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Verse 2 Corinthians 10:2. _SOME, WHICH THINK OF US AS IF WE WALKED
ACCORDING TO_ _THE FLESH._] As it is customary for _cowards_ and
_overbearing men_ to _threaten_ the _weak_ and the _timid_ when
_pr...
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THAT I MAY NOT BE BOLD - I entreat you so to act that I may not have
occasion to exercise the severity which I fear I shall be compelled to
use against those who accuse me of being governed wholly by...
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III. THE APOSTLE'S SELF-DEFENSE AND VINDICATION. CHAPTER S 10-13
1. The Vindication of His Authority
CHAPTER 10
The apostle now turns to vindicate the authority, which he had
received from the Lord....
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A WARNING TO THOSE WHO MISUNDERSTAND AND MISREPRESENT PAUL. The
abruptness and emphasis of the opening words, as well as their want of
connexion with what precedes, are best explained on the hypothesi...
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It is I Paul who call upon you--and I am doing it in the gentleness
and the sweet reasonableness of Christ--I, who, as you say, am a poor
creature when I am with you, but a man of courage when I am ab...
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PAUL BEGINS TO ANSWER HIS CRITICS (2 Corinthians 10:1-6)...
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BESEECH. pray. Greek. _deomai._ App-134.
NOT. Greek. _me_ App-105.
THAT. the.
CONFIDENCE. Greek. _pepoithesis._ App-150.
THINK. reckon.
BE BOLD. dare, as 12. Greek. _tolmao. Tharreo_ expresses "c...
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_I beseech you, that I may not be bold_ Literally, I ENTREAT THE NOT
BEING BOLD. Compliance or non-compliance with this request rested
entirely with the Corinthians. The word here translated _beseech_...
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ΔΈΟΜΑΙ ΔῈ ΤῸ ΜῊ ΠΑΡῺΝ ΘΑΡΡΗ͂ΣΑΙ, YEA, _I
beseech_ you _that I may not_ WHEN PRESENT SHOW COURAGE. The δέ
follows up the παρακαλῶ: _I exhort, yea, I beseech_. The A.V.
misses a point in having ‘beseech...
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_PAUL STATED HIS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY 2 CORINTHIANS 10:1-6:_ False
teachers at Corinth accused Paul of being a coward when he was with
them and brave when he was far away from them. Paul wanted it
unde...
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AS IF WE WALKED ACCORDING TO THE FLESH— "As if in my conduct and
ministry I regulated myself by carnal considerations, by low and
mercenary views....
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 1
Spiritual (2 Corinthians 10:1-6)
10 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of
ChristI who am humble when face to face with you, but bold to you whe...
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But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that
confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of
us as if we walked according to the flesh.
BUT - resumin...
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5 God has no need. Gifts acceptable to Him must spring from a pure
motive is better not to give at all than to give with a heavy heart or
from an unworthy motive. Extortion, whether by appeals to prid...
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(_B_) CHAPTER S 10-13. ST. PAUL'S DEFENCE OF HIS MINISTRY
As explained in the Introduction, this section is regarded as part of
the intermediate letter, referred to in 2 Corinthians 2:3 and 2
Corinthi...
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ACCORDING TO THE FLESH] i.e. in a worldly spirit. His enemies declared
that he was one who sought his own advantage and tried to gain
popularity by whatever methods seemed best at the moment. When he...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 10
V1 I, Paul make an appeal to you by the *gentleness and kindness of
Christ. When I am with you, you suppose me to be w...
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BUT I BESEECH YOU... — There is, of course, an implied warning,
almost a menace, in the entreaty. He would fain be spared the
necessity for boldness when he and those of whom he speaks meet face
to fa...
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CHAPTER 22
WAR.
2 Corinthians 10:1 (R.V)
THE last four Chapter s of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians stand
as manifestly apart as the two about the collection. A great deal too
much has been ma...
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HE BEGS THEM NOT TO FORCE HIM TO EXERT HIS AUTHORITY WITH SEVERITY
WHEN HE COMES. He first expresses the hope that their conduct will be
such as to admit of his being “meek and gentle” when he arrives...
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δέομαι δὲ τὸ μὴ παρὼν κ. τ. λ.: _nay_ (_sc._,
“however that be,” δέ recommencing the sentence) _I beseech you,
that I may not_ (the use of the article with μή and the inf. is
somewhat unusual; but _cf...
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MIGHTY WITH SPIRITUAL WEAPONS
2 Corinthians 10:1
Paul here makes his defense. Some who resisted his authority spoke
disparagingly of his weak body and uneloquent speech. Why should they
yield so abso...
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Here begins the third division of the epistle, in which the writer
vindicates his authority. Here he seems to have more especially in
mind the minority who have been opposed to him. While walking in t...
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VERSE 2 Paul pleaded with them to change so he might again come to
them gently. He did not want to use the power God had given him to
prove his spirituality and disprove the charges that he served onl...
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But I beseech [you], that I may not be bold when I am present with
that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which
think of us as if we walked (b) according to the flesh.
(b) As tho...
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Who in presence indeed am lowly. [1] Literally, humble, (see Luke i.
ver. 48.) that is, of a mean aspect, as to exterior appearances, and
my speech contemptible, without the ornaments of human eloquen...
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I beg of you now to hear my apology, that I may not be obliged to make
us of my authority, when present among you, which they say I have
abused, and usurped over you. There is in this discourse a litt...
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(1) Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of
Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold
toward you: (2) But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I...
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2 Corinthians 1:1-24. It is impossible to read the two epistles to the
Corinthians with the smallest care without perceiving the strong
contrast between the wounded tone of the first epistle (the hear...
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2._I beseech you, that I may not be bold, when I am present. _Some
think, that the discourse is incomplete, and that he does not express
the matter of his request. (746) I am rather of opinion, howeve...
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The apostle returns to the subject which pre-occupied him his
connections with the Corinthians, and the truth of his apostleship,
which was questioned by those who seduced them, throwing contempt on
h...
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BUT I BESEECH YOU, THAT I MAY NOT BE BOLD WHEN I AM PRESENT,.... That
is, he entreated them that they would so behave for the future, that
he might have no occasion, when he came among them, to use th...
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But I beseech _you_, that I may not be bold when I am present with
that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which
think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
Ver. 2. _That...
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_Now_, &c. Hitherto St. Paul's discourse, in this epistle, was chiefly
directed to those at Corinth who acknowledged his apostleship, and who
had obeyed his orders, signified to them in his former let...
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BE BOLD; called to exercise his apostolical authority and enforce
painful discipline.
AS IF WE WALKED ACCORDING TO THE FLESH; were governed by a worldly
policy, after the manner of selfish men....
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PAUL'S APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY.
Paul does not care to use his authority with severity:...
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BUT I BESEECH YOU THAT I MAY NOT BE BOLD WHEN I AM PRESENT WITH THAT
CONFIDENCE WHEREWITH I THINK TO BE BOLD AGAINST SOME, WHICH THINK OF
US AS IF WE WALKED ACCORDING TO THE FLESH....
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Though his First Epistle had had good effect upon "the many" at
Corinth, yet Paul finds it necessary, as led of the Spirit of God, to
earnestly press the serious matter of God's establishing him as an...
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THINK:
Or, reckon...
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1-6 While others thought meanly, and spake scornfully of the apostle,
he had low thoughts, and spake humbly of himself. We should be aware
of our own infirmities, and think humbly of ourselves, even...
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It is true, (saith the apostle), when I have been with you I have made
it my business to behave myself with all obliging sweetness, not using
that authority which I might have used; and I beseech you,...
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yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the
confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us
as if we walked according to the flesh. [Hitherto the apostl...
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2 Corinthians 10:2 But G1161 beg G1189 (G5736) present G3918 (G5752)
not G3361 bold G2292 (G5658) confid
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PAUL BEGINS HIS DEFENCE. WHEN HE COMES AMONG THEM HE WILL PROVE HIS
STRENGTH AND INDEED THEY ALREADY HAVE EVIDENCE OF IT IN THEIR OWN
CONVERSION (2 CORINTHIANS 10:1).
‘Now I Paul myself entreat you by...
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2 Corinthians 10:2. YES, I BESEECH YOU, THAT I MAY NOT WHEN PRESENT
SHEW COURAGE WITH THE CONFIDENCE WHEREWITH I RECKON TO BE BOLD AGAINST
SOME, WHICH RECKON OF US AS IF WE WALKED ACCORDING TO THE FLE...
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I BESEECH
(δεομα). So here, but παρακαλω in verse 2 Corinthians
10:1. Perhaps, "I beg" suits the new turn here.THAT I MAY NOT WHEN
PRESENT SHOW COURAGE
(το μη παρων θαρρησα). Articular infinitive...
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CONTENTS: Vindication of Paul's apostleship, and his appeal to
Corinthians as brethren in Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The servants of Christ should be sensible of their own
inf...
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2 Corinthians 10:1. _Who in presence am base among you, but being
absent am bold towards you._ Paul retorts ironically the unworthy
insinuations of the false teachers, sent out by the sanhedrim of
Jer...
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DO NOT FORCE ME. "If you continue your present actions, I will be
forced to take harsh measures with you when I come in person!" WORLDLY
MOTIVES. This group accused Paul of the things they themselves...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:1 Paul’s Appeal to the
Rebellious Minority in Corinth. In the third major section of his
letter, Paul directly appeals to those who are still rejecting his
gospe...
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CHAPTER 10
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. In this and the two next Chapter s Paul defends his apostleship
against the false apostles, who held him up to contempt as vile and
despicable, and accused him o...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
REMARKABLE CHANGE OF TONE here, and henceforward. So remarkable
that—in last century, for the first time, then in beginning of this,
and again, after a respite, during the last fifty...
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EXPOSITION
With this chapter begins the last great section of the Epistle (verse
1-2 Corinthians 13:10), which contains an impassioned vindication of
the apostle's position as compared with that of hi...
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Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of
Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent [I am]
bold toward you (2 Corinthians 10:1):
This is one of the charges that...
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1 Corinthians 4:19; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Corinthians 12:13; 2
Corinthians 12:20;...
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But I beseech you [δ ε ο μ α ι δ ε]. In ver. 1, parakalw is
used for beseech. It is doubtful whether the two words can be strictly
distinguished as indicating different degrees of feeling. It may be
s...
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Do not constrain me when present to be bold — To exert my
apostolical authority. Who think of us as walking after the flesh —
As acting in a cowardly or crafty manner....