2 Corinthians 6:4

Approving ourselves] RV 'commending ourselves,' i.e. by our conduct in the various circumstances detailed.

In much patience, etc.] The Apostle's desire to commend himself is shown (a) in endurance of hardship and trouble (2 Corinthians 6:4); (b) in the persecutions and dangers incidental to a missionary life (2 Corinthians 6:5); (c) in the purity and sincerity of his Christian life (2 Corinthians 6:6); (d) by his conduct in presence of friends and enemies (2 Corinthians 6:8); (e) by the manner in which he met the ordinary experiences of his life (2 Corinthians 6:9).