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Verse 14. _NOW, THANKS_ BE _UNTO GOD_] His coming dispelled all my
fears, and was the cause of the highest satisfaction to my mind; and
filled my heart with gratitude to God, who is the Author of all...
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NOW THANKS BE UNTO GOD ... - There seem to have been several sources
of Paul’s joy on this occasion. The principal was, his constant and
uniform success in endeavoring to advance the interests of the...
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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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This will complete the joyful reconciliation already accomplished.
Paul had found himself at Troas, restless and uneasy till he heard the
result of his letter to Corinth. Even the great opportunity fo...
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WHEN A SAINT REBUKES (2 Corinthians 1:23-24 ; 2 Corinthians 2:1-4)...
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When we had come to Troas to tell the good news of Christ, even when a
door of opportunity stood open to us in the Lord, I had no rest for my
spirit, because I did not find Titus, my brother, there. B...
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_Now thanks be unto God_ This passage is an instance of the abrupt
digressions peculiar to St Paul's style. See Introduction to the first
Epistle, p. 16, and 1 Corinthians 4:8. Also Introduction to th...
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12–17. The passage about the great offender (2 Corinthians 2:5-11)
follows quite naturally after 2 Corinthians 2:4, the connecting
thought being λύπη. But it is somewhat of a digression, from which
th...
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ΤΩ͂Ι ΔῈ ΘΕΩ͂Ι ΧΆΡΙΣ. This abrupt transition
graphically, though unintentionally, reproduces the sudden revulsion
of feeling caused by the news which Titus brought from Corinth. At the
mere mention of...
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_CHRISTIANS TRIUMPH IN CHRIST 2 CORINTHIANS 2:14-17:_ Paul was very
discouraged at not finding Titus. However he did not allow this to
turn him away. He was always grateful that God makes it possible...
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ΧΆΡΙΣ (G5485) благодарность, с
предшествующим _dat._, указывающим на
того, кому она предназначена,
ΠΆΝΤΟΤΕ (G3842) всегда,
ΘΡΙΑΜΒΕΎΟΝΤΙ _praes. act. part. от_ ΘΡΙΑΜΒΕΎΩ
(G2358) приводить к триумфу....
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WHICH CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST,— That is, "In the success of
my preaching in my journey to Macedonia, and also in my victory at the
same time at Corinth, over the false Apostles, my opposers, w...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 3
Destiny (2 Corinthians 2:14-17)
14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumph, and
through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhe...
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Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ,
and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
NOW - Greek, 'But.' Though we left Troas, disappointed in...
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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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_(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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CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH] RV 'leadeth us in triumph.' The language is
suggested by the triumphal procession of a Roman general. St. Paul
thinks of himself as being a willing captive in Christ's train (cp...
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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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NOW THANKS BE UNTO GOD. — The apparent abruptness of this burst of
thanksgiving is at first somewhat startling. We have to find its
source, not in what the Apostle had written or spoken, but in what w...
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CHAPTER 7
CHRIST'S CAPTIVE.
2 Corinthians 2:12 (R.V)
IN this passage the Apostle returns from what is virtually, if not
formally, a digression, to the narrative which begins in 2 Corinthians
1:8 f.,...
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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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τῷ δὲ Θεῷ χαρις κ. τ. λ.: _but thanks be to God,
etc._ Instead of giving details of the information which Titus brought
to him in Macedonia (chap. 2 Corinthians 7:6), he bursts out into a
characterist...
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HE WAS DISAPPOINTED AT NOT MEETING TITUS IN TROAS, BUT HE REJOICES NOW
TO LEARN THAT HIS MESSAGE OF REPROOF HAS BEEN LOYALLY RECEIVED IN
CORINTH....
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THE SAVOR OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST
2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 3:1
Paul, in 2 Corinthians 2:14, imagines himself as part of his Master's
procession passing through the world.
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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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TRIUMPHANT IN CHRIST
Before going into a brief discussion of discipline, Paul had been
telling about the first letter and reasons for his delay in coming. He
next resumed by telling them he went from...
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PAUL'S SINCERITY
If his words sounded boastful, Paul's conscience could withstand the
test of God's scrutiny and still show him holy and truthful. He had
not lived as one after earthly gain, but as on...
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Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in
Christ, and maketh manifest the (k) savour of his knowledge by us in
every place.
(k) He alludes to the anointing of the priests, and t...
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Thanks be to God, who always causeth us to triumph by his grace, so
that we every where make manifest the odour of his knowledge, making
God known and worshipped, and instructing the people in the fai...
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(14) Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in
Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every
place. (15) For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in the...
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_THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE_
‘But thanks be unto God, Which always leadeth us in triumph in
Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savour of His knowledge in
every place.’
2 Corinthians 2:14
That is f...
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14._But thanks be to God _Here he again glories in the success of his
ministry, and shows that he had been far from idle in the various
places he had visited; but that he may do this in no invidious w...
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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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NOW THANKS BE UNTO GOD,.... The apostle having mentioned the door that
was opened for him at Troas, to preach the Gospel with success, calls
to mind the great and manifold appearances of God for him a...
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Now thanks _be_ unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in
Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every
place.
Ver. 14. _Now thanks be to God_] _Deo gratias_ was ever i...
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2 Cor. 2:14-16. - "Maketh manifest the favour of his knowledge by us
in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ in them
that are saved, and in them that perish. To the one we are the...
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_Now thanks be to God, who_ In Macedonia, as elsewhere; _causeth us to
triumph_ Makes our ministry successful against all opposition; _in
Christ_ Namely, by the influence of his truth and grace. To tr...
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THE SAVOR OF HIS KNOWLEDGE; the sweet savor of the knowledge of
Christ....
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PAUL'S TRIUMPH IN CHRIST. 2 Corinthians 2:12...
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NOW THANKS BE UNTO GOD, WHICH ALWAYS CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST,
AND MAKETH MANIFEST THE SAVOR OF HIS KNOWLEDGE BY US IN EVERY PLACE....
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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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12-17 A believer's triumphs are all in Christ. To him be the praise
and glory of all, while the success of the gospel is a good reason for
a Christian's joy and rejoicing. In ancient triumphs, abunda...
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NOW THANKS BE UNTO GOD, WHICH ALWAYS CAUSETH US TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST:
the translation of the Greek here is not certain; for to translate it
word for word, it is: But thanks be to God always, triumphin...
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But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ,
and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every
place....
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II
For we are to God a sweet savour of the Lord, in them that are saved,
and them that are lost; to one a savour of death unto death, to the
other a savour o...
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2 Corinthians 2:14 Now G1161 thanks G5485 God G2316 always G3842 leads
G2358 us G2248 triumph G2358 (G5723
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‘But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and
is making known through us the fragrance of his knowledge in every
place. For we are a sweet fragrance of Christ to God, in those w...
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2 Corinthians 2:14. BUT THANKS BE UNTO GOD, WHICH ALWAYS CAUSETH US TO
TRIUMPH IN CHRIST. The objections made to this sense are considered in
the footnote. [1] Beyond all doubt, what immediately follo...
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BUT THANKS BE UNTO GOD
(τω δε θεω χαρις). Sudden outburst of gratitude in
contrast to the previous dejection in Troas. Surely a new paragraph
should begin here. In point of fact Paul makes a long di...
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2 Corinthians 2:14
The Absolute Character and Critical Effects of the Ministry of the
Gospel.
I. The absolute or real character is seen in what it is to God. The
gospel not only displays and embodies...
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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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BUT THANKS be TO GOD! Paul is jubilant when Titus brings him the good
report from Corinth! [Paul returns to the theme of his meeting with
Titus in 2 Corinthians 7:5.] WE ARE ALWAYS LED BY GOD. Army co...
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_Furthermore, when I came to Troas._
THE EFFECT OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY
I. The work which the minister undertakes. I came to Troas to preach
Christ’s gospel”; “God maketh manifest the savour of His
kn...
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_Now thanks be to God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ._
GOD’S TRIUMPH AND PAUL’S
The authorised translation at first sight strikes us as most suitable.
Practically Paul had been engaged...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12 These verses explain some
of Paul’s actions behind writing 2 Corinthians 1:1 (vv....
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 2:14 LEADS US IN TRIUMPHAL
PROCESSION. Most interpreters think this refers to the grand victory
parades celebrated in Rome after great battles. Here God is portraye...
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_Now thanks be unto God which always causeth us to triumph in Christ._
The Syriac and Theophylact render this "triumphs in us," _i.e._, makes
us conspicuous to all. A triumph is the procession of a vi...
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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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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 2:12. TROAS.— Acts 20:1. Note, “_for the Gospel_,”
literally exact. DOOR.—Cf. 1 Corinthians 16:9, and material there....
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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 15:37; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 2
Corinthians 2:15;...
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Causeth to triumph [θ ρ ι α μ β ε υ ο ν τ ι]. This
rendering is inadmissible, the word being habitually used with the
accusative (direct objective) case of the person or thing triumphed
over, and neve...
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To triumph, implies not only victory, but an open manifestation of it.
And as in triumphal processions, especially in the east, incense and
perfumes were burned near the conqueror, the apostle beautif...