2 Corinthians 13:7

Verse 7

7. Now But, qualifying the trust of last verse by wish for something better.

Ye do no evil And so require no proof from me of apostolic power.

Not This wish for your good conduct is not for my own sake, in order that I should appear approved as a genuine apostle by your obedience and acknowledgment without putting me to test.

But… honest Rather, but that ye should do well; even though it should follow that from want of miraculous proof we be as reprobates; that is, be held as spurious. Their salvation, from well-doing, was his supreme object. If by such well-doing he was proved a true apostle, very good; if it rendered him as a no-apostle, still may they do well!

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 7

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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