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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-4

In these verses, 1. The apostle proceeds in giving an account of the reason why he did not come to Corinth, as was expected; namely, because he was unwilling to grieve them, or be grieved by them, 2 Cor. 2:1, 2. He had determined not to come to them in heaviness, which yet he would have done had he come and found scandal among them not duly animadverted upon: this would have been cause of grief both to him and them, for their sorrow or joy at meeting would have been mutual. If he had made them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:2

For if I make you sorry ,.... That is, should he come among them, and be the means of fresh grief and sorrow: who is he then that maketh me glad ? such was his love and affection for them, and sympathy with them, that should they be grieved, he should grieve also; they were the only persons he could take any delight in at Corinth; wherefore should they be in heaviness, he would be so too, and then what pleasure would he have in being among them? since not a man of them would be in a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote this same unto you ,.... Not what he had written in the preceding verse, or in 2 Corinthians 1:23 , where he says, that his not coming to them as yet was to spare them; but what he had written to them in his former epistle, concerning the excommunication of the incestuous man, which had so much grieved both him and them; and this the apostle chose rather to order by writing, than in person; hoping to hear of their repentance and amendment, before he came among them: lest ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:2

For if I make you sorry - Should he have come and used his apostolical authority, in inflicting punishment upon the transgressors, this would have been a common cause of distress. And though he might expect that the sound part of the Church would be a cause of consolation to him, yet as all would be overwhelmed with trouble at the punishment of the transgressors, he could not rejoice to see those whom he loved in distress. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote this same unto you - This I particularly marked in my first epistle to you; earnestly desiring your reformation, lest, if I came before this had taken place, I must have come with a rod, and have inflicted punishment on the transgressors. See 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 . My joy is the joy of you all - I know that ye wish my comfort as much as I wish yours. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:2

Verse 2 2.For if I make you sorry Here we have the proof of the foregoing statement. No one willingly occasions sorrow to himself. Now Paul says, that he has such a fellow-feeling with the Corinthians, (313) that he cannot feel joyful, unless he sees them happy. Nay more, he declares that they were the source and the authors of his joy — which they could not be, if they were themselves sorrowful. If this disposition prevail in pastors, it will be the best restraint, to keep them back from... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:3

Verse 3 3.I had written to you. As he had said a little before, that he delayed coming to them, in order that he might not come a second time in sorrow and with severity, (2 Corinthians 2:1,) so now also he lets them know, that he came the first time in sadness by an Epistle, that they might not have occasion to feel this severity when he was present with them. Hence they have no ground to complain of that former sadness, in which he was desirous to consult their welfare. He goes even a step... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-4

The sorrow of faithful love. The apostle has still in mind the unfaithful member who had brought so sad a disgrace upon the whole Church. His conduct in the matter, especially in changing his mind when he was fully expected at Corinth, had been misrepresented, and made the occasion of accusations against him as a fickle-minded, self-willed man. He therefore here explains why he did not visit Corinth while it remained uncertain how the offending member would be treated. He had no thought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-11

The uniting force of Christian love. "But I determined this with myself," etc. The subject which these words suggest is the uniting force of Christian love. We see it here uniting all its subjects in a common sympathy, a common punishment, and a common forgiveness. Here is Christian love— I. UNITING ALL ITS SUBJECTS IN A COMMON SYMPATHY . "But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. For if I make you sorry, who is he then that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-11

Further explanations and directions touching matters lust discussed. The most copious writer in the New Testament is the man whose inward constitution and life are most fully brought into view. If the fact itself is noteworthy, the art of its management is even more significant. Didactic treatises would have excluded this method of blending the abstract and the concrete, and therefore the epistolary form which St. Paul adopted. What do we mean by this form? Much more, indeed, than a facile... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:1-11

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