_As touching the ministering to the saints_ Contributing to their relief, see on Romans 15:26; _it is superfluous for me to write_ More largely and particularly. _For I know_ Rather, _have known_, in former instances, and have now again learned from Titus; _the forwardness of your mind_ Your readine... [ Continue Reading ]
_Yet have I sent the brethren_ Above mentioned before me; _lest our boasting of you should be in vain_ Lest you should be found unprepared. To _make up beforehand_ To complete before my arrival; _your bounty_ Or gift; _whereof ye had notice before_ Greek, την προκατηγγελμενην, _spoken of before_, na... [ Continue Reading ]
_And God is able_, &c. The contents of this verse are very remarkable; each expression is loaded with matter, which increases as the sentence proceeds; _God is able to make_ And will make, see on Romans 4:21; _all grace_ Every kind of blessing, as the word here appears to signify; to _abound toward... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now he that ministereth seed to the sower_ By making the earth fruitful; _and bread for your food_ (So Bengelius reads,) namely, all things needful for your souls and bodies. _May he supply and multiply_ (χορηγησαι και πληθυναι) _your seed sown_ Your ability to help others; and _increase the fruits... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift_ By this gift, for which the apostle so fervently thanks God, Dr. Whitby understands the charitable disposition that was in the Corinthians, Macedonians, and other sincere Christians, “by which God was glorified, the gospel adorned, the poor saints refreshe... [ Continue Reading ]