哥林多後書 13:2-3 RCUVTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:1-6

In these verses observe, I. The apostle threatens to be severe against obstinate sinners when he should come to Corinth, having now sent to them a first and second epistle, with proper admonitions and exhortations, in order to reform what was amiss among them. Concerning this we may notice, 1. The caution with which he proceeded in his censures: he was not hasty in using severity, but gave a first and second admonition. So some understand his words (2 Cor. 13:1): This is the third time I am... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:1-14

13 For the third time I am coming to you. Everything will be established in the mouth of two or three witnesses. To those who have already sinned and to all others I have already said, and I now say, just as I said it when I was with you on my second visit, now I say it while I am absent, that if I come to you again, I will not spare you. I will take decisive action because you are looking for a proof that Christ really is speaking in me, Christ who is not weak where you are concerned, but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:2

I told you before, and foretell you as if I were present a second time ,.... He means, that he had in his former epistle faithfully told them of their evils, and admonished them for them; and now he sends to them a second time before his coming, and again admonishes them, as if he was upon the spot with them; so that they had, as before, three witnesses, also a first and second admonition; which, should they be without success, he must proceed further: and being absent now, I write to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:3

Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me ,.... This is the reason why he was determined, that should he come among them, he would not spare them, because they called in question his apostleship, and demanded a proof of it; which, of all men, they had the least reason to do; for they themselves were the seals of his apostleship, and the signs of an apostle had been done among them; they queried whether he was an ambassador of Christ, and was sent by him, and in his name; whether the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:2

I told you before, etc. - As Calmet maintains that Paul had already been twice at Corinth, it is well to hear his reasons: "St. Paul came to Corinth the latter end of the year of our Lord 52, and remained there eighteen months, Acts 18:1 , etc. He came there a second time in the year 55, but stayed only a short time, as he had to return speedily to Ephesus, 1 Corinthians 16:7 ; hence it is that St. Luke makes no mention of this second journey in the Acts. Finally he determined to visit... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:3

Since ye seek a proof of Christ - The conversion of the Corinthians was to themselves a solid proof that Christ spoke by the apostle; and therefore he could, with great propriety, say that this power of Christ, far from being weak, was mighty among them. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:2

Verse 2 2.I told you before, and foretell you. The friendly and agreeable admonitions, that he had addressed to them so frequently, had been of no advantage. He, accordingly, betakes himself to a more severe remedy, with which he had previously threatened them in words when present with them. When we see him act with so much strictness, we need have no doubt, that they were surprisingly ungovernable and obstinate; for it appears from his writings, what mildness, and what unwearied patience he... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:3

Verse 3 3.Since ye seek a proof A twofold meaning may be drawn from these words. The first is, “Since you wish to try me, whether I speak of myself, or whether Christ speaks by me;” and in this way Chrysostom, and Ambrose, explain it. I am rather inclined, however, to understand him as declaring, that it does not so much concern himself as Christ, when his authority is detracted from — that when his admonitions are despised, Christ’s patience is tried. “It is Christ that speaks by me; when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:1-4

About to visit the Corinthians "the third time." he informs them very distinctly what they had to expect. In the words of the Old Testament Law, he says, "In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established." The strength of his resolution to punish impenitent offenders is declared—"I will not spare." A crisis was at hand, and he was fully prepared to meet the issue. He refers to the main source of all the trouble, viz. the disparagement of his office as Christ's apostle.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:1-14

Paul's epistolary farewell to the Corinthians. "This is the third time I am coming to you, etc. This chapter concludes Paul's letters to the Corinthians. There is no evidence that he wrote a word to them after this. The letters had evidently been a task to him. To a man of his tender nature no duty could be more painful than that of censure and reproach. Nothing but a sense of loyalty to the holiness of Christianity could have urged him to it. no doubt he felt a burden rolled from his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:1-6

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:1-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 13:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 13:1-14

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