2 Corinthians 12

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:8

8. For—"concerning this thing." thrice—To his first and second prayer no answer came. To his third the answer came, which satisfied his faith and led him to bow his will to God's will. So Paul's master, Jesus, thrice prayed on the Mount of Olives, in resignation to the Father's will. The thorn seems (from :-, and Greek, :-, "that he may buffet me") to have continued with Paul when he wrote, lest still he should be "overmuch lifted up." the Lord—Christ. Escape from the cross is not to be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:9

9. said—literally, "He hath said," implying that His answer is enough [ALFORD]. is sufficient—The trial must endure, but the grace shall also endure and never fail thee [ALFORD], ( :-). The Lord puts the words into Paul's mouth, that following them up he might say, "O Lord, Thy grace is sufficient for me" [BENGEL]. my strength—Greek, "power." is made perfect—has its most perfect manifestation. in weakness—Do not ask for sensible strength, FOR My power is perfected in man's "strengthlessness"... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:10

10. take pleasure in—too strongly. Rather as the Greek, "I am well contented in." infirmities—the genus. Two pairs of species follow, partly coming from "Satan's messenger," partly from men. reproaches—"insults." when—in all the cases just specified. then—then especially. strong—"powerful" in "the power of Christ" (2 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Corinthians 13:4; Hebrews 11:34). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:11

11. in glorying—omitted in the oldest manuscripts. "I am become a fool." He sounds a retreat [BENGEL]. ye—emphatic. "It is YE who have compelled me; for I ought to have been commended by you," instead of having to commend myself. am I behind—rather as Greek, "was I behind" when I was with you? the very chiefest—rather, as in 2 Corinthians 11:5, "those overmuch apostles." though I be nothing—in myself (1 Corinthians 15:9; 1 Corinthians 15:10). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:12

12. Truly, c.—There is understood some such clause as this, "And yet I have not been commended by you." in all patience, in signs, &c.—The oldest manuscripts omit "in." "Patience" is not one of the "signs," but the element IN which they were wrought: endurance of opposition which did not cause me to leave off working [ALFORD]. Translate, "IN . . . patience, BY signs," &c. His mode of expression is modest, putting himself, the worker, in the background, "were wrought," not "I wrought."... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:13

13. wherein you were inferior—that is, were treated with less consideration by me than were other churches. I myself—I made a gain of you neither myself, nor by those others whom I sent, Titus and others (2 Corinthians 12:17; 2 Corinthians 12:18). wrong—His declining support from the Corinthians might be regarded as the denial to them of a privilege, and a mark of their spiritual inferiority, and of his looking on them with less confidence and love (compare 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Corinthians... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:14

14. the third time—See :- to the first Epistle. His second visit was probably a short one ( :-), and attended with humiliation through the scandalous conduct of some of his converts (compare 2 Corinthians 12:21; 2 Corinthians 2:1). It was probably paid during his three years' sojourn at Ephesus, from which he could pass so readily by sea to Corinth (compare 2 Corinthians 1:15; 2 Corinthians 1:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1; 2 Corinthians 13:2). The context here implies nothing of a third preparation... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:15

15. I will . . . spend—all I have. be spent—all that I am. This is more than even natural parents do. They "lay up treasures for their children." But I spend not merely my treasures, but myself. for you—Greek, "for your souls"; not for your mere bodies. the less I be loved—Love rather descends than ascends [BENGEL]. Love him as a true friend who seeks your good more than your good will. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:16

16. I did not burden you—The "I" in the Greek is emphatic. A possible insinuation of the Corinthians is hereby anticipated and refuted: "But, you may say, granted that I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you (in my net) with guile"; namely, made a gain of you by means of others ( :-). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:17

17. Paul's reply: You know well I did not. My associates were as distinterested as myself. An important rule to all who would influence others for good. read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:17

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