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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:11

Paul had restrained his words of exhortation to the Corinthians while he was with them for their welfare. He continued to do that in this letter lest he give substance to the charge that he was bold and impressive when absent. However, he was perfectly capable of being as forceful in person as he was in his letters (cf. 2 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Corinthians 13:10). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:12

In irony Paul claimed to be a coward, as his critics accused, when it came to comparing himself with his critics. They cited their own conduct as normative and then prided themselves on measuring up to the standard. The Corinthians would be just as foolish if they measured Paul’s apostolic credentials by using the same subjective standard that his critics applied to themselves.J. B. Phillips’ paraphrase of the first part of this verse captures Paul’s irony well."Of course, we shouldn’t dare... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:12-18

3. Reply to the charge of intrusion 10:12-18Paul defended his right to preach the gospel in Corinth and denied his critics’ claim that they had been responsible for what God had done through Paul there. He did this to vindicate his former actions and to prepare for future ministry in the regions beyond Corinth.". . . Paul, responding to his opponents’ characterization of him as inconsistent, and hence as a flatterer, and of the invidious comparisons of his opponents, attacks the whole... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:13-14

Evidently Paul’s critics were claiming that the apostle had exceeded the proper limits of his ministry by evangelizing in Corinth. They proudly refused to admit that Paul’s commission as the apostle to the Gentiles gave him the right to minister as far from Palestine as Corinth. He responded that he had not exceeded the territorial limits of his commission by planting the church in Gentile Corinth.Paul’s ministry had definite divinely prescribed limits. He was to be the apostle to the Gentiles... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:15-16

Paul was anxious that all the Corinthians acknowledge that he was not doing what his critics were doing. They were taking credit for what God had done through Paul in Corinth. They were apparently claiming that the spiritual vitality of the Corinthian church was due to their ministry in spite of Paul’s influence. This is sometimes a temptation for those who follow others in ministry. Sometimes they confuse unconsciously, or as in the case of Paul’s critics consciously, the results of their work... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:17-18

In summary, Paul purposed not to take credit for (boast in) what others had accomplished in their service for Christ. He could not even boast about what he had accomplished since it was God who was at work through him. His only boast therefore would be the Lord. That is, he would be proud only of his Lord. He quoted Jeremiah who expressed this thought well (Jeremiah 9:24; cf. 1 Corinthians 1:31). The only commendation worth anything is the work that God has done through His servants, not their... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 10:12

10:12 intelligent. (b-28) 'Wise' is not the sense here, at least it seems to give the sense of 'not being wise in doing so,' which is not the force of the Greek expression. The force is 'do not perceive,' whether in capacity or fact. See Matthew 13:13 ; Mark 4:12 ; Mark 6:52 , Mark 6:7 .14; Mark 8:17 ,Mark 8:21 ; Romans 3:11 ; Romans 15:21 . read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 10:13

10:13 measure, (c-8) There is a double meaning in the words here. They signify 'out of measure, immoderately,' but allude also here to the false teachers going where God had not sent them. see ver.15. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 10:17

10:17 Lord. (d-10) See 1 Corinthians 1:31 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:1-14

(B) Chapters 10-13. St. Paul’s Defence of his MinistryAs explained in the Introduction, this section is regarded as part of the intermediate letter, referred to in 2 Corinthians 2:3-4 and 2 Corinthians 7:8, in which the Apostle rebuked his converts, and sought to bring them to repentance. It is, therefore, to be taken as earlier in time than 2 Corinthians 1-9, which were written as the result of the Corinthians’ reception of the intermediate or ’severe’ letter.Here the Apostle answers the... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:12-18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:13-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:15-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 10:17-18

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 10:12

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 10:13

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 10:17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:1-14

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