Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)
2 Corinthians 7:16
2 Corinthians 7:16. I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.
2 Corinthians 7:16. I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.
Verse 2 Corinthians 7:16. _I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU, IN ALL_ THINGS.] It appears that the apostle was now fully persuaded, from the accounts given by Titus, that every scandal had been put away from...
I REJOICE, THEREFORE, THAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE ... - I have had the most ample proof that you are disposed to obey God, and to put away everything that is offensive to him. The address of this part of t...
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
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...
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...
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...
THEREFORE. Omit. HAVE CONFIDENCE. Greek. _tharreo._ See 2 Corinthians 5:6....
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...
_I rejoice therefore_ Our translation follows the Geneva version here. There is no -therefore" in the best MSS. and versions. It is found neither in Wiclif, Tyndale, nor Cranmer. And the somewhat abru...
ΧΑΊΡΩ (אBCDFGKLP) rather than χαίρω οὖν (some cursives, Arm.). 16. ΧΑΊΡΩ ὍΤΙ ἝΝ ΠΑΝΤῚ ΘΑΡΡΩ͂ ἘΝ ὙΜΙ͂Ν. The οὗν is a weak interpolation. _I rejoice that in_ EVERYTHING (2 Corinthians 7:11) _I am_ OF GO...
5–16. Statement of the happy tidings brought from Corinth by Titus. Comp. the similar mission of Timothy to Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 3:1-8). For the silence about Timothy here see on 2 Corinthian...
_PAUL'S JOY AND CONFIDENCE IN THE CORINTHIANS 2 CORINTHIANS 7:12-16:_ Paul did not write to Corinth to hurt or take up for anyone. He wrote so that they could understand how much God cared about the c...
ΈΝ ΠΑΝΤΊ (G1722; G3956) во всем, ΘΑΡΡΏ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΘΑΡΡΈΩ (G2292) доверять, быть смелым. Основное значение этого слова "отваживаться" "быть смелым и дерзким" (TDNT), но в папирусах оно испо...
I REJOICE THEREFORE, &C.— The address of all this part of the epistle is striking and excellent: this verse in particular finely introduces what he had to say in the following chapter, and is strongly...
BUTLER'S COMMENTARY SECTION 3 Aftermath (2 Corinthians 7:12-16) 12So although I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered the wrong, b...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Joy of Titus Scripture_ 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 Corinthians 7:13. and in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hat been refreshed...
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. THEREFORE. Omitted in 'Aleph (') B C Delta G, Vulgate. The conclusion is more emphatic without it. THAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU...
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...
PARAPHRASE. 'Now that all has ended well, I am thankful; and my joy is increased because Titus also rejoices at your attitude. (14) For all that I said to him in your praise has been justified, and I...
_(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...
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...
I REJOICE THEREFORE THAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU IN ALL THINGS. — Most of the better MSS. omit “therefore,” which may have been inserted for the sake of connecting the verse. “I have confidence in yo...
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...
THE JOY OF TITUS IN THE TIDINGS HE BROUGHT. Chrysostom notes the tact which leads St. Paul to communicate this so emphatically; Titus was going back to Corinth on the business of the collection (2 Cor...
χαίρω ὅτι κ. τ. λ.: _I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage_ (not as A.V. “I have confidence,” which would be πέποιθα) _concerning you_. 11. The Collection for the Judæan Christians (2 Cori...
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...
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...
VERSE 16 Paul's confidence in them had also been strengthened. He was assured that they would strive to do what was right in God's eyes....
After these proofs of your charity, and the uprightness of your heart, I can reprehend and correct you, exhort and praise you, without fear of my reprehensions separating you from me, without apprehen...
REFLECTIONS How very encouraging it is to the true believer in Christ, to behold where his security is, and in whom is his strength found! Lord! thou knowest, and thou hast in some measure taught me t...
(12) Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you....
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...
I REJOICE THEREFORE THAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU IN ALL THINGS. That I can speak freely and boldly to you, reprove, admonish, and advise you, since you take it all in good part, as I design it; that...
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all _things_. Ver. 16. _I rejoice therefore_] Thus by praising them, he further winneth upon them, whom before he had more sharply handled. Sour a...
_Wherefore, though I wrote_ so severely _to you_ It was not only or chiefly for the sake of the incestuous person, or his father; but to show my care over you; _in the sight of God_ Who hath committed...
I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU; as Christians, that as you learn the will of God you will do it, and thus secure his favor. That repentance of sin which leads to the forsaking of it, and to a prompt, persev...
I REJOICE, THEREFORE, THAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU IN ALL THINGS. The first words of v. 13 really are the concluding statement of the previous passage: Wherefore we have been comforted. That was the...
The joy of Titus over the good tidings which he brought:...
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...
12-16 The apostle was not disappointed concerning them, which he signified to Titus; and he could with joy declare the confidence he had in them for the time to come. Here see the duties of a pastor a...
That I can write and speak to you with confidence that you will hearken to my admonitions and exhortations, and that I can confidently boast and glory concerning you....
I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you. [The affections which the Corinthians had awakened in the heart of Titus, who had come among them and had been received as Paul's mess...
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‘I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.' Thus Paul himself rejoices in that he is assured in his heart concerning them in every way. So ends this section of his letter, a c...
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...
I AM OF GOOD COURAGE (θαρρω). The outcome has brought joy, courage, and hope to Paul....
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...
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...
HOW HAPPY! They have passed the test! Compare 2 Corinthians 7:4. NOTE: Chapter s 8-9 are the most complete discussion of _Christian giving_ in the New Testament. Galatians 2:1-10 implies a working-agr...
_Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong._ CHURCH DISCIPLINE I. Church discipline should be exercised for the good of the whole Church (2 Corinthians 7:...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 7:16 Paul is confident that the Corinthians will do what he asks. ⇐ ⇔
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...
_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...
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...
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...
2 Thessalonians 3:4...
I have confidence in you [θ α ρ ρ ω ε ν υ μ ι ν]. Wrong. Rev., correctly, I am of good courage. In you expresses the ground of his encouragement as lying in them....