2 Corinthians 5:10-11 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:10
We must all appear; rather, for it is necessary that we must all be made manifest; that we must be shown in our real nature and character. The verb is not the same as in Romans 14:10 , which occurs in 2 Corinthians 4:14 . Before the judgment seat of Christ. The special final judgment is represented as taking place before the bema of Christ, although in Romans 14:10 the best reading is "of God" ( Matthew 25:31 , Matthew 25:32 ). St. Paul might naturally use this Roman and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:11
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. Multitudes of texts have been torn from their context and grossly abused and misinterpreted, but few more so than this. It is the text usually chosen by those who wish to excuse a setting forth of God under the attributes of Moloch. With any such views it has not the remotest connection. It simply means, "Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men," either "to keep in view the same fear of the Lord as ourselves," or... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:11-19
Self-devotion of the ministry of reconciliation. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must - (δεῖ dei). It is proper, fit, necessary that we should all appear there. This fact, to which Paul now refers, is another reason why it was necessary to lead a holy life, and why Paul gave himself with so much diligence and self-denial to the arduous duties of his office. There is a necessity, or a fitness that we should appear there to give up our account, for we are here on trial: we are responsible moral agents; we are placed here to form characters for eternity. Before we... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:11
Knowing therefore - We who are apostles, and who are appointed to preach the gospel, having the fullest assurance of the terrors of the day of judgment, and of the wrath of God, endeavor to persuade people to be prepared to meet Him, and to give up their account.The terror of the Lord - This is, of the Lord Jesus, who will be seated on the throne of judgment, and who will decide the destiny of all people, 2 Corinthians 5:10; compare Matthew 25:0. The sense is, knowing how much the Lord is to be... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 5:9-10
2 Corinthians 5:9-10. Wherefore we labour Φιλοτιμουμεθα , we are ambitious, (the only ambition which has place in a Christian,) that, whether present in the body, or absent from it, we may be accepted of him Ευαρεστοι αυτω ειναι , to be well-pleasing to him, or to receive the tokens of his favour and approbation. For we must all Apostles as well as other men, whether now present in the body, or absent from it; appear Openly, without covering; before the judgment-seat of... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 5:11-12
2 Corinthians 5:11-12. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord The strict judgment which must then pass on all impenitent sinners; we the more earnestly persuade men To repent and believe the gospel, that, instead of being objects of the divine wrath, they may live and die happy in his favour. But, as we are made manifest to God And he knows our integrity; I trust also it is evident to you. For we commend not ourselves We do not say this as if we thought there was any need of ... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
Confidence and courage (5:1-10)Christians receive further encouragement amid daily trials through the knowledge that the present body is only temporary. It is like a tent in which a person lives for a short time, whereas what God has prepared for the future life is a permanent home (5:1). Another illustration likens the present body to clothes that cover a person. Again this is only temporary. One day all that is earthly and temporary will be replaced by that which is spiritual and eternal... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
Death intervenes between the present state of affliction and the glory of heaven, but death is only the destruction of the body now existing. It is not an end to bodily form and life. This is no speculation of the apostle's; it is an assurance, "for we know " that if this earthly tent be destroyed, it will be followed by an enduring habitation—a mansion, not a tabernacle. In the earthly body he groans, not because it is a body, but because it is flesh and blood suffering under the effects... read more