The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Corinthians 10:8-10
2 Corinthians 10:8-10For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority.God’s gift of special power to manThe “authority” of which the apostle here speaks was, in all probability, a supernatural endowment (Acts 13:8-11; Acts 14:8-10; Acts 15:9-12). Having this power, he was superior even to the ablest of his censors, and he felt that should he “boast somewhat” of this there was no reason for him to be ashamed. Note that such special gift--I. Is under man’s control. Paul’s language seems... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 10:1-18
2 Corinthians 10:1 . Who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold towards you. Paul retorts ironically the unworthy insinuations of the false teachers, sent out by the sanhedrim of Jerusalem, and in the full pay of the synagogue, to bring back the people to the ceremonial law. These, it would seem, made a genteel appearance, while Paul appeared in humbler dress, often labouring with his own hands. 2 Corinthians 10:2 . I beseech you; yea, to cut off occasion from those... read more