Verse 2 Corinthians 10:3. Though we walk in the flesh] That is: Although I am in the common condition of human nature, and must live as a human being, yet I do not war after the flesh-I do not act the coward or the poltroon, as they insinuate. I have a good cause, a good captain, strength at will, and courage at hand. I neither fear them nor their master.
FOR THOUGH WE WALK IN THE FLESH - Though we are mortal like other people; though we dwell like them in mortal bodies, and necessarily must devote some care to our temporal needs; and though, being in...
III. THE APOSTLE'S SELF-DEFENSE AND VINDICATION. CHAPTER S 10-13 1. The Vindication of His Authority CHAPTER 10 The apostle now turns to vindicate the authority, which he had received from the Lord....
A WARNING TO THOSE WHO MISUNDERSTAND AND MISREPRESENT PAUL. The abruptness and emphasis of the opening words, as well as their want of connexion with what precedes, are best explained on the hypothesi...
It is I Paul who call upon you--and I am doing it in the gentleness and the sweet reasonableness of Christ--I, who, as you say, am a poor creature when I am with you, but a man of courage when I am ab...
PAUL BEGINS TO ANSWER HIS CRITICS (2 Corinthians 10:1-6)...
IN. Greek. _en._ App-104. NOT. Greek. _ou_. App-105. WAR. Greek. _strateuomai_ Seo 1 Corinthians 9:7. AFTER. according to, as above....
_in the flesh_ To walk _in_the flesh is to possess the fleshly nature with its many infirmities (see Romans 7). To walk _after_the flesh is to neglect the dictates of the higher spiritual nature, and...
ἘΝ ΣΑΡΚΊ. Emphatic by position. Everyone who has a body must ‘walk _in_ the flesh’ and be liable to its weaknesses, such as the fear of men, the love of popularity, the liability to irritation, &c. Bu...
_PAUL STATED HIS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY 2 CORINTHIANS 10:1-6:_ False teachers at Corinth accused Paul of being a coward when he was with them and brave when he was far away from them. Paul wanted it unde...
ΈΝ ΣΑΡΚΊ (G1722; G4561) во плоти. Любой человек, живущий во плоти, подчиняется законам и ограничениям человеческой плоти (Hughes; DPL, 304-6). О стиле Павла, который повторяет одно и то же слово или и...
DISCOURSE: 2037 EFFICACY OF THE GOSPEL 2 Corinthians 10:3. Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pul...
FOR THOUGH WE WALK, &C.— "For though we inhabit mortal bodies, and are obliged, in some respects, to stoop to the care of them; yet we do not manage that important war in which we are engaged _accordi...
BUTLER'S COMMENTARY SECTION 1 Spiritual (2 Corinthians 10:1-6) 10 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of ChristI who am humble when face to face with you, but bold to you whe...
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: FOR. Reason why they should regard him 'beseeching' them () not to oblige him to have recourse to "bold" exercise of authority. "We w...
5 God has no need. Gifts acceptable to Him must spring from a pure motive is better not to give at all than to give with a heavy heart or from an unworthy motive. Extortion, whether by appeals to prid...
PARAPHRASE. 'We live in the flesh, and are subject to its weaknesses and temptations, like others; but we are not prompted by fleshly motives, such as dread of giving offence, or desire of popularity....
(_B_) CHAPTER S 10-13. ST. PAUL'S DEFENCE OF HIS MINISTRY As explained in the Introduction, this section is regarded as part of the intermediate letter, referred to in 2 Corinthians 2:3 and 2 Corinthi...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 10 V1 I, Paul make an appeal to you by the *gentleness and kindness of Christ. When I am with you, you suppose me to be w...
FOR THOUGH WE WALK IN THE FLESH. — The phrase is generally used by St. Paul for the simple fact of bodily existence, with all its incidental infirmities and trials, but, commonly, without implying sin...
CHAPTER 22 WAR. 2 Corinthians 10:1 (R.V) THE last four Chapter s of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians stand as manifestly apart as the two about the collection. A great deal too much has been ma...
HE BEGS THEM NOT TO FORCE HIM TO EXERT HIS AUTHORITY WITH SEVERITY WHEN HE COMES. He first expresses the hope that their conduct will be such as to admit of his being “meek and gentle” when he arrives...
ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ κ. τ. λ.: _for though we walk in the flesh, sc._, as all men must do (see reff.), _we do not war, i.e._, carry on our campaign against evil and the enemies of God, _according to the flesh...
MIGHTY WITH SPIRITUAL WEAPONS 2 Corinthians 10:1 Paul here makes his defense. Some who resisted his authority spoke disparagingly of his weak body and uneloquent speech. Why should they yield so abso...
Here begins the third division of the epistle, in which the writer vindicates his authority. Here he seems to have more especially in mind the minority who have been opposed to him. While walking in t...
VERSE 3 He admitted that he was a man, but denied using human tactics (slander to destroy enemies; adjusting speech to please others) to satisfy personal desires....
(2) For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (2) Secondly, he witnesses that although he is similar to other men, yet he comes furnished with that strength which no defence of...
Who in presence indeed am lowly. [1] Literally, humble, (see Luke i. ver. 48.) that is, of a mean aspect, as to exterior appearances, and my speech contemptible, without the ornaments of human eloquen...
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: The Scriptures of God do not unfrequently make use of similitudes, to represent divine things by. And among the many, the figure of a Wa...
2 Corinthians 1:1-24. It is impossible to read the two epistles to the Corinthians with the smallest care without perceiving the strong contrast between the wounded tone of the first epistle (the hear...
3._For though we walk in the flesh. Walking in the flesh _means here — _living it the world; _or, as he expresses it elsewhere, being at home in the body. (2 Corinthians 5:6.) For he was shut up in t...
The apostle returns to the subject which pre-occupied him his connections with the Corinthians, and the truth of his apostleship, which was questioned by those who seduced them, throwing contempt on h...
FOR THOUGH WE WALK IN THE FLESH,.... The apostle removes the calumny of walking after the flesh, by owning that they were in the flesh, in the body, in a state of imperfection, attended with many weak...
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: Ver. 3. _We do not war, &c._] The ministry is a kind of militia, 1 Timothy 1:18. Christ rideth on ministers, as his white horses, conqu...
_Now_, &c. Hitherto St. Paul's discourse, in this epistle, was chiefly directed to those at Corinth who acknowledged his apostleship, and who had obeyed his orders, signified to them in his former let...
IN THE FLESH; in the body, and subject to human frailty. NOT WAR AFTER THE FLESH; are not governed by worldly or selfish considerations....
FOR THOUGH WE WALK IN THE FLESH, WE DO NOT WAR AFTER THE FLESH,...
PAUL'S APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY. Paul does not care to use his authority with severity:...
Though his First Epistle had had good effect upon "the many" at Corinth, yet Paul finds it necessary, as led of the Spirit of God, to earnestly press the serious matter of God's establishing him as an...
1-6 While others thought meanly, and spake scornfully of the apostle, he had low thoughts, and spake humbly of himself. We should be aware of our own infirmities, and think humbly of ourselves, even...
There is a great difference between walking in the flesh, and warring after the flesh. The best of men in this life walk in the flesh, as their souls are not in a state of separation from, but union w...
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh...
Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus They are in the flesh, but they do not live after the flesh.[21] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II And again he says, "Though in the flesh, we do not war after...
2 Corinthians 10:3 For G1063 walk G4043 (G5723) in G1722 flesh G4561 do G4754 not G3756 war G4754 ...
‘For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds, casting down imag...
2 Corinthians 10:3-4 . FOR THOUGH WE WALK IN THE FLESH, WE DO NOT WAR ACCORDING TO THE FLESH (FOR THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT OF THE FLESH, BUT MIGHTY BEFORE GOD (in God's estimation) TO THE CA...
IN THE FLESH (εν σαρκ). But that is a very different thing from walking κατα σαρκα according to the standards of the flesh as his enemies charged. It is easy enough to make insinuations.WE WAR (στ...
CONTENTS: Vindication of Paul's apostleship, and his appeal to Corinthians as brethren in Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The servants of Christ should be sensible of their own inf...
2 Corinthians 10:1. _Who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold towards you._ Paul retorts ironically the unworthy insinuations of the false teachers, sent out by the sanhedrim of Jer...
IT IS TRUE. "While it is true that we live in the world, it is not at all true that we fight against idolaters and unbelievers from worldly motives!" Compare John 17:15 and note....
_For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh _ THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE GOOD AND THE BAD What is conceded by the apostle in the text as to the general state of the servants of...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:1 Paul’s Appeal to the Rebellious Minority in Corinth. In the third major section of his letter, Paul directly appeals to those who are still rejecting his gospe...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:3 THE WEAPONS OF Paul’s WARFARE ARE NOT physical but spiritual, such as prayer, the Word of God, faith, and the power of the Holy Spirit. By the Spirit Paul tear...
CHAPTER 10 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. In this and the two next Chapter s Paul defends his apostleship against the false apostles, who held him up to contempt as vile and despicable, and accused him o...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ REMARKABLE CHANGE OF TONE here, and henceforward. So remarkable that—in last century, for the first time, then in beginning of this, and again, after a respite, during the last fifty...
EXPOSITION With this chapter begins the last great section of the Epistle (verse 1-2 Corinthians 13:10), which contains an impassioned vindication of the apostle's position as compared with that of hi...
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent [I am] bold toward you (2 Corinthians 10:1): This is one of the charges that...
1 Peter 4:1; 1 Peter 4:2; 1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Corinthians 10:4; 2 T
In the flesh. Being human, and subject to human conditions. War [σ τ ρ α τ ε υ ο μ ε θ α]. Serve as soldiers : carry on our campaign. See on Luke 3:14; James 4:1. After the flesh. Or according to (R...
Though we walk in the flesh — In mortal bodies, and, consequently, are not free from human weakness. Yet we do not war — Against the world and the devil. After the flesh — By any carnal or worldly met...
That is, "Although. yet dwell in the body, and consequently am not free from human infirmities and weaknesses; yet neither my ministry nor my life are from fleshly principles, by fleshly means, or fle...