inward affection . Greek. splanchnon. See 2 Corinthians 6:12 . more abundant . Same as exceedingly, 2 Corinthians 7:13 . toward unto. Greek. eis, as in 2 Corinthians 7:9 . remembereth. Greek. anamimneske. See 1 Corinthians 4:17 , with. Greek. meta . App-104 . fear and trembling . See 1 Corinthians 2:3 . read more
And his affection is more abundantly toward you while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.Paul, in this, spoke of the obedience which had marked the conduct of the Corinthians toward the preaching of Titus, and also a tactful word of Titus' appreciation of their receiving and obeying him.Obedience of you all ... Far from meaning "everybody in the church with no exceptions," the expression "you all" is merely the grammatical plural of "ye" as it... read more
15. his inward affection—literally, "bowels" (compare 2 Corinthians 6:12; Philippians 1:8; Philippians 2:1; Colossians 3:12). obedience— (Colossians 3:12- :). fear and trembling—with trembling anxiety to obey my wishes, and fearful lest there should be aught in yourselves to offend him and me (Colossians 3:12- :; compare 1 Corinthians 2:3). read more
2. The encouraging responses of the Corinthians so far 7:5-16Here Paul rejoiced that the Corinthians’ recent reception of Titus and their response to Paul’s previous letter evidenced a proper response to him. He said this to encourage his readers to follow through and become completely openhearted toward him. read more
C. Appeal for restoration of the Corinthians’ confidence in Paul 6:11-7:16The apostle now turned to a direct appeal for the Corinthians to reconcile with him in their hearts."The call for reconciliation with Paul, therefore, stands in parallel with the call for reconciliation with God [2 Corinthians 5:20]. While it would be too much to say that these two forms of reconciliation are equally important, for Paul they are directly linked with one another." [Note: Beverly R. Gaventa, "Apostle and... read more
II. ANSWERS TO INSINUATIONS ABOUT THE SINCERITY OF PAUL’S COMMITMENT TO THE CORINTHIANS AND TO THE MINISTRY 1:12-7:16Second Corinthians is a rather difficult book to outline because it is a very personal letter that flowed from Paul’s heart."Traditionally, Paul’s two letters to Timothy and one to Titus are called ’the Pastorals.’ But 2 Corinthians has a strong claim to be recognized as the Pastoral Epistle par excellence, because it contains not ’pure’ but ’applied’ pastoralia." [Note: Harris,... read more
Titus’ encouragement at their response 7:13-16 read more
The Corinthians’ submissive response to Titus, even though initially they feared him, had endeared these Christians to Titus greatly. Their speedy acquiescence constituted both the basis of Paul’s appeal to them to open their hearts wider to him and the ground of his confidence that they would do so. read more
7:15 affections (h-3) Lit. 'bowels.' read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:2-16
Joy at the Corinthians’ repentance (7:2-16)Again Paul appeals to the Corinthians to open their hearts to him, and not to feel hesitant because of the accusations his enemies have made. Nothing in life or death can separate him from them. He assures them that he is overjoyed at the news he has just heard concerning them (2-4).Paul recalls the restlessness he felt in Macedonia as he awaited Titus’ return with news from Corinth. He recalls also the joy he experienced when Titus recounted how he... read more