Verse 12
12. As if in a brief undertone to the Corinthians themselves, out of hearing of the overmuch apostles, Paul reminds these Corinthians of what they well knew, that his confining his self-assertions to infirmities and passivities was not because he had not every bold and positive boast within his power.
They well know, for the mighty proofs had been wrought among them. The apostle appeals to facts within their own knowledge.
Signs of an apostle All the proofs you could ask for any apostle.
In all patience St. Paul, like Jesus, endured patiently contradiction from sinners and gainsayers, even in the midst of lessons of holiness and deeds of power.
Signs… wonders, and mighty deeds Are the same miracles viewed in different aspects. As signs, they are tokens and proofs of the apostle’s mission; as wonders, they are impressive and startling to the mind; as mighty deeds, literally, powers, they are interpositions of omnipotence. The apostle could fearlessly appeal to his Corinthians to testify that such were wrought among them. And, thence, he was authorized to believe that they would entertain no doubt of the truth of his narrative given in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4.
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