고린도후서 2:16-17 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:12-17

Outburst of thanksgiving for the news brought by Titus.' read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:12-17

Coming to Troas (disquietude; defence of his apostleship) Quite abruptly St. Paul mentions that he came to Troas. Why he left Ephesus he does not say, but we infer it was because of his anxiety to see Titus, and hear from him how his letter to the Corinthians had been received. There was a fine opening at Troas to preach the gospel, and yet he was greatly disquieted as Titus did not meet him. "Taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia." Here he met Titus, though, in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

The solemnity of the ministry. A Roman triumph, to which the apostle refers in this passage, was the most magnificent of earthly pageants. The conqueror, in whose honour it was given, was an illustrious commander, who had defeated an enemy or gained a province. The route traversed by the triumphal procession lay through Rome to the Capitol itself. The spectators who feasted their eyes upon the sight were the vast population of the city. Before, the victor passed onwards the captives taken... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

The constant triumph of the faithful minister. I. HE TRIUMPHS BECAUSE WHEREVER HE GOES HE MAKES KNOWN GOD AND CHRIST . This is a true triumph. If he succeeds in doing this he has a great success—the success of performance of duty and of fulfilment of the Divine will. Moreover, the kingdom of God is almost certain to be extended. Apparent failure, when more closely examined and tried by the test of time, will often be found to be success. II. HIS TRIUMPH ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

The twofold issues of a preached gospel. Heroes, in the older days of the apostle, were usually great generals, leaders of mighty armies, conquerors of other nations—men whose "glory" came from desolated cities, down-trodden races, wasted harvests, and crushed and bleeding hearts. And such heroes were permitted to have a "triumph," as it was called. A triumphal procession was arranged in their honour, and to this event the Roman generals looked as to the very goal of their ambition.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:16

The savour of death unto death; rather, a savour from death to death . To those who are perishing, the incense of the Name of Christ which our work enables them to breathe, seems to rise from death, and to lead to death. They (for here again the outlines of the metaphor shift) are like the doomed captives, who, as they breathed the incense on the day of triumph, knew where that triumph would lead them before the victors can climb the Capitol. To them it would seem to bring with it not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:16

Who is sufficient? Those to whom the ministry of the gospel of Christ is merely a profession, who regard the offices of religion as a routine, who consider chiefly such emoluments and advantages as may be connected with it, read these words with astonishment and without sympathy, But those who think as Paul thought of the ministry, with a wondering amazement at the grace of God and at the provision made in Christ for the passage of that grace to man, those who realize the preciousness of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as many; rather, as the many . This clause is introduced to show how much courage and effort the work requires. "The many" might, by Greek idiom, mean "the majority." The apparent harshness of the assertion that the majority of teachers in the apostolic age dealt untruly with the Word of God, led to the substitution of οἱ λοιποὶ , the rest, in some manuscripts (D, E, F, G, L). But "the many" here means "the many antagonists of mine," who preach a different gospel ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:17

The way in which the gospel should be preached. "For we are not as many, which corrupt the Word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ." The words suggests the way in which the gospel should be preached. I. WITH CONSCIOUS HONESTY . "As of sincerity." This is a state of mind in direct antagonism to all +duplicity. No man who is not true to his convictions and to himself can preach the gospel. He must be a true man who would preach truth,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:17

Conscious simplicity and integrity. "The word for 'corrupt,' formed from a word which signifies 'huckster,' or ' tavern keeper,' implies an adulteration like that which such people commonly practised. We, says St. Paul, play no such tricks of trade with what we preach; we do not meet the tastes of our hearers by prophesying deceits. The very fact that we know the tremendous issues of our work would hinder that." God's gospel word, the message of eternal life in Christ Jesus, may be... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 2:17

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