コリント人への手紙Ⅱ 8:6-24 JCB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:11

Now therefore perform the doing of it ,.... This is a conclusion from the former advice, to finish what was readily willed; for as it is not enough to do a thing, unless it is done cheerfully and willingly, so it is not sufficient to express a good will to such service as is here called to, without doing it; both should go together: that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also ; in some cases there is neither power nor will to do good; in others there is... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:12

For if there be first a willing mind ,.... If what is done springs from a truly noble, generous spirit, a spirit of bountifulness and liberality; and is given cheerfully and freely, and according to a man's ability; the quantity matters not, whether it be more or less: it is accepted ; both of God and man: according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not . The widow's mite was as acceptable, and more so, than all the rich men cast into the treasury; a cup of cold... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:13

For I mean not that other men be eased and you burdened. Referring either to the givers; and that either to the richer and meaner sort in this church; the apostle's sense being, not to put the whole burden of the collection upon some only, whilst others were excused doing little or nothing; but that everyone should give according to his ability; or to other churches in poorer circumstances; and the apostle's meaning was, not that these churches by reason of their meanness should be entirely... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:14

But by an equality ,.... All that he meant was, that there might be an equality both in givers and receivers, proportioned to their several circumstances and stations of life: that now at this time ; which was a very necessitous time at Jerusalem, there being a famine there, and their common stock exhausted: your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want ; which respects either the different abilities of givers at different... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:15

As it is written ,.... In Exodus 16:18 he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack ; respect is had to the history of the manna, a sort of food God prepared for the Israelites in the wilderness; and which were gathered by them every morning, by some more, by others less; and yet when it came to be measured, every man had his "omer" and no more, one had nothing over, and the other not at all deficient; each man had his proper and equal quantity; and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God ,.... The apostle proceeds to give an account of the persons and their characters, who were employed in making this collection at Corinth for the poor saints, and begins with Titus; and the rather because he had been already concerned in setting afoot that good work among them; and gives thanks to God, which , says he, put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you , by "earnest care" is meant that very great carefulness, solicitude, and diligence,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:17

For indeed, he accepted the exhortation ,.... The Macedonians besought the apostle with much entreaty to give unto him, 2 Corinthians 8:4 or which being moved by their example, they gave unto him, namely, that he would go and finish what he had already begun; and accordingly he did not refuse, but readily accepted the exhortation: yea, not only so, but being more forward ; than was known or could have been expected; which shows that this was put into his heart by God, before it was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:18

And we have sent with him the brother ,.... The Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "our brother"; and one of Stephens's copies, "your brother": who this brother was, is not certain; some think it was Luke the evangelist, the companion of the apostle in his travels: whose praise is in the Gospel, throughout all the churches ; being known and highly commended by all the churches, for the Gospel he wrote; but it is not certain that Luke as yet had wrote his Gospel; and much less that it was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:19

And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches ,.... Not only famous for preaching the Gospel, but he was also appointed by the joint suffrages of the churches, which were made by the lifting up or stretching out of the hand, as the word here used signifies; this brother was not chosen to this service by a few private persons, or by a single church only, but by several churches; which does not refer to the churches at Jerusalem and Antioch, as if the apostles were appointed, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:20

Avoiding this, that no man should blame us ,.... There is an allusion in these words to mariners, who, when sensible of danger, steer their course another way, in order to shun a rock and secure themselves. So the apostles being aware of the censorious spirits of some persons, and to prevent all suspicion of their converting any part of what they had collected to their own private use, sent Titus with it, a man of known probity and integrity; and he not by himself only, but another brother... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 8:20

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