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Verse 2 Corinthians 7:9. _YE SORROWED TO REPENTANCE_] Ye had such a
sorrow as produced a complete change of mind and conduct. We see that
a man may _sorrow_, and yet not _repent_.
_MADE SORRY AFTER...
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NOW I REJOICE, NOT THAT YE WERE MADE SORRY ... - I have no pleasure in
giving pain to anyone, or in witnessing the distress of any. When
people are brought to repentance under the preaching of the gos...
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8. THE APOSTLE'S EXHORTATIONS AND REJOICINGS.
CHAPTER 6:14-7
_ 1. His Exhortations. (2 Corinthians 6:14; 2 Corinthians 7:1 .)_
2. His Rejoicing and Confidence. (2 Corinthians 7:2
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AGONISING ANXIETY HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY ABUNDANT JOY. The cause of his
anxiety had been in part the condition of affairs in the church at
Corinth, but even more the measures he had taken to deal with...
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GET YOU OUT (2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ; 2 Corinthians 7:1)
7:1 Do not allow yourselves to become joined in an alien yoke with
unbelievers. What partnership can there be between righteousness and
lawless...
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For when we arrived in Macedonia we could find no rest for our body,
but we were sore pressed on every side. There were wars without and
fears within. But he who comforts the lowly comforted us--I mea...
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SORROWED _= were_ grieved.
TO. mite. Greek. gin, as in a.
REPENTANCE. Greek. _metanoia._ App-111. Here is the difference between
Paul's repentance and that of the Corinthians. The Corinthians were
g...
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_Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry_ Another instance of the
tender consideration of St Paul (see note on 2 Corinthians 7:3). He
will not run the risk of being supposed, even for a moment, to...
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Exhortation to set aside all suspicion and to confide in the Apostle's
love and zeal for their spiritual well-being
2. _Receive us_ Literally, MAKE ROOM FOR US (-capaces estote nostri,"
Erasmus and C...
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_GODLY SORROW WORKS REPENTANCE 2 CORINTHIANS 7:9-11:_ Paul rejoiced
because their sorrow and hurt feelings caused them to turn back to
God. He had no desire to harm or damage them in any way. He only...
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ΈΛΥΠΉΘΗΤΕ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΛΥΠΈΩ (G3076)
причинять боль,
ΜΕΤΆΝΟΙΑ (G3341) раскаяние. Указывает на
изменение мнения по поводу чего-л. (TDNT;
Windisch; NIDNTT).
ΚΑΤΆ ΘΕΌΝ (G2596; G2316) согласно Б...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 1
Augmentation (2 Corinthians 7:2-9)
2 Open your hearts to us; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no
one, we have taken advantage of no one. 3I do not say this to...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Paul's Frankness
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 7:4-13 a. Great is my boldness of speech toward you,
great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I
overflow with jo...
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Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to
repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might
receive damage by us in nothing.
NOW I REJOICE - Whereas...
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17 Isa_52:11; LXX, with alterations. Paul is not misquoting from
memory, as is usually supposed. He makes inspired alterations to suit
the occasion.
2 What a tender yet cutting rebuke to the Corinthia...
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_(E) 7:2-16. THE APOSTLE'S JOY IN THE CORINTHIANS' REPENTANCE_
St. Paul goes on to ask them to give him their affection, and renews
his assurance of purity of deed and motive. He tells them of the
sus...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 7
V2 Be sincere with us. We have not done wrong things to anyone. We
have not made anyone behave wrongly. We have not che...
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THAT YE SORROWED TO REPENTANCE. — Here the true word for
“repentance” is used in all the fulness of its meaning. (See Notes
on Matthew 3:2; Matthew 3:8.) There is nothing in the Greek
corresponding to...
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CHAPTER 19
REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE.
2 Corinthians 7:2 (R.V)
IN this fine passage St. Paul completes, as far as it lay upon his
side to do so, his reconciliation with the Corinthians. It concludes
the f...
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νῦν χαίρω κ. τ. λ.: _now, sc._, now that Titus is come,
and I have learnt the effect of my letter, _I rejoice, not that ye
were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance_ (of
which there...
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HE WAS COMFORTED TO LEARN FROM TITUS THAT HIS REBUKE HAD BEEN
PROFITABLE. _Cf._ throughout 1 Thessalonians 3:1-8, a passage
strikingly like this in its human sympathy and kindliness....
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THE JOYOUS EFFECT OF GODLY SORROW
2 Corinthians 7:5
After dispatching his first Epistle, with the strong words of 2
Corinthians 5:1 and elsewhere, Paul's tender heart had been rent with
anxiety lest...
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The section culminates in an appeal full of local coloring and
suggestion. In a great cry he gave expression to the hunger of his
heart when he wrote, "Make room for us" (see margin). He then declared...
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VERSE 9 He was happy over their sorrow because it was Godly sorrow
that moved them to repent. Paul was happy because the letter had
caused no damage but, rather, good was done....
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Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to
(f) repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye
might receive damage by us in nothing.
(f) In that this sorrow...
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_Now I rejoice, &c. I should have been inconsolable, had my letter
made you sad, without producing the salutary effect intended by it;
but I now rejoice that it caused a sorrow and sadness productive...
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(2) Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we
have defrauded no man. (3) I speak not this to condemn you: for I have
said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with...
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_THE NATURE OF TRUE REPENTANCE_
‘Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to
repentance: … for godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not
to be repented of: but the sorr...
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9._Not because you have been made sorry_. He means, that he feels no
pleasure whatever in their sorrow — nay more, had he his choice, he
would endeavor to promote equally their welfare and their joy,...
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The apostle returns to his own relationships with the Corinthians
relations formed by the word of his ministry. And now having laid open
what this ministry really was, he seeks to prevent the bonds be...
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NOW I REJOICE, NOT THAT YE WERE MADE SORRY,.... Their grief and
sorrow, as a natural passion, was no matter or cause of joy to him;
nor was this what he sought after, being what he could take no real...
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Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to
repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might
receive damage by us in nothing.
Ver. 9. _That ye sorrowed t...
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_For though I made you sorry_ Caused you much distress and pain of
mind by the letter I formerly wrote; _I do not_ now _repent_ Of
writing it; _although I did repent_ After it was sent away, fearing i...
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AFTER A GODLY MANNER; according to the will of God....
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NOW I REJOICE, NOT THAT YE WERE MADE SORRY, BUT THAT YE SORROWED TO
REPENTANCE; FOR YE WERE MADE SORRY AFTER A GODLY MANNER THAT YE MIGHT
RECEIVE DAMAGE BY US IN NOTHING....
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Paul's rejoicing over the result of his measures:...
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Verse 1 is plainly connected with chapter 6. Because the saints of God
have these promises, and because they are dearly beloved, they are
exhorted to cleanse themselves from all filthiness of the fles...
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AFTER A GODLY MANNER:
Or, according to God...
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5-11 There were fightings without, or continual contentions with, and
opposition from Jews and Gentiles; and there were fears within, and
great concern for such as had embraced the Christian faith. B...
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NOW I REJOICE, NOT THAT YE WERE MADE SORRY, BUT THAT YE SORROWED TO
REPENTANCE: the apostle takes all advantages to insinuate himself into
the good opinion and affections of the members of this famous...
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I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made
sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that
ye might suffer loss by us in nothing. [In his first epistle to...
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2 Corinthians 7:9 Now G3568 rejoice G5463 (G5719) not G3756 that G3754
sorry G3076 (G5681) but G235 that...
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‘I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made
sorry resulting in repentance; for you were made sorry after a godly
sort, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing. For godly s...
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THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF TITUS AND PAUL'S FULL RECONCILIATION WITH THE
CORINTHIAN CHURCH (2 CORINTHIANS 7:1)
Having searchingly examined their credentials by portraying to them
the essence of the new...
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2 Corinthians 7:9. NOW I REJOICE... THAT YE WERE MADE SORRY UNTO
REPENTANCE unto a complete change of mind about this case; the sorrow,
though sharp, was short and it was salutary, FOR YE WERE MADE SO...
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NOW I REJOICE
(νυν χαιρω). Now that Titus has come and told him the good
news from Corinth (2 Corinthians 2:12). This was the occasion of the
noble outburst in 2 Corinthians 2:12-6.UNTO REPENTANCE...
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CONTENTS: Paul opens his heart to the Corinthians concerning purpose
of his former letter.
CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Titus.
CONCLUSION: The true servant of God cannot but be grieved that he must
rebuke...
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2 Corinthians 7:1. _Having therefore these promises._ Our good
archbishop Langton is blamed by many critics for separating this verse
from the preceding chapter. The great and precious promises of the...
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BUT BECAUSE. "Here is why I am happy: it made you change your ways!"
WAS USED BY GOD. 2 Corinthians 7:10 explains this....
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_For though I made you sorry with a letter I do not repent, though I
did repent._
THE SPIRIT OF APOSTOLICAL REBUKE
It was marked by--
I. Unflinching severity. St. Paul rejoiced in the pain he had
in...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 7:6 Titus reported that the
Corinthians had fully repented and had turned back to Paul, and
therefore back to the gospel. This news comforted Paul....
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CHAPTER 7
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. He declares his love, sincerity, and his confidence in the
Corinthians.
II. He declares (ver. 6) his joy at their repentance and amendment.
III. He states (ver...
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_Ye sorrowed to repentance._ This sorrow led you to repentance, to
mourning (ver. 7), to indignation and revenge (ver. 11). Repentance,
therefore, is not merely a coming to one's self again, as I will...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 7:1. THEREFORE.—This verse a branch broken from 2
Corinthians 6:16. This word is like the jagged fibres which tell of
the violence, and point back to the parent stem. HA...
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EXPOSITION
Conclusion of his appeal (2 Corinthians 7:1). The apostle's feelings
towards them (2 Corinthians 7:2). Explanation of the objects of his
last letter, and expression of his joy at the good r...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to II Corinthians, chapter seven.
The first verse of chapter seven immediately refers us back to chapter
six. And so as we look at this, we realize that chapter seven m...
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2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 13:8; 2
Corinthians 2:16;...
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Repentance [μ ε τ α ν ο ι α ν]. See on the kindred verb
repent, Matthew 3:2, and compare on Matthew 21:29. Repentance is
different from regret of ver. 8, indicating a moral change, as is
shown by the...