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Verse 2 Corinthians 4:11. _FOR WE WHICH LIVE_] And yet, although we
are preserved alive, we are in such continual dangers that we carry
our life in our hands, and are constantly in the spirit of sacri...
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FOR WE WHICH LIVE - Those of us, the apostles and ministers of the
Redeemer who still survive. James the brother of John had been put to
death Acts 12:2; and it is probable also that some other of the...
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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...
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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...
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THE BLINDED EYE (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)...
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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...
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WHICH LIVE, Literally the living. Greek. _zao._ Compare App-170.
ALWAY. App-151.
DELIVERED. Greek. _paredidomi._ See John 19:30.
UNTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104.
MORTAL. Gr _. thnetos._ See Romans 6:1...
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_For we which live_ We, the possessors of the Divine life in Christ,
the spiritual life which takes the place of the natural. Cf. ch. 2
Corinthians 3:3; 2Co 3:6; 2 Corinthians 3:17, and 1 Corinthians...
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8–11. Five illustrations of the contrast between the treasure and
the earthen vessel....
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ἈΕῚ ΓᾺΡ ἩΜΕΙ͂Σ ΟἹ ΖΩ͂ΝΤΕΣ ΕἸΣ
ΘΆΝΑΤΟΝ ΠΑΡΑΔΙΔΌΜΕΘΑ. _For_ ALWAY WE THE LIVING ARE
BEING _delivered unto death_. No sooner is one rescue effected than
the Apostle is handed over to death once more. He...
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_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...
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DISCOURSE: 2015
THE TRIALS OF CHRISTIANS THE MEANS OF MAGNIFYING THEIR LORD
2 Corinthians 4:11. _We which live are alway delivered unto death for
Jesus sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made...
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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...
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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...
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For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake,
that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal
flesh.
WE WHICH LIVE - in the power of Christ's "life" in us, in o...
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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...
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Explaining and emphasising 2 Corinthians 4:10....
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PARAPHRASE. 'In suffering for Christ's sake we are drawn into close
communion with Him who suffered and died on our behalf; and thus
sharing His experience and “having this mind in us which was also i...
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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...
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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...
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WE WHICH LIVE ARE ALWAY DELIVERED UNTO DEATH. — Better, _are always
being delivered._ The opening clause emphasises the paradox of the
statement: “We live, and yet our life is a series of continual
de...
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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...
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HIS BODILY WEAKNESS DOES NOT ANNUL THE EFFECTS OF HIS MINISTRY....
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The climax of the preceding antithesis is now reached: “Dying, yet
living” (_cf._ 2 Corinthians 6:9). πάντοτε τὴν
νέκρωσιν κ. τ. λ.: _always bearing about in the body the
dying of Jesus, that the Life...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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For we which (k) live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake,
that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our (l) mortal
flesh.
(k) Who live that life, that is, by the Spirit of Chr...
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(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...
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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...
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2 Corinthians 4:10....
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_ 11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake,
that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal
flesh._ __
Ver. 11. _ For we which live, &c._ _] Good men only...
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_We are troubled_ The four articles in this verse respect inward, the
four in the next outward afflictions. In each clause the former part
shows the earthen vessels; the latter, the excellence of the...
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FOR WE WHICH LIVE; who yet live in mortal bodies.
IN OUR MORTAL FLESH, not merely in our spirits, but in our frail dying
bodies also; for these are Christ's, will be preserved by Christ till
our eart...
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Paul's bodily weakness:...
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FOR WE WHICH LIVE ARE ALWAY DELIVERED UNTO DEATH FOR JESUS' SAKE, THAT
THE LIFE ALSO OF JESUS MIGHT BE MADE MANIFEST IN OUR MORTAL FLESH....
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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...
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8-12 The apostles were great sufferers, yet they met with wonderful
support. Believers may be forsaken of their friends, as well as
persecuted by enemies; but their God will never leave them nor fors...
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We who are yet alive, as having breath still in our bodies; in another
sense we do not live, viz. as life signifies prosperity and happiness;
for we ARE ALWAYS DELIVERED UNTO DEATH, that is, under con...
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For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that
the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh....
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V
and, "That the life of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh;
"[114]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
-in other words, not to the present, but to the futu...
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2 Corinthians 4:11 we G2249 who G3588 live G2198 (G5723) are G3860
always G104 G1063 delivered G3860 ...
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‘For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake,
that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.'
There is now a swift movement from ‘dying' to spiritual ‘dying'
(c...
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2 Corinthians 4:11. FOR WE WHICH LIVE ARE ALWAY DELIVERED UNTO DEATH
FOR JESUS SAKE, THAT THE LIFE ALSO OF JESUS MAY BE MANIFESTED IN OUR
MORTAL FLESH so as to “reckon” and feel ourselves to be with H...
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ARE ALWAY DELIVERED UNTO DEATH
(εις θανατον παραδιδομεθα). This explains verse
2 Corinthians 4:10....
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(1 Corinthians 15:31)....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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ALWAYS IN DANGER. The servants of the Good News were always in danger
from the enemies of Christ! At great risk they transmitted the _life
of Christ_ to mankind! Compare 1 Corinthians 4:9-13. No one c...
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_We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed._
TRIALS IN THE CAUSE OF CHRIST
I. The trials encountered in the cause of Christ are sometimes very
great. “We are troubled on every side.” The man...
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_Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus._
BEARING ABOUT THE DYING OF CHRIST
The first and literal meaning of these words is that Paul and his
friends were in daily peril of such...
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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,...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:11 Paul’s suffering and
endurance are intended to bring about resurrection LIFE among the
Corinthians as they learn to trust God during difficulty (see...
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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...
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_For we which live are alway delivered unto death._ In the midst of a
life such as ours, we are exposed to constant danger of death and to
every kind of trouble.
The thought, then, that in all our tri...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 15:31; 1 Corinthians 15:49; 1 Corinthians 15:53; 1
Corinthians 15:54;...
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For we who yet live — Who are not yet killed for the testimony of
Jesus. Are always delivered unto death — Are perpetually in the very
jaws of destruction; which we willingly submit to, that we may "o...