2 Corinthians 12:15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 12:15

spend . Greek. dapanao. See Acts 21:24 . be spent . Greek. ekdapanao. Spend out, exhaust. Only her You = your souls ( App-110 .) love . Greek. agapao. App-136 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:15

And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less? But be it so, I do not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less ... Paul's sacrifices in not receiving their money were actually founded in his abundant love for them; and surely that should not have caused them to love the apostle less.But be it so ... Far from changing his mind about it, Paul here revealed that at... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:15

2 Corinthians 12:15. I will very gladly spend and be spent— "I will gladly exhaust my strength, and put myself to any expence too, for your salvation; though the consequence of all should be, that the more abundantly I love you, the less I should be loved by you." See 2 Timothy 2:10. 1 Thessalonians 2:8. 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 12:1-18

B. Claims made by Paul 11:1-12:18In this section Paul gave further evidence that he possessed apostolic authority to encourage the whole Corinthian church to continue to respond positively to his ministry. Some writers refer to 2 Corinthians 11:1 to 2 Corinthians 12:13 as Paul’s "Fool’s Speech" because of the recurring "foolishness" terminology in this passage (aphrosyne, aphron, paraphron; cf. 2 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 11:16 [twice], 17, 19, 23; 2 Corinthians 12:11; 2 Corinthians... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 12:11-18

5. Paul’s supernatural miracles and paternal love 12:11-18In this pericope Paul concluded his claims to be a genuine apostle by citing the miracles that God had done and the love that He had manifested to the Corinthians through Paul. He did this to dispel any lingering reservations any of his readers might have had concerning his apostolic credentials. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 12:14-15

Paul was about to return to Corinth another time, his "anticipated visit." [Note: See the chart in the introduction section of these notes.] When he came, he planned to continue his same financial policy with them; he would remain financially independent of them (cf. 1 Corinthians 9:15; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Corinthians 11:12). He wanted their welfare and their affection more than their money. His concerns were also their spiritual maturity (cf. 1 Corinthians 3:1-4) and their complete devotion... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 12:14-18

Paul’s proposed conduct in Corinth 12:14-18 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:1-21

His Privileges and TrialsThe Apostle unwillingly resumes his boasting and tells of a revelation he received from God; but returns again to dwell on his weaknesses, and especially on his bodily infirmity, through which Christ’s grace was manifested.Paraphrase. ’(1) It is not expedient for me to boast again: I have really been compelled to do it. I will now mention my experiences of divine visions and revelations, (2) Fourteen years ago I experienced such a divine ecstasy that I knew not whether... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Corinthians 12:15

(15) And I will very gladly spend and be spent.—The pronoun is emphatic, I, for my part. The latter verb implies spending to the last farthing. As he sought not theirs, but them, so he is ready to spend for them not only all that he has, but even, as if to the verge of exhaustion, all that he is. And yet with all this there was the painful consciousness of toiling without adequate return. It seemed to him, in his intense craving for affection, as if their love varied inversely with his own. read more

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