoeo._ See Romans 1:13. The sixth occurance of this expression. OF. The texts read "concern...
The mutual interdependence of St Paul and the Corinthian Church 3. _Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ_ Two feelings rise at once in the Apostle's mind. The first is an overwhel...
_For we would not … have you ignorant_ A favourite expression with St Paul. Cf. Romans 1:13; 1Co 10:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:13. _of our trouble which came to us in Asia_ Some have ref
ΟΥ̓ ΓᾺΡ ΘἘΛΟΜΕΝ ὙΜΑ͂Σ�. A frequent expression with S. Paul; 1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1; Romans 1:13; 1 The
_GOD WILL DELIVER US 2 CORINTHIANS 1:7-11:_ Paul was not disappointed in the spiritual strength of the Corinthian brethren. They had remained steadfast in much suffering and he wanted them to have the...
ΘΈΛΟΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) желать, ΆΓΝΟΕΪΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΆΓΝΟΈΩ (G50) не знать, быть в неведении. Павел использует устойчивое выражение, чтобы привлечь внимание ко второй прич...
OUR TROUBLE—IN ASIA.— Some have thought that this may refer to the persecution at Lystra, where St. Paul's danger had been extreme, and he had been recovered by miracle, Acts 14:19. But as that happen...
Butler's Comments SECTION 1 Affliction (2 Corinthians 1:1-11) 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother. To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the s...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Comfort in Affliction Scripture_ 2 Corinthians 1:3-11. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; 4 who comforteth us...
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: Referring to the...
1 Timothy is associated with Paul in this introduction, as Sosthenes is in the former epistle, yet it is evident that Paul himself wrote both epistles, for he continually refers to himself in them, an...
INTRODUCTORY SECTION 2 Corinthians 1:1. Salutation and Thanksgiving After the usual epistolary introduction, St. Paul makes pointed reference to a severe trouble he has lately endured, and gives tha...
PRESSED, etc.] RV 'weighed down exceedingly.' OUR TROUBLE.. LIFE] The nature of this trouble is not exactly known. A serious illness in Ephesus, aggravated at a critical stage by the startling news of...
PARAPHRASE. 'For it is right, my friends, that you should know that I had to undergo very severe suffering in Ephesus, and was even at death's door. (9) This great danger taught me that my life is in...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT 2 CORINTHIANS AUTHOR Paul wrote the letter called 2 Corinthians. See 2 Corinthians 1:1 and 2 Corinthians 10:1. The letter...
WE WOULD NOT, BRETHREN, HAVE YOU IGNORANT. — From the generalised language of the previous verses he passes to something more specific. The phrase by which he calls attention to the importance of what...
CHAPTER 2 FAITH BORN OF DESPAIR. 2 Corinthians 1:8 (R.V) PAUL seems to have felt that the thanksgiving with which he opens this letter to the Corinthians was so peculiar as to require explanation. I...
HIS RECENT PERIL. 2 Corinthians 1:8. οὐ γὰρ θέλομεν κ. τ. λ.: _for we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about_ (for ὑπέρ with gen. in this sense, _cf._ chap. 2Co 8:23, 2 Corinthians 12:8; 2 Thess...
SHARING COMFORT IN AFFLICTION 2 Corinthians 1:1 This was a circular letter, including in its scope all the scattered communities in the district. _Grace_ was the usual salutation of the West, _Peace_...
The second letter to the Corinthians was evidently the outcome of the first. The apostle opened with the usual introduction, laying emphasis on his apostleship by the will of God, coupled with the sal...
GOD DELIVERED PAUL During Paul's trip to Ephesus, trouble arose between Paul and the devoted followers of Diana, who were led by Demetrius (Acts 19:23-41; Acts 20:1). There is no doubt he saw great op...
(5) For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we (e) despaired even of life: (5) He wit...
That we were weary even of life. [2] The Greek seems to imply the condition of one, who knows not what way to turn himself, seeing no prospect to avoid the dangers. (Witham) --- The sufferings which w...
(8) For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: (9) But we had...
8._For I would not have you ignorant _He makes mention of the greatness and difficulty of his conflicts, that the glory of victory may thereby the more abundantly appear. Since the time of his sending...
The apostle writes the second Epistle to the Corinthians under the influence of the consolations of Christ consolations experienced when the troubles which came upon him in Asia were at their height;...
FOR WE WOULD NOT, BRETHREN, HAVE YOU IGNORANT OF OUR TROUBLE,.... The apostle was very desirous that the Corinthians might be thoroughly acquainted with the trouble that had lately befallen them; part...
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: Ver. 8. _For we wo...
_For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant_ As if he had said, We speak thus concerning the sufferings wherewith God is pleased to exercise his people, because we have lately experienced them in a...
PRESSED OUT OF MEASURE; exceedingly distressed....
FOR WE WOULD NOT, BRETHREN, HAVE YOU IGNORANT OF OUR TROUBLE WHICH CAME TO US IN ASIA, THAT WE WERE PRESSED OUT OF MEASURE, ABOVE STRENGTH, IN SO MUCH THAT WE DESPAIRED EVEN OF LIFE;...
Paul's recent peril:...
It is again with apostolic authority that Paul writes, the will of God, a predominant matter in the epistle. While Paul uses his authority in lowliness, yet he must assert God's authority in writing....
1-11 We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. The Lord is able to give peace to the troubled conscience, and to calm...
We are at a great loss to determine what these troubles were in Asia, of which the apostle doth here speak. We read of several troubles Paul met with in Asia: it was there he was in danger through the...
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh : "For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed above measure, above strength, insomuch that...
2 Corinthians 1:8 For G1063 not G3756 want G2309 (G5719) you G5209 ignorant G50 (G5721) brethren G80 of...
GOD BOTH AFFLICTS AND COMFORTS ALL WHO ARE HIS FOR THEIR SALVATION (2 CORINTHIANS 1:3). The verses that follow lay the foundation of what he will say throughout the letter. At first sight they might a...
‘For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life.' Pau...
2 Corinthians 1:8. FOR I WOULD NOT HAVE YOU IGNORANT CONCERNING OUR TROUBLE WHICH BEFELL _US _ IN ASIA. Proconsular Asia is meant the western part of Asia Minor, embracing Mysia, etc. The reference he...
CONCERNING OUR AFFLICTION (υπερ της θλιψεως ημων). Manuscripts read also περ for in the _Koine_ υπερ (over) often has the idea of περ (around). Paul has laid down his philosophy of afflictions and...
2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:_ Paul is ver...
2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,_ Paul is very careful to remind the Corinthians of that fact, since some of them had gone the length of denying his apostleshi...
CONTENTS: Paul's interest in the Corinthian Christians and his encouragement to them in Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Silvanus. CONCLUSION: Man's extremity is God's op...
2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul and Timothy our brother._ It was proper that Timothy should be named, he having been specially sent to Corinth. _With all the saints which are in Achaia;_ in which peninsula t...
OF THE TROUBLE. This is something that had happened recently. _MacKnight_ says it would not have been the riot in Acts 19:30, but another time when he faced horrible death, mentioned in 1 Corinthians...
_And whether we be afflicted … or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation._ PERSONAL SUFFERINGS I. Are often experienced in the rest of enterprises (2 Corinthians 11:23; 2...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Paul’s Defense of His Ministry as an Apostle. Paul’s ministry reflects the work of the Holy Spirit. ⇐
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3 Paul offers praise to God as he introduces the main themes to follow. ⇐...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 1:8 ASIA may refer back to Paul’s suffering in Ephesus (1 Corinthians 15:32). That Paul was...
SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 1 CONTENTS He consoles the Corinthians, whom in the First Epistle he had sharply rebuked, and absolves the excommunicated fornicator, who was now penitent....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 2 Corinthians 1:8.—No certainty as to the “_affliction_” referred to, whether some outward persecution at Ephesus (query at Ephesus at all?) known to his readers (query that of Romans...
EXPOSITION Address and greeting (2 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:2). Thanksgiving for the comfort sent to him by God, wherein, as in his affliction which rendered it necessary, they sympathetically...
Tonight let's turn to 2 Corinthians, chapter 1. The church of Corinth had been a divided church. There was a lot of carnality, a lot of problems in their doctrines that prompted Paul's first epistle,...
1 Corinthians 15:32; 1 Corinthians 16:9; 1 Corinthians 4:8; 1 Samuel 20:3;...
We would not have you ignorant. See on Romans 1:13. Came to us in Asia. Rev., better, befell. The nature of the trouble is uncertain. The following words seem to indicate inward distress rather than...
We would not have you ignorant, brethren, of the trouble which befell us in Asia — Probably the same which is described in Acts 19:1. The Corinthians knew before that he had been in trouble: he now de...
Observe here, 1. That it is of no small benefit and advantage, but of excellent use to us, to know what are the troubles and afflictions which do befall the servants of God for righteousness' sake: WE...