2 Corinthians 10:4-7 NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:6

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience - I am ready, through this mighty armor of God, to punish those opposers of the doctrine of Christ, and the disobedience which has been produced by them. When your obedience is fulfilled - When you have in the fullest manner, discountenanced those men, and separated yourselves from their communion. The apostle was not in haste to pull up the tares, lest he should pull up the wheat also. All the terms in these two verses are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:7

Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? - Do not be carried away with appearances; do not be satisfied with show and parade. If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's - Here, as in several other places of this and the preceding epistle, the τις , any or certain, person, most evidently refers to the false apostle who made so much disturbance in the Church. And this man trusted to himself - assumed to himself that he was Christ's messenger: it would not do to attempt to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:4

Verse 4 4.For the weapons of our warfare. The warfare corresponds with the kind of weapons. He glories in being furnished with spiritual weapons. The warfare, accordingly, is spiritual. Hence it follows by way of contraries, (755) that it is not according to the flesh In comparing the ministry of the gospel to a warfare, he uses a most apt similitude. The life of a Christian, it is true, is a perpetual warfare, for whoever gives himself to the service of God will have no truce from Satan at any... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:5

Verse 5 5.And bring into captivity I am of opinion, that, having previously spoken more particularly of the conflict of spiritual armor, along with the hinderances that rise up in opposition to the gospel of Christ, he now, on the other hand, speaks of the ordinary preparation, by which men must be brought into subjection to him. For so long as we rest in our own judgment, and are wise in our own estimation, we are far from having made any approach to the doctrine of Christ. Hence we must set... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:6

Verse 6 6.And are in readiness to avenge. This he adds, lest insolent men should presumptuously lift themselves up in opposition to his ministry, as if they could do so with impunity. Hence he says, that power had been given him — not merely for constraining voluntary disciples to subjection to Christ, but also for inflicting vengeance upon the rebellious, (759) and that his threats were not empty bugbears, (760) but had the execution quite in readiness — to use the customary expression. Now... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:7

Verse 7 7.That are according to appearance. In the first place, the clause according to appearance, may be taken in two ways: either as meaning the reality itself, visible and manifest, or an outward mask, (765) that deceives us. The sentence, too, may be read either interrogatively or affirmatively: nay more, the verb βλέπετε may be taken either in the imperative mood, or in the subjunctive. I am rather of opinion, however, that it is expressive of chiding, and that the Corinthians are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:1-7

No one can fail to notice the change in the tone of the Epistle which appears in this chapter. Every thoughtful reader of St. Paul knows how abrupt his transitions frequently are, and how rapidly he digresses from his main point to something incidental to his topic. His mental associations are governed by two distinct laws—first, by ideas exciting feelings which lead him to diverge from his main line; and next, by emotions arising from some occult source that vary his action of intellect. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:1-18

Plunging at once into his subject, with a solemn appeal, he declares his apostolic power (verses 1-8), and that he will exercise it in person as well as by letters, in answer to the taunt of his opponents (verses 9-11). He then shows that his estimate of himself is formed on very different methods from those of his adversaries (verses 12-16), and that he referred all grounds of boasting solely to the judgment of God (verses 17, 18). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:4

Weapons (see 2 Corinthians 6:7 ; Romans 6:13 ). Not carnal. He did not rely on the mere "arm of flesh," or on earthly sword or panoply. Mighty through God; literally, powerful for God; i.e. either To the pulling down of strongholds. The word for "pulling down," which implies the entire clearance of an obstacle, is only found in the New Testament in this Epistle ( 2 Corinthians 10:4 , 2 Corinthians 10:8 ; 2 Corinthians 13:10 ). The word for "strongholds" is found here... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:4

The Apostle Paul was naturally of a combative, soldier-like disposition. Before his conversion this temperament displayed itself in opposition to the cause of truth, to the Church of Christ. After his conversion his warfare was directed against the error, sin, and evil that afflicted and cursed mankind. As a soldier of Christ he fought a good fight and gained an honourable reputation. In the text we have, upon his own authority, the acknowledgment and explanation of his victories. 1. THE ... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:4

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