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Verse 2 Corinthians 4:2. _BUT HAVE RENOUNCED_] απειπαμεθα.
We have disclaimed _the hidden things of dishonesty_; τα
κρυπτα της αισχυνης, _the_ _hidden things of shame_;
those things which wicked men...
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BUT HAVE RENOUNCED - (ἀπειπάμεθα apeipametha from
ἀπὸ apo and εἶπον eipon). The word means properly to
speak out or off; to refuse or deny; to interdict or forbid. Here it
means, to renounce, or...
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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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In this paragraph the apostle recurs to the thought of 2 Corinthians
3:12; 2 Corinthians 2:16; 2 Corinthians 1:12; a ministry of such
surpassing splendour demanded in himself and his comrades unflinch...
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Since therefore this part of God's service has been given to us, even
as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have refused
to have anything to do with hidden and shameful methods. We d...
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THE BLINDED EYE (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)...
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RENOUNCED. Greek. _apeipon_. Only here.
THE HIDDEN, &c.. the shameful secret things. This is the Figure of
speech _Antieoereia._ App-6.
DISHONESTY. shame. Greek. _aischune._ Always translated "shame...
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_But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty_ Far from
shrinking from the labour and suffering and opposition entailed by the
preaching of the Gospel, and so inclining to suppress its utterance...
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ΣΥΝΙΣΤΆΝΟΝΤΕΣ (ABP) rather than συνιστάντες
(אCDFG) or συνιστῶντες (D3KL). Comp. 2 Corinthians 6:4.
2. ἈΛΛᾺ�. _But_ (on the contrary) _we have renounced the
hidden things of_ shame, comp. τὰ κρυπτὰ το...
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2 Corinthians 4:1-6. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
As between the first and second Chapter s, the division between the
third and fourth is badly made. Chapter 3 should have continued to 2
Corinthians 4:6...
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_BLINDED TO THE TRUTH 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-4:_ Paul felt that God had
been kind in entrusting him with the work of preaching the gospel. His
concept was that what he was doing was a ministry. The ministr...
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ΆΠΕΙΠΆΜΕΘΑ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΕΪ́ΠΟΝ
(G550) отвергать, отговариваться,
выступать против, отрекаться (RWP; BAGD).
_Aor._ вневременной, но не значит, что
раньше он занимался тем, от чего
теп...
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HAVE RENOUNCED THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DISHONESTY,— All dishonest
artifices of false teachers. It would perhaps be better to translate
the word απειπαμεθα, which we render _renounced,_ by _set at
defianc...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 1
Machination (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)
4 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose
heart. 2We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways; we refu...
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But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by
manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's
conscien...
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6 The covenant of the letter is the law of Moses which was engraven in
stone, to symbolize its unyielding sternness. There is no reference to
the letter of Scripture. It is the law that kills, just as...
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4:2 shame, (g-9) i.e. all that of which one is ashamed and therefore
keeps concealed....
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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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THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DISHONESTY] i.e. the disgraceful methods of
gaining adherents used by the false teachers: see on 2 Corinthians
2:17....
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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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BUT HAVE RENOUNCED THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DISHONESTY. — Better, _the
hidden things of shame._ We fail at first to see the connection of the
self-vindication which follows with what has gone before, and...
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CHAPTER 11
THE GOSPEL DEFINED.
2 Corinthians 4:1 (R.V)
IN these verses Paul resumes for the last time the line of thought on
which he had set out at 2 Corinthians 3:4, and again at 2 Corint
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HE DELIVERS WITH FRANKNESS HIS MESSAGE OF CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT....
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ἀλλʼ ἀπειπάμεθα τὰ κρυπτὰ κ. τ. λ.: _but
we have renounced_ (the “ingressive aorist”; _cf._
ἐσίγησεν, Acts 15:12) _the hidden things of shame; cf._
Romans 13:12; Ephesians 4:22. The stress is on τὰ κρ...
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GOD'S GLORY REFLECTED IN CHRIST
2 Corinthians 4:1
The servant of Christ must never forget that he once needed and
obtained mercy. This will sustain him in many an hour when heart and
flesh fail. His...
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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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PAUL AND THE FALSE TEACHERS
In 2 Corinthians 3:6, Paul had said he was a minister of the new
covenant. Knowing that he had tried to destroy Christianity, Paul was
ever thankful for God's mercy which a...
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But have renounced the (b) hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God (c) deceitfully; but by
manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's
c...
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(1) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy,
we faint not; (2) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty,
not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God dec...
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2._But renounce the hidden things. _While he commends his own
sincerity, (425) he, on the other hand, indirectly reproves the false
Apostles, who, while they corrupted by their ambition the genuine
ex...
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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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BUT HAVE RENOUNCED THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DISHONESTY,.... Or "shame";
this is a further account of the conduct of the first ministers of the
Gospel, and very worthy of our imitation, and in which the ap...
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But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by
manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's
conscienc...
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_Therefore, seeing we have this ministry_ Spoken of from 2Co 4:6-11 of
the preceding chapter, with which this is closely connected; a
ministry so superior to that wherewith Moses was intrusted; _as we...
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BUT HAVE RENOUNCED THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DISHONESTY, NOT WALKING IN
CRAFTINESS, NOR HANDLING THE WORD OF GOD DECEITFULLY, BUT BY
MANIFESTATION OF THE TRUTH COMMENDING OURSELVES TO EVERY MAN'S
CONSCIENC...
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THE GOSPEL-MESSAGE OF LIGHT AND LIFE.
Paul uses frankness in delivering his message:...
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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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DISHONESTY:
_ Gr._ shame...
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1-7 The best of men would faint, if they did not receive mercy from
God. And that mercy which has helped us out, and helped us on,
hitherto, we may rely upon to help us even to the end. The apostles...
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BUT HAVE RENOUNCED THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DISHONESTY; though we be
exposed to many sorrows and sufferings, it is not for any dishonest or
unwarrantable behaviour amongst men; nay, we have not only decli...
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but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the
manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's
conscie...
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2 Corinthians 4:2 But G235 renounced G550 (G5639) things G2927 shame
G152 not G3361 walking G4043 (G5723) in...
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‘But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the
manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's
consci...
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SUCH A MINISTRY AS HAS BEEN DEPICTED MAKES CLEAR THAT ITS MINISTERS
ARE NOT CORRUPT BECAUSE IT IS CONDUCTED IN GOD'S GLORIOUS LIGHT AND
REVEALS THE UNMATCHABLE GLORY OF GOD IN JESUS CHRIST EVEN THOUGH...
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2 Corinthians 4:2. BUT WE HAVE RENOUNCED THE HIDDEN THINGS OF SHAME
those arts for gaining converts (referred to in chap. 2 Corinthians
2:17) which those who practise them are fain to “hide,” from the...
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BUT WE HAVE RENOUNCED
(αλλα απειπαμεθα). Indirect middle second aorist
(timeless aorist) indicative of απειπον (defective verb) with
α of first aorist ending, to speak forth, to speak off or away f...
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2 Corinthians 4:2
The Self-Evidencing Nature of Divine Truth.
I. (1) By the statement that the truths of revelation commend
themselves to the conscience or consciousness of man, it is not
implied tha...
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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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WE PUT ASIDE. The false teachers used secret and shameful deeds,
deceit, and falsified the word of God. Paul never used such methods,
even when he was trying to destroy the church. IN THE FULL LIGHT O...
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_But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty._
THE TRUE MINISTER
Paul here introduces himself as a true minister appointed by God. He
is led to this assertion by the insinuations of false tea...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:2 Paul is not motivated by
money (2 Corinthians 2:17). He does not crave human approval ...
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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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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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_But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty_. All hidden and
disgraceful wickedness. What is vile loves darkness, and those who
seek for what is impure have ever in their mouth, "If not chaste...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 4:1. THIS MINISTRY.—Viz. that in 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2
Corinthians 3:6; and more definitely expounded at the end of this long
section, in...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
N.B. A _continuous outpour_ of argument and appeal, all “alive,”
and quivering, thrilling, with quick emotion, _from_ 2 Corinthians
2:17 _to_ 2 Corinthians 6:10.
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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 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2
Corinthians 11:13;...
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Dishonesty [τ η ς α ι σ χ υ ν η ς]. Rev., more correctly,
shame. Compare Ephesians 5:12.
Craftiness [π α ν ο υ ρ γ ι α]. See on Luke 20:23.
Handling deceitfully [δ ο λ ο υ ν τ ε ς]. Only here in the...
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But have renounced — Set at open defiance. The hidden things of
shame — All things which men need to hide, or to be ashamed of. Not
walking in craftiness — Using no disguise, subtlety, guile. Nor
priv...