John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:12
Wherefore, though l wrote unto you ,.... Meaning in his former epistle, with so much sharpness and severity, and as may have been thought too much: I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong ; not for the sake of the incestuous person only and chiefly, not merely for his correction and restoration; though these things were intended, and earnestly desired by the apostle: nor for his cause that suffered wrong : that is, the father of the incestuous person, who had been injured... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:11
For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort ,.... The apostle proceeds to describe godly sorrow by its effects, which are so many evidences of the sincerity and genuineness of it; some of the things mentioned are peculiar to the case of the Corinthians, and others common to evangelical repentance in any: what carefulness it wrought in you ; to remove the incestuous person from communion with them, which they were very negligent of before; to sin no more after... read more