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Verse 2 Corinthians 2:6. _SUFFICIENT TO SUCH A MAN IS THIS
PUNISHMENT_] That is, the man has already suffered sufficiently. Here
he gives a proof of his parental tenderness towards this great
transgre...
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SUFFICIENT TO SUCH A MAN - The incestuous person who had been by
Paul’s direction removed from the church. The object of Paul here is
to have him again restored. For that purpose he says that the
puni...
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3. HIS DEEP EXERCISE CONCERNING THEM. YET OVERCOMING.
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Burden of his Soul. (2 Corinthians 2:1 .)_
2. Concerning the Brother who had been Disciplined. (2 Corinthians 2:5
.)
3. Over...
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Someone in the congregation at Corinth who had done wrong is now to be
forgiven. There are still some scholars who think that the person here
referred to is the same as the wrong-doer of 1 Corinthians...
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WHEN A SAINT REBUKES (2 Corinthians 1:23-24 ; 2 Corinthians 2:1-4)...
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If anyone has caused grief, it is not I whom he has grieved, but to
some extent--not to overstress the situation--all of you. To such a
man the punishment that has been imposed by the majority is
suff...
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MAN. one, as 2 Corinthians 2:7.
PUNISHMENT. censure. Greek. _epitimia_. Only here. Compare the verb
_epitimao_. First occurance: Matthew 8:26. Figure of speech
_Tapeinosis_. App-6.
OF. by. Greek. _h...
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_Sufficient to such a man is this punishment_ See note on 1
Corinthians 5:3-5. The discipline of the Apostolic Church, which had
as its main object the restoration of the offender, was content when
th...
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ἹΚΑΝῸΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ΤΟΙΟΎΤΩΙ Ἡ ἘΠΙΤΙΜΊΑ
ΑὝΤΗ. Not, ‘This is a sufficient punishment for such a one,’
but THIS PUNISHMENT IS FOR SUCH A ONE A SUFFICIENT THING; it satisfies
the requirements. Perhaps ἱκανόν is...
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5–11. Having vindicated himself with regard to the charge of levity
(2 Corinthians 1:15 to 2 Corinthians 2:4), he now goes on to vindicate
his treatment of the grievous offender. It used to be assumed...
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_GOD COMFORTS HIS PEOPLE 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-6:_ Paul, an apostle of
Jesus Christ, and his co-worker Timothy joined together in sending
this epistle. They wrote to God's church in Corinth and to all of...
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_LEST SATAN GET AN ADVANTAGE 2 CORINTHIANS 2:5-11:_ Paul realized that
he was not the only one that had been made to feel bad by the
fornicator in the church. Here Paul does not mention specifically t...
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SUFFICIENT TO SUCH A MAN, &C.— "Sufficient to such a one, who has
here been the aggressor, but is now a penitent, is this rebuke and
censure, which he has already suffered by many, and, indeed, by the...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 1
Discord (2 Corinthians 2:1-11)
2 For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. 2For if
I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The One Who Caused Sorrow
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 2:5-11. But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused
sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you
all...
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Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of
many.
SUFFICIENT - Greek [ hikanon (G2425)], 'a sufficiency' (since he is
repenting, 2 Corinthians 2:2; 2 Corint...
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21 The operation of God's Spirit is here seen under three distinct
figures: the anointing, the seal, and the earnest. Prophets and
priests and kings were anointed for their office. They were anointed...
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2:6 rebuke (h-8) Or 'penalty.' many; (i-15) The body at large -- 'the
mass,' as ch. 9.2....
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PUNISHMENT] probably excommunication: cp. 1 Corinthians 5:4; (a
different case). OF MANY] i.e. by the majority....
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PARAPHRASE. 'Now with regard to the person who has been the occasion
of this grief, he has grieved not me only, but to some extent (not to
be too harsh) the Church. (6) And the sentence pronounced by...
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_(B) 2:8-13. THE OBJECT AND RESULTS OF THE SEVERE LETTER_
The Apostle reminds them that to produce this godly sorrow was the
object of the letter he wrote before. He then speaks of one man who
has cau...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 2
CH1V23 God is my witness. I did not return to Corinth in order to
save you from a difficult situation. V24 We are not t...
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SUFFICIENT TO SUCH A MAN IS THIS PUNISHMENT. — Better, perhaps,
_this censure,_ or _rebuke:_ the Greek word _epitimia_ being different
from those in Matthew 25:46, and in Hebrews 10:29. It is natural...
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CHAPTER 5
A PASTOR'S HEART.
2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 2:1 (R.V)
WHEN Paul came to the end of the paragraph in which he defends himself
from the charge of levity and untrustworthiness by app...
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CHAPTER 6
CHURCH DISCIPLINE.
2 Corinthians 2:5 (R.V)
IN verses 5-11 2 Corinthians 2:5 of this Epistle, St. Paul said a
great deal about sorrow, the sorrow he felt on the one hand, and the
sorrow he...
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THE OFFENDER HAS BEEN SUFFICIENTLY PUNISHED: THE APOSTLE ACQUIESCES IN
THEIR REMISSION OF THE PENALTY OF 1 Corinthians 5:1-5....
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ἱκανὸν τῷ τοιούτῳ κ. τ. λ.: _sufficient to such
an one_ (the word used in 1 Corinthians 5:5 to indicate the offender)
_is this punishment_ (_which was inflicted_) _by the majority_. The
directions giv...
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TENDER-HEARTED AND FORGIVING
2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 2:1
In these opening words Paul evidently refers to the sin mentioned in 1
Corinthians 5:1. His judgment had been strong
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What a remarkable light is thrown on his first letter by his
declaration that he wrote it "out of much affliction and anguish of
heart," and "with many tears." Referring thus to his first letter,
Paul...
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DISCIPLINE THAT WORKED
Paul wrote his first letter to the church in Corinth in an effort to
get them to change. Specifically, he was concerned that they were
tolerating sin. He directed them to withdr...
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_This rebuke already given him, may suffice, and I would have you
pardon and comfort him, lest he be overwhelmed, and as it were
swallowed up [1] and devoured by and excess of grief, so that by the
ar...
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(1) But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to
you in heaviness. (2) For if I make you sorry, who is he then that
maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? (3) And...
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6._Sufficient. _He now extends kindness even to the man who had sinned
more grievously than the others, and on whose account his anger had
been kindled against them all, inasmuch as they had connived...
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But had there been any lightness in his decisions, since, as he now
informed them, he had intended to visit them on his way to Macedonia
(where he was at the moment of writing this letter), and then a...
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SUFFICIENT TO SUCH A MAN IS THIS PUNISHMENT,.... By this punishment is
meant, the excommunication of the incestuous person, or the censure
that was laid upon him by the church: for this
WAS INFLICTED...
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Sufficient to such a man _is_ this punishment, which _was inflicted_
of many.
Ver. 6. _Sufficient to such a man_] The Novatians therefore were out,
that refused to receive in those that repented of t...
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_Sufficient to such a man_ With what remarkable tenderness does the
apostle treat this offender! He never once mentions his name, nor does
he here so much as mention his crime; but speaks of him in th...
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SUCH A MAN; the offender referred to, who had, by the discipline of
the church, been brought to repentance.
THIS PUNISHMENT; his excommunication, according to Paul's direction, 1
Corinthians 5:4-5; w...
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SUFFICIENT TO SUCH A MAN IS THIS PUNISHMENT, WHICH WAS INFLICTED OF
MANY,...
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The case of the notorious sinner:...
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These first few verses are a continuation of chapter 1. Paul had
purposed that he would not come to the Corinthians "in heaviness," and
for this reason delayed his visit. For his First Epistle was suc...
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PUNISHMENT:
Or, censure...
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5-11 The apostle desires them to receive the person who had done
wrong, again into their communion; for he was aware of his fault, and
much afflicted under his punishment. Even sorrow for sin should...
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OLBGrk;
This verse maketh it clear, that by _any,_ 2 CORINTHIANS 2:5, he means
the incestuous person, mentioned in 1 CORINTHIANS 5:1, whom he had
ordered to be cast out, and delivered to Satan; which...
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Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the
many;...
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2 Corinthians 2:6 This G3778 punishment G2009 which G3588 by G5259
majority G4119 sufficient G2425 man G5108
which -...
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‘Sufficient to such a one is this punishment (‘censure, reproof,
reprimand') which was inflicted by the many, so that, in contrast to
that, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any m...
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2 Corinthians 2:6. SUFFICIENT TO SUCH A MAN IS THIS PUNISHMENT
INFLICTED BY THE MANY either ‘the majority,' in which case the
decision was not unanimous, some dissenting, for reasons not hard to
seek:...
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PUNISHMENT
(επιτιμια). Late word for old Greek to επιτιμιον (so
papyri), from επιτιμαω, to show honour to, to award, to
adjudge penalty. Only here in N.T.BY THE MANY
(υπο των πλειονων). By the mo...
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CONTENTS: Forgiving those who have fallen into sin. The ministry of
the Christian.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus, an erring brother, Satan.
CONCLUSION: When a brother is truly penitent for hi...
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2 Corinthians 2:1. _But I determined that I would not come again to
you in heaviness;_ but rather wait till the late scandal should
subside. The offender, a man no doubt much known in the city, had la...
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IT IS ENOUGH. The Corinthian church followed Paul's instruction in the
letter, and the majority punished the offender (see 2 Corinthians
7:8-11). When punishment has brought the desired change, it is...
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_But if any have caused grief _
THE AIM OF CHURCH DISCIPLINE
is in the last resort the restoration of the fallen.
The Church has, of course, an interest of its own to guard i it is
bound to protest...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 2:5 The majority in Corinth had
expressed their repentance by punishing the leader of the rebellion
against Paul. Paul now calls them to follow his own Christlike e...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 2:6 PUNISHMENT. Mostly likely
exclusion from the fellowship of the church (compare 1 Corinthians
5:2,...
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CHAPTER 2
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. He declares that he had not come to them through fear of causing
sadness to himself and to them.
II. He exhorts them (ver. 6) to re-admit the fornicator, on his...
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_Sufficient to such a man is this punishment._ The public separation
and shame of excommunication. Hence it follows that the man repented
after his excommunication, and is here absolved by the Apostle...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
(_N.B_.—_The paragraph really begins at_ 2 Corinthians 1:23.)
2 Corinthians 1:1. DETERMINED.—As in 1 Corinthians 2:2. FOR
MYSELF.—So R.V., meaning, “For m
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EXPOSITION
Continuation of his reasons for not coming to them direct from Ephesus
(2 Corinthians 2:1). Their treatment of the incestuous offender (2
Corinthians 2:5). His thankfulness at the news whi...
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But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you
in heaviness (2 Corinthians 2:1).
"I wrote a heavy letter to you, but I was determined that I wasn't
going to come again in heavi...
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1 Corinthians 5:4; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Timothy 5:20; 2 Corinthians
13:10...
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Many [τ ω ν π λ ε ι ο ν ω ν]. Rev., correctly, the many :
the majority of the Church....
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Sufficient for such an one — With what a remarkable tenderness does
St. Paul treat this offender! He never once mentions his name. Nor
does he here so much as mention his crime. By many — Not only by...
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Observe here, 1. The nature of that punishment which the holy apostle
thought and adjudged, to be sufficient for the guilty person's sin;
and that was excision, not destruction; excommunication, not d...