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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

The power of love (5:11-6:13)Because Paul knows that he is accountable to Christ, he knows what it means to fear the Lord, and this makes him more diligent in his service. God knows that his motives are pure and he trusts that the Corinthians know also (11).In making these statements, Paul is not trying to write a recommendation for himself. He is trying to give his supporters reason to be bold in defending him against those who criticize him (12). They may have seen him display his feelings in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 5:11

terror = fear, as in Acts 9:31 . persuade. App-150 . men . App-123 made manifest. Same as "appear", 2 Corinthians 5:10 , trust = hope. also . To follow "manifest". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:11

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.The fear of the Lord ... One of the genuine errors of the King James Version was the rendition of this as "the terror" of the Lord. Paul used the same word in Ephesians 5:21, and Luke used it in Acts 9:1; but as Lipscomb said," `Fear' in all of these passages means reverence and devotion."[17]We persuade men ... It is not God but people who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:11

2 Corinthians 5:11. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade, &c.— "We convince men, and persuade them to be Christians, through divine grace, and by that means are manifested to God as his servants, and to your consciences." Mr. Locke's paraphrase is, "Knowing therefore this terrible judgment of the Lord, I preach the gospel, persuading men to be Christians; and with what integrity I discharge that duty is manifest to God; and I trust also you are convinced of it in your... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:11

11. terror of the Lord—the coming judgment, so full of terrors to unbelievers [ESTIUS]. ELLICOTT and ALFORD, after GROTIUS and BENGEL, translate, "The fear of the Lord" (2 Corinthians 7:1; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Acts 9:31; Romans 3:18; Ephesians 5:21). persuade—Ministers should use the terrors of the Lord to persuade men, not to rouse their enmity (Judges 1:23). BENGEL, ESTIUS, and ALFORD explain: "Persuade men" (by our whole lives, Judges 1:23- :), namely, of our integrity as ministers. But this... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:11

Respect for the Lord since He would be his judge ("the fear of the Lord," 2 Corinthians 5:10) motivated Paul to carry out his work of persuading people to believe the gospel. A healthy sense of our accountability to God should move us to fulfill our calling as Christians (Matthew 28:19-20)."According to 2 Corinthians 5:11, the judgment seat is the place where the ’terror of the Lord’ will be manifested. The word ’terror’ in this verse is a translation of the Greek word phobos, referring to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:11-15

The constraining love of Christ 5:11-15 read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 5:11

5:11 been (l-13) been (l-24) Or 'are manifested.' It is the perfect tense; what is done and of which the effect continues. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:1-21

The subject of 2 Corinthians 4 is continued. St. Paul has been pointing out that amid bodily weakness and decay he is encouraged by the thought that the temporal is transient, while the spiritual is eternal. He now goes on to speak more particularly of the great prospect that sustains him—the replacement of the earthly material body by an eternal heavenly one. He hopes to survive till Christ’s coming, and receive the heavenly body without passing through the experience of death: but, if it... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Corinthians 5:11

(11) Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord.—Better, the fear of the Lord. The English word “terror” is unduly strong, and hinders the reader from seeing that what St. Paul speaks of is identical with “the fear of the Lord”—the temper not of slavish dread, but reverential awe, which had been described in the Old Testament as “the beginning of wisdom” (Job 28:28; Psalms 111:10). Tyndale’s and Cranmer’s versions give, “how the Lord is to be feared;” the Rhemish, “fear.” “Terror,”... read more