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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 11:19

For ye suffer fools gladly ,.... They bore with the false apostles, who were fools; were continually proclaiming their folly, boasting of themselves, ascribing that to themselves which did not belong to them, and were puffed up by their fleshly minds; they indulged these men in their folly, and that with pleasure and delight; they not only winked at it, and overlooked it, but were pleased with it: seeing ye yourselves are wise; acting like men who count themselves wise, and keep fools for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 11:20

For ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage ,.... They not only suffered and tolerated the foolish boasting of these men with pleasure, but patiently and stupidly bore their oppressions, injuries, and insults, things that were intolerable, which no man of any sense and wisdom would ever suffer; and yet they took all quietly from them, made no objection, but patiently submitted to them, and therefore might well bear a little with him; they were voluntarily led captive, and brought into... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 11:21

I speak as concerning reproach ,.... These words may be considered either as explanative of the latter part of the former verse, "if a man smite you on the face"; that is not to be understood strictly and literally, of one man's striking another on the face, but of reproach and contumelious language, used by the false apostles to the Corinthians; or they may have reference to the apostle's design in the whole, which was partly to reproach, the Corinthians for acting such a stupid part, in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 11:13

For such are false apostles - Persons who pretend to be apostles, but have no mission from Christ. Deceitful workers - They do preach and labor, but they have nothing but their own emolument in view. Transforming themselves - Assuming as far as they possibly can, consistently with their sinister views, the habit, manner, and doctrine of the apostles of Christ. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 11:14

And no marvel - Και ου θαυμαστον· And no wonder; it need not surprise you what the disciples do, when you consider the character of the master. Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light - As in 2 Corinthians 11:3 ; the apostle had the history of the temptation and fall of man particularly in view, it is very likely that here he refers to the same thing. In what ever form Satan appeared to our first mother, his pretensions and professions gave him the appearance of a good... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 11:15

Whose end shall be according to their works - A bad way leads to a bad end. The way of sin is the way to hell. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 11:16

Let no man think me a fool - See the note on 2 Corinthians 11:1 . As the apostle was now going to enter into a particular detail of his qualifications, natural, acquired, and spiritual; and particularly of his labors and sufferings; he thinks it necessary to introduce the discourse once more as he did 2 Corinthians 11:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 11:17

I speak it not after the Lord - Were it not for the necessity under which I am laid to vindicate my apostleship, my present glorying would be inconsistent with my Christian profession of humility, and knowing no one after the flesh. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 11:18

Seeing that many glory after the flesh - Boast of external and secular things. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 11:19

Ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise - A very fine irony. Ye are so profoundly wise as to be able to discern that I am a fool. Well, it would be dishonorable to you as wise men to fall out with a fool; you will therefore gladly bear with his impertinence and foolishness because of your own profound wisdom. read more

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