2 Corinthians 11:4 - Exposition

He that cometh. Apparently an allusion to some recent and rival teacher. Another Jesus . The intruder preaches, not a different Jesus ( ἕτερον ) or a different gospel (comp. Galatians 1:6-8 ), but ostensibly the same Jesus whom St. Paul had preached. Another spirit… another gospel; rather, a different spirit ( ἕτερον )... a different gospel. The Jesus preached was the same; the gospel accepted, the Spirit received, were supposed to remain unaltered. Ye might well bear with him. This is not without a touch of irony. You are all set against me; and yet the newcomer does not profess to preach to you another Jesus, or impart a different Spirit! Had he done so, you might have had some excreta ( καλῶς ) for listening to him. Now there is none; for it was I who first preached Jesus to you, and from me you first received the Spirit.