2 Corinthians 11:13 - Exposition

For such are false apostles. This, with 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 and Philippians 3:2 , is one of St. Paul's most passionate outbursts of plain speaking. "Now at length" says Bengel, "he calls a spade a spade." They were "false apostles" ( Revelation 2:2 ), because a true apostle delivers the message of another, while these cared only for self ( Romans 16:18 ). Deceitful workers. Workmen who cheat their employers ( 2 Corinthians 2:17 ; 2 Corinthians 4:2 ). Transforming themselves. The verb is the same as in 1 Corinthians 4:6 and Philippians 3:21 , and does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament.