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Verse 2 Corinthians 1:8. _OUR TROUBLE WHICH CAME TO US IN ASIA_] To
what part of his history the apostle refers we know not: some think it
is to the _Jews lying in wait to kill him_, Acts 20:3; others...
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FOR WE WOULD NOT HAVE YOU IGNORANT - We wish you to be fully informed;
see the notes, 1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1. The object of
Paul here is, to give a full explanation of the nature of hi...
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2. PAUL'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPLANATIONS.
CHAPTER 1:8-24
_ 1. His Experience. (2 Corinthians 1:8)_
2. His Explanations. (2 Corinthians 1:15)
The Apostle speaks, first of all, of the trouble he had whe...
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SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION.
2 Corinthians 1:1 f. Timothy, whose approaching visit to Corinth had
been announced in 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 16:11, is now
again in Paul's company, and joins...
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COMFORTED TO COMFORT (2 Corinthians 1:1-7)...
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WOULD NOT. do not wish (Greek. _thelo._ App-102.) you to be.
NOT. Greek _ou._ App-105.
IGNORANT. Greek _agnoeo._ See Romans 1:13. The sixth occurance of this
expression.
OF. The texts read "concern...
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The mutual interdependence of St Paul and the Corinthian Church
3. _Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ_ Two
feelings rise at once in the Apostle's mind. The first is an
overwhel...
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ΟΥ̓ ΓᾺΡ ΘἘΛΟΜΕΝ ὙΜΑ͂Σ�. A frequent expression
with S. Paul; 1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1; Romans 1:13; 1
Thessalonians 4:13. Comp. γνωρίζομεν ὑμῖν (2
Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 C...
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_GOD WILL DELIVER US 2 CORINTHIANS 1:7-11:_ Paul was not disappointed
in the spiritual strength of the Corinthian brethren. They had
remained steadfast in much suffering and he wanted them to have the...
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ΘΈΛΟΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) желать,
ΆΓΝΟΕΪΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΆΓΝΟΈΩ (G50) не
знать, быть в неведении. Павел
использует устойчивое выражение,
чтобы привлечь внимание ко второй
прич...
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OUR TROUBLE—IN ASIA.— Some have thought that this may refer to the
persecution at Lystra, where St. Paul's danger had been extreme, and
he had been recovered by miracle, Acts 14:19. But as that happen...
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Butler's Comments
SECTION 1
Affliction (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our
brother.
To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the s...
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For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which
came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Referring to the...
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1 Timothy is associated with Paul in this introduction, as Sosthenes
is in the former epistle, yet it is evident that Paul himself wrote
both epistles, for he continually refers to himself in them, an...
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INTRODUCTORY SECTION
2 Corinthians 1:1. Salutation and Thanksgiving
After the usual epistolary introduction, St. Paul makes pointed
reference to a severe trouble he has lately endured, and gives tha...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
ABOUT 2 CORINTHIANS
AUTHOR
Paul wrote the letter called 2 Corinthians. See 2 Corinthians 1:1 and
2 Corinthians 10:1. The letter...
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WE WOULD NOT, BRETHREN, HAVE YOU IGNORANT. — From the generalised
language of the previous verses he passes to something more specific.
The phrase by which he calls attention to the importance of what...
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CHAPTER 2
FAITH BORN OF DESPAIR.
2 Corinthians 1:8 (R.V)
PAUL seems to have felt that the thanksgiving with which he opens this
letter to the Corinthians was so peculiar as to require explanation....
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HIS RECENT PERIL. 2 Corinthians 1:8. οὐ γὰρ θέλομεν κ.
τ. λ.: _for we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about_ (for
ὑπέρ with gen. in this sense, _cf._ chap. 2Co 8:23, 2 Corinthians
12:8; 2 Thess...
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SHARING COMFORT IN AFFLICTION
2 Corinthians 1:1
This was a circular letter, including in its scope all the scattered
communities in the district. _Grace_ was the usual salutation of the
West, _Peace...
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The second letter to the Corinthians was evidently the outcome of the
first. The apostle opened with the usual introduction, laying emphasis
on his apostleship by the will of God, coupled with the sal...
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GOD DELIVERED PAUL
During Paul's trip to Ephesus, trouble arose between Paul and the
devoted followers of Diana, who were led by Demetrius (Acts 19:23-41;
Acts 20:1). There is no doubt he saw great op...
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(5) For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which
came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, insomuch that we (e) despaired even of life:
(5) He wit...
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_That we were weary even of life. [2] The Greek seems to imply the
condition of one, who knows not what way to turn himself, seeing no
prospect to avoid the dangers. (Witham) --- The sufferings which...
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(8) For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which
came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: (9) But we had...
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8._For I would not have you ignorant _He makes mention of the
greatness and difficulty of his conflicts, that the glory of victory
may thereby the more abundantly appear. Since the time of his sending...
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The apostle writes the second Epistle to the Corinthians under the
influence of the consolations of Christ consolations experienced when
the troubles which came upon him in Asia were at their height;...
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FOR WE WOULD NOT, BRETHREN, HAVE YOU IGNORANT OF OUR TROUBLE,.... The
apostle was very desirous that the Corinthians might be thoroughly
acquainted with the trouble that had lately befallen them; part...
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For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which
came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Ver. 8. _For we wo...
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_For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant_ As if he had said, We
speak thus concerning the sufferings wherewith God is pleased to
exercise his people, because we have lately experienced them in a...
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PRESSED OUT OF MEASURE; exceedingly distressed....
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FOR WE WOULD NOT, BRETHREN, HAVE YOU IGNORANT OF OUR TROUBLE WHICH
CAME TO US IN ASIA, THAT WE WERE PRESSED OUT OF MEASURE, ABOVE
STRENGTH, IN SO MUCH THAT WE DESPAIRED EVEN OF LIFE;...
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It is again with apostolic authority that Paul writes, the will of
God, a predominant matter in the epistle. While Paul uses his
authority in lowliness, yet he must assert God's authority in writing....
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1-11 We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. The Lord is
able to give peace to the troubled conscience, and to calm...
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We are at a great loss to determine what these troubles were in Asia,
of which the apostle doth here speak. We read of several troubles Paul
met with in Asia: it was there he was in danger through the...
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For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our
affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down
exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of
life:...
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Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
: "For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which
came to us in Asia, that we were pressed above measure, above
strength, insomuch that...
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2 Corinthians 1:8 For G1063 not G3756 want G2309 (G5719) you G5209
ignorant G50 (G5721) brethren G80 of G5228 our G2257 trouble G2347
which G3588 came G1096 (G5637) us G2254 in G1722 Asia G773 that G3...
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GOD BOTH AFFLICTS AND COMFORTS ALL WHO ARE HIS FOR THEIR SALVATION (2
CORINTHIANS 1:3).
The verses that follow lay the foundation of what he will say
throughout the letter. At first sight they might...
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2 Corinthians 1:8. FOR I WOULD NOT HAVE YOU IGNORANT CONCERNING OUR
TROUBLE WHICH BEFELL _US _ IN ASIA. Proconsular Asia is meant the
western part of Asia Minor, embracing Mysia, etc. The reference he...
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CONCERNING OUR AFFLICTION
(υπερ της θλιψεως ημων). Manuscripts read also
περ for in the _Koine_ υπερ (over) often has the idea of περ
(around). Paul has laid down his philosophy of afflictions and...
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2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
God,_
Paul is very careful to remind the Corinthians of that fact, since
some of them had gone the length of denying his apostleshi...
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CONTENTS: Paul's interest in the Corinthian Christians and his
encouragement to them in Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Silvanus.
CONCLUSION: Man's extremity is God's op...
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2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul and Timothy our brother._ It was proper that
Timothy should be named, he having been specially sent to Corinth.
_With all the saints which are in Achaia;_ in which peninsula t...
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OF THE TROUBLE. This is something that had happened recently.
_MacKnight_ says it would not have been the riot in Acts 19:30, but
another time when he faced horrible death, mentioned in 1 Corinthians...
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_And whether we be afflicted … or whether we be comforted, it is for
your consolation and salvation._
PERSONAL SUFFERINGS
I. Are often experienced in the rest of enterprises (2 Corinthians
11:23; 2...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Paul’s Defense of His
Ministry as an Apostle. Paul’s ministry reflects the work of the
Holy Spirit.
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SECOND EPISTLE TO THE
CORINTHIANS
CHAPTER 1
CONTENTS
He consoles the Corinthians, whom in the First Epistle he had sharply
rebuked, and absolves the excommunicated fornicator, who was now
penitent....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 1:8.—No certainty as to the “_affliction_”
referred to, whether some outward persecution at Ephesus (query at
Ephesus at all?) known to his readers (query that of Romans...
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EXPOSITION
Address and greeting (2 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:2).
Thanksgiving for the comfort sent to him by God, wherein, as in his
affliction which rendered it necessary, they sympathetically...
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Tonight let's turn to 2 Corinthians, chapter 1.
The church of Corinth had been a divided church. There was a lot of
carnality, a lot of problems in their doctrines that prompted Paul's
first epistle,...
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1 Corinthians 15:32; 1 Corinthians 16:9; 1 Corinthians 4:8; 1 Samuel
20:3; 1 Samuel 27:1; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 19:23...
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We would not have you ignorant. See on Romans 1:13.
Came to us in Asia. Rev., better, befell. The nature of the trouble is
uncertain. The following words seem to indicate inward distress rather
than...
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We would not have you ignorant, brethren, of the trouble which befell
us in Asia — Probably the same which is described in Acts 19:1. The
Corinthians knew before that he had been in trouble: he now de...
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Observe here, 1. That it is of no small benefit and advantage, but of
excellent use to us, to know what are the troubles and afflictions
which do befall the servants of God for righteousness' sake: WE...