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Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

2 Corinthians 13:6

ἐλπίζω δὲ ὅτι γνώσεσθε. But I hope that ye will come to know that we are not reprobate. ‘I trust that your testing of yourselves will show you what we are’; si estis in fide, ex vobis nos cognoscite (Primasius). Or the meaning may be, ‘I expect (2 Corinthians 8:5) that ye will find out that Christ is in us with power to punish’: ἀπειληπτικῶς τοῦτο τέθεικεν, ὡς μέλλων αὐτοῖς τῆς πνευματικῆς δυνάμεως παρέχειν� (Theodoret). The repetition, δοκιμάζετε, δόκιμοι, ἀδόκιμοι (thrice), suggests that this was a favourite expression with his critics. Note the emphatic contrasts in 2 Corinthians 13:6-7 between ἡμεῖς and ὑμεῖς.

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

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