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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:15

Not boasting of things without our measure ,.... The apostle here asserts what he had done before, 2 Corinthians 10:13 with a view to explain it, as he does, saying, that is of other men's labours ; when they boasted of the Corinthians as their converts and children, whom they had begotten through the Gospel of Christ, they did not boast of other men's labours, as did the false apostles; who when they came to Corinth, found a church already planted by the apostle, and a multitude of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:16

To preach the Gospel in the regions beyond you ,.... Here the apostle clearly expresses what he hoped for, and explains what he meant by being enlarged according to rule; namely, that he should be at liberty to preach the Gospel elsewhere; and hoped he should be directed by the providence of God, to carry it into the more remote and distant parts of the world, where as yet Christ had not been named: and not to boast in another man's line : or enter into another man's province, glory in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:17

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. Not in himself, nor in his outward circumstances of life, or inward endowments of mind; not in his natural or acquired parts; not in his wisdom, knowledge, learning, and eloquence; nor in his own righteousness, labours, and services, much less in other men's labours; nor in his own sense of himself; nor in the opinion and popular applause of others; but in the Lord Jesus Christ, as the author and donor of all gifts, natural and spiritual; in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:18

For not he that commendeth himself is approved ,.... Such may be said to commend themselves, who ascribe that to themselves, which do not belong to them; as that they are the ministers of Christ, and sent forth by him, when they are not; who boast that they have large ministerial gifts, when they have none; and of their great service and usefulness, when it is all the produce of other men's labours; and what they have and do, they wholly impute to their own power and industry, and not to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:8

For, though I should boast, etc. - I have a greater authority and spiritual power than I have yet shown, both to edify and to punish; but I employ this for your edification in righteousness, and not for the destruction of any delinquent. "This," says Calmet, "is the rule which the pastors of the Church ever propose to themselves in the exercise of their authority; whether to enjoin or forbid, to dispense or to oblige, to bind or to loose. They should use this power only as Jesus Christ used... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:9

That I may not seem, etc. - This is an elliptical sentence, and may be supplied thus: "I have not used this authority; nor will I add any more concerning this part of the subject, lest I should seem, as my adversary has insinuated, to wish to terrify you by my letters. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:10

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful - He boasts of high powers, and that he can do great things. See on 2 Corinthians 10:1-2 ; (note). But his bodily presence is weak - When you behold the man, you find him a feeble, contemptible mortal; and when ye hear him speak, his speech, ὁ λογος , probably, his doctrine, εξουθενημενος , is good for nothing; his person, matter, and manner, are altogether uninteresting, unimpressive, and too contemptible to be valued by the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:11

Such as we are in word - A threatening of this kind would doubtless alarm the false apostle; and it is very likely that he did not await the apostle's coming, as he would not be willing to try the fate of Elymas. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:12

We dare not make ourselves, etc. - As if he had said: I dare neither associate with, nor compare myself to, those who are full of self-commendation. Some think this to be an ironical speech. But they, measuring themselves by themselves - They are not sent of God; they are not inspired by his Spirit; therefore they have no rule to think or act by. They are also full of pride and self-conceit; they look within themselves for accomplishments which their self-love will soon find out; for to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:13

Things without our measure - There is a great deal of difficulty in this and the three following verses, and there is a great diversity among the MSS.; and which is the true reading can scarcely be determined. Our version is perhaps the plainest that can be made of the text. By the measure mentioned here, it seems as if the apostle meant the commission he received from God to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles; a measure or district that extended through all Asia Minor and Greece, down to... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:13

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