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Verse 15. _FOR ALL THINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAKES_] We proclaim all these
truths and bear all these sufferings for your sakes, thinking all our
sufferings nothing if we can gain converts to Christ, and bui...
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FOR ALL THINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAKES - All these things; these glorious
hopes, and truths, and prospects; these self-denials of the apostles,
and these provisions of the plan of mercy.
FOR YOUR SAKES - O...
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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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FOR YOUR SAKES. on account of (Greek. _dia._ App-104. 2 Corinthians
4:2) you.
ABUNDANT. abounding. Greek. _pleonazo_. See Romans 5:20
GRACE. Greek _charis._ App-184.
THROUGH. Greek. _eis._ App-104,...
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_For all things are for your sakes_ Cf. 1 Corinthians 3:22, as well as
the numerous passages in that Epistle where the well-being of mankind
is represented as St Paul's (and indeed God's) only object,...
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ΤᾺ ΓᾺΡ ΠΆΝΤΑ ΔΙʼ ὙΜΑ͂Σ. Once more (see on 2
Corinthians 3:2) we see the Apostle’s affection for his converts
forcing its way to the front. The γάρ refers specially to σὺν
ὑμῖν, but may cover the whole...
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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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ΠΛΕΟΝΆΣΑΣΑ _aor. act. part. пот. fem. sing. от_
ΠΛΕΟΝΆΖΩ (G4121) делать все больше,
расширяться, увеличиваться. Возможно,
имеется в виду количественное
увеличение (IBG, 108).
ΠΛΕΙΌΝΩΝ _сотр. от_ ΠΌΛΥ...
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FOR ALL THINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAKES,— "For I do and suffer all things
for your sakes, that the exuberant favour of God may abound by the
thanksgiving of a greater number to the glory of God." That is, ...
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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 all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might
through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
FOR - confirming the "with you" (2 Corinthians 4:14), and "life ...
w...
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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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4:15 many (b-14) 'Grace abounding through the many.' The grace of God,
perfect in itself, multiplies itself in its objects, so that
thanksgiving abounds. Paul was delivered, but everything was for the...
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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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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...
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The AV is here inaccurate. RV 'For all things are for your sakes, that
the grace being multiplied through the many, may cause the
thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of God.'
16-18. St. Paul goes o...
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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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FOR ALL THINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAKES. — We can scarcely doubt that he
thinks in his own mind, and intends to remind them, of the glorious
words of 1 Corinthians 3:22.
THAT THE ABUNDANT GRACE MIGHT THROUG...
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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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τὰ γὰρ πάντα διʼ ὑμᾶς κ. τ. λ.: (With you, I
say) _for all things_ (_cf._ 1 Corinthians 3:22) _are for your sakes_
(_cf._ 2 Corinthians 1:6), _that the grace, being multiplied, sc._, to
me, _through t...
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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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(9) For all things [are] for your sakes, (n) that the abundant grace
might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
(9) He shows how this constancy is preserved in them, that is,...
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_For all things, that we suffer, are for your sakes, that many may be
brought to give thanks, and to praise God for eternity. This
encourages us not to fail, nor faint in the cause of God, under these...
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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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15._For all things are for your sakes _He now associates himself with
the Corinthians, not merely in the hope of future blessedness, but
also in these very afflictions, in which they might seem to dif...
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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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FOR ALL THINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAKES;.... This is a very large and
comprehensive expression, and reaches to all the things of Christ, as
well as of his ministers. The incarnation, obedience, death, and
r...
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For all things _are_ for your sakes, that the abundant grace might
through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
Ver. 15. _That the abundant grace_] This is one end wherefore God
suff...
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_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...
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ALL THINGS; the whole of God's dealings with you. This he says with
especial reference to the sufferings and triumphs of God's ministers,
all of whom, not certain favorite leaders, are for their sakes...
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FOR ALL THINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAKES, THAT THE ABUNDANT GRACE MIGHT
THROUGH THE THANKSGIVING OF MANY REDOUND TO THE GLORY OF GOD....
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How the apostle rose above every handicap:...
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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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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...
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ALL THINGS that Christ hath done and suffered, his death, and his
resurrection from the dead, and all things that I have done or
suffered, all ARE FOR YOUR SAKES; that the greater benefit it be which...
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For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied
through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory
of God. [The whole gospel ministry is for the sake of the beli...
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2 Corinthians 4:15 For G1063 things G3956 for G1223 your G5209 sakes
G1223 that G2443 grace G5485 spread G41
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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...
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‘For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied
through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of
God.'
For, he points out, all that he has described as being...
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BEING MULTIPLIED THROUGH THE MANY
(πλεονασασα δια των πλειονων). Late word
πλεοναζω from πλεον, more, "making more through the
more," with play on πλεον. One can think of Bunyan's _Grace
Abounding_...
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ABUNDANT GRACE
Grace (imparted). (2 Corinthians 6:1); (Romans 6:1); (2 Peter 3:18)....
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2 Corinthians 4:15
I. The text teaches this glorious fact, that "all things are yours" or
"for your sakes." Every process of godly advancement is all to our
advantage. Christ is heir of all things. Th...
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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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ALL THIS. The suffering and work of the Christian servants. When
suffering and work points to a definite goal and purpose, man's
ability to endure is almost limitless!!! PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING. Paul...
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_Knowing that He which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise us up
also._
SOUL-INSPIRING FACTS
I. That Christ was raised from the dead. “Knowing,” etc. No fact
in history is more firmly established....
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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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_That the abundant grace might redound to the glory of God. I.e._,
through many giving thanks. The Syriac renders it, "that since grace
abounds through many, thanksgiving may be proportionately multip...
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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 3:21; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Peter 4:11; 2 Corinthians 1:11;...
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The abundant grace [η χ α ρ ι ς π λ ε ο ν α σ α σ α].
Lit., the grace having abounded. Rev., the grace being multiplied.
Grace is the divine gift of spiritual energy which is shown in the
labor, suffe...
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For all things — Whether adverse or prosperous. Are for your sakes
— For the profit of all that believe, as well as all that preach.
That the overflowing grace — Which continues you alive both in soul...