2 Corinthians 13:7 - Exposition

Approved ( dokimoi ) . The opposite of "reprobates." Though we be as reprobates; rather, [ I pray ] that ye may do what is excellent, and that we may be as reprobates. This is one of the intense expressions which, like Romans 9:3 , spring from the earnest and passionate unselfishness of St. Paul. His anxiety is for them, not at all for himself. As reprobates; i.e. in the judgment of men (comp. Romans 9:3 ).