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Verse 2 Corinthians 5:13. _BESIDE OURSELVES_] Probably he was reputed
by some to be _deranged_. Festus thought so: _Paul, thou art beside
thyself;_ _too much learning hath made thee mad_. And his enem...
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FOR WHETHER WE BE BESIDE OURSELVES - This is probably designed to meet
some of the charges which the false teachers in Corinth brought
against him, and to furnish his friends there with a ready answer...
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6. CONCERNING THE FUTURE. THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION.
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The Earthly and the Heavenly House. (2 Corinthians 5:1 .)_
2. The Judgment Seat of Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:9 .)
3. The Cons...
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The emphasis is on the opening words of 2 Corinthians 5:11. Among the
clouds of misrepresentation to which he was exposed was the sneering
assertion that in some unworthy sense he persuades or gets ro...
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JOY AND JUDGMENT TO COME (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)...
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So then, it is because we know the fear of the Lord that we keep on
trying to persuade men, but to God we are already known through and
through, and I hope that in your conscience, too, we will come t...
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WHETHER, or whether. Greek. _eite_. App-118.
BESIDE OURSELVES. See Acts 2:7 (amazed).
BE SOBER. be of sound mind. Greek. _sophroneo._ Here, Mark 5:15.Luke
8:35.
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_For whether we be besides ourselves_ Literally, WERE beside
ourselves, i.e. when we were with you. The reproach of madness was
afterwards cast upon St Paul by Festus (Acts 26:24), and may well have
b...
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The Christian Ministry one of Reconciliation
11. _the terror of the Lord_ i.e. "His to-be-dreaded judgment." Beza.
This translation is due to the Geneva Version, following Beza and
Calvin (Wiclif, _d...
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ΕἼΤΕ ΓᾺΡ ἘΞΈΣΤΗΜΕΝ, ΘΕΩ͂Ι· ΕἼΤΕ
ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥ͂ΜΕΝ, ὙΜΙ͂Ν. For _whether we_ went mad (it
was) FOR _God_; _or whether we are in our right mind_, (it is) FOR
YOU. The change from aorist to present must be mar...
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_THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINS US 2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-15:_ Judgment is
pictured as the "terror of the Lord." Certainly coming judgment should
cause us to persuade men to repent and to live righteous li...
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ΈΞΈΣΤΗΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G1839)
выходить из себя, быть вне себя. Это
слово обозначает неуравновешенность
(Windisch).
ΘΕΦ _dat. от_ ΘΕΌΣ (G2316) Бог; _dat._
преимущества,
ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΎΜΕΝ _...
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WHETHER WE BE BESIDE OURSELVES,— From this verse to ch. 2
Corinthians 6:12. St. Paul gives another reason for his disinterested
carriage in preaching the gospel; and that is, his love to Christ, who
b...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 2
Frustration of the Human Soul (2 Corinthians 5:6-15)
6 So we are always of good courage; we know that while we are at home
in the body we are away from the Lord, 7for w...
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_APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS_
Motivating Forces
Scripture
2 Corinthians 5:11-17 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we
persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we
are made manife...
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For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be
sober, it is for your cause.
BE, [ exesteemen (G1839)] - 'have been' in your opinion. The contrast
is between the single act (the...
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10 The widespread fiction that the life of a Christian must be one of
settled calm and contentment, prosperous and in every way advantageous
in this life, is proven utterly fallacious by the experienc...
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5:13 God; (b-10) Or 'for God;' that is, he was as a fool for God's
glory. But the sense is, I think, 'If he lost the blessed calculations
of love which was his path towards men, it was to be out of hi...
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The subject of 2 Corinthians 4 is continued. St. Paul has been
pointing out that amid bodily weakness and decay he is encouraged by
the thought that the temporal is transient, while the spiritual is
e...
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PARAPHRASE. 'Seeing, then, that we realise the awe inspired by Christ
our judge, we try to convince men of our faithfulness and
unselfishness: to God, indeed, our sincerity is already manifest, and
al...
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BESIDE OURSELVES] His enemies declared that he was mad; probably owing
to his enthusiasm and vehemence in preaching: cp. Acts 26:24....
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 5
V1 We know this. Our body is like an *earthly tent. If our *earthly
tent falls down, we will have a permanent building....
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FOR WHETHER WE BE BESIDE OURSELVES. — The recollection of one sneer
leads on to another. This also had been said of him, and the intense
sensitiveness of his nature made him wince under it. Some there...
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CHAPTER 14
THE MEASURE OF CHRIST'S LOVE.
2 Corinthians 5:11 (R.V)
THE Christian hope of immortality is elevated and solemnized by the
thought of the judgment-seat of Christ. This is no strange thoug...
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REITERATION OF HIS SINCERITY OF PURPOSE....
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εἴτε γὰρ ἑξέστημεν κ. τ. λ.: _for whether_ (see
on 2 Corinthians 1:6 for constr.) _we are beside ourselves, it is unto
God; or whether we are of sober mind, it is unto you_ (note the _dat.
commodi_)....
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CONSTRAINED BY THE LOVE OF CHRIST
2 Corinthians 5:11
It was of small importance in Paul's eyes what his critics thought of
him. He desired only to please his supreme Lord, whether he lived or
died, w...
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The vision of the house of God, and the coming at last to the Lord,
throws its light on, and explains the value of, the groaning and the
burden of the tabernacle, of the period of absence from the Mas...
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VERSE 13 Some opposing him might say he was mad. Yet, his madness was
all directed in God's service. Even if they saw a sane part of him
also, it was aimed at the strengthening of the church. So, they...
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(7) For whether we be beside ourselves, [it is] to God: or whether we
be sober, [it is] for your cause.
(7) The meaning is: even when I am mad (as some men think of me),
while I seem as a fool to boa...
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[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Sive enim mente excedimus, Deo, sive sobrii sumus, vobis, _Greek: eite
gar exestemen, theo eite sophronoumen, umin. See Annotation on Mark
iii. 21. p. 147. [There is an applicable anno...
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(12) For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you
occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer
them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. (13) For whether w...
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13._Whether we are beside ourselves. _This is said by way of
concession; for Paul’s glorying was sane, or it was, if we may so
term it, a sober and most judicious madness; (542) but as he appeared
foo...
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What then is the effect of the possession of life in Christ as applied
to death and judgment, the two natural objects of men's fears, the
fruit of sin? If our bodies are not yet transformed; and if th...
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FOR WHETHER WE BE BESIDES OURSELVES,.... As some took them to be, and
as Festus thought the Apostle Paul was, because of the doctrines they
preached, and the self-commendation they were obliged to ent...
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For whether we be beside ourselves, _it is_ to God: or whether we be
sober, _it is_ for your cause.
Ver. 13. _It is to God_] _i.e._ When to the world we seem mad of pride
and vain glory, yet then we...
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_For whether we be beside ourselves_ As they affirm we are, because we
expose ourselves to so many sufferings, and even to the danger of
imprisonment and death, by persevering in our work of preaching...
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BE BESIDE OURSELVES; go, as some think, beyond all reasonable bounds
in our efforts.
WHETHER WE BE SOBER; go, as some maintain, to the extreme of caution
and prudence.
FOR YOUR CAUSE; for the sake o...
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FOR WHETHER WE BE BESIDE OURSELVES, IT IS TO GOD; OR WHETHER WE BE
SOBER, IT IS FOR YOUR CAUSE....
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PAUL AN AMBASSADOR OF CHRIST.
The love of Christ his ruling motive:...
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Unquestioned certainty as to the future, and present confidence of
faith are seen here further developed. "We know" is the proper
language of Christianity. "The earthly house of this tabernacle" is of...
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9-15 The apostle quickens himself and others to acts of duty.
Well-grounded hopes of heaven will not encourage sloth and sinful
security. Let all consider the judgment to come, which is called, The
t...
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It should seem, that some amongst the Corinthians, amongst other
reproaches, had reproached Paul for a madman; either taking advantage
of the warmth and fervour of his spirit, or of those ecstasies in...
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For whether we are beside ourselves, it is unto God; or whether we are
of sober mind, it is unto you. [Paul could not appeal to the approval
of his character in the sight of God without bringing to hi...
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2 Corinthians 5:13 For G1063 G1535 ourselves G1839 (G5627) God G2316
if G1535 mind G4993 (G5719) you...
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GOD'S MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION (2 CORINTHIANS 5:11 TO 2 CORINTHIANS
6:2).
Having spoken of God's work in the heart through His Spirit, and of
the new covenant, followed by the revelation of the Chri...
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‘For whether we are beside ourselves, it is to God; or whether we
are of sober mind, it is to you.'
Indeed some of his opponents may say that they were mad. Probably this
has reference to his constant...
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WHETHER WE ARE BESIDE OURSELVES
(ειτε εξεστημεν). Second aorist active indicative of
εξιστημ, old verb, here to stand out of oneself (intransitive)
from εκστασις, ecstasy, comes as in Mark 5:42. It...
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2 Corinthians 5:13
Paul's Passion for Christ.
I. The Apostle affirms that the distinctive inspiration of his
passionate fervour and entire consecration is the person and mission
of Jesus Christ "The...
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1. _For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens._
Is not this grand courage on the part of...
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2 Corinthians 5:9. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or
absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done...
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CONTENTS: Why death has no terrors for the Lord's servant. The motive
and object of ministry for Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The servant of God who has the earnest...
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2 Corinthians 5:1. _We know that if our earthly house of this
tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God eternal in the
heavens._ The contrast between a house made with hands, and a house
ma...
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ARE WE REALLY INSANE? Some said this about Jesus (Mark 3:21 and note).
_MacKnight_ thinks the false teachers accused Paul of being insane
because of the risks and dangers he placed himself in for the...
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_For we commend not ourselves again unto you._
PAUL’S SELF-COMMENDATION
1. St. Paul has been magnifying his ministry. It had been, he says, a
ministry of the Spirit, not of the letter (2 Corinthians...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 5:13 IF WE ARE BESIDE
OURSELVES... IF WE ARE IN OUR RIGHT MIND. This possibly responds to
some Corinthians calling Paul crazy. Paul’s motivation is to please
Christ...
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CHAPTIER 5
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. The Apostle goes on to remind the Corinthians of the glories of
heaven, saying that in exile here and in the tabernacle of the flesh
he longs for them, and wish...
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_For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be
sober, it is for your cause._ The Greek verb translated _beside
ourselves_ denotes a rapt state, when the mind is carried out of
its...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 5:1.—Flow of _thought quite continuous_ from 2
Corinthians 4:18. _For_ (2 Corinthians 4:15).… _For_
(17).… _For_ ...
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EXPOSITION
Continuation of the topic that hope is the chief support of the
preacher of the gospel (2 Corinthians 5:1). Their self-sacrifice in
preaching the gospel of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:...
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This time, let's turn in our Bibles to II Corinthians, chapter five.
Paul talked about how he was constantly facing death for the cause of
Jesus Christ. But though he was constantly facing death, vari...
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1 Corinthians 4:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 2
Corinthians 11:1;...
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We are beside ourselves [ε ξ ε σ τ η μ ε ν]. See on Luke
24:22; Acts 2:7; and on the kindred ekstasiv astonishment, Mark 5:42.
Some such charge appears to have been made, as at Acts
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For if we are transported beyond ourselves — Or at least, appear so
to others, treated of, 2 Corinthians 5:15, speaking or writing with
uncommon vehemence. It is to God — He understands (if men do not...
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The holy apostle was sometimes so zealously transported and carried
forth in his high actings for Jesus Christ, that the false apostles
represented him as. frantic person, crazy, mad, and what not; "B...