Verse 7
7. Look on… outward appearance St. Paul now reverts back to his starting point in 2 Corinthians 10:1, namely, the criticism of the Christines on his outward presence.
Appearance Refers to the entire external display of the party, their rhetorical show, their Hebraism, their Jerusalemite commission, their claim of visible connexion with Christ. All these stand in contrast with the deep, pure, internal evangelism of St. Paul, which proved powerful and all conquering, in spite of his own want of showiness.
Christ’s Whatever their relation to Christ, mine is, to say the least, just as close.
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