“ For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. ”
For not he that commendeth himself ... - Not he who boasts of his talents and endowments. He is not to be judged by the estimate which he shall place on himself, but by the estimate which God sha...
Paul's Claim is Absolute, yet Limited in its Scope; for it Arises from and is Governed by his Dependence upon God. This paragraph is full of allusion to the assertions, claims, and criticisms of hi...
approved. Greek. dokimos. See Romans 14:18 ,
For not he that commendeth himself is approved “For it is easy to impose upon men by a false impression, and this is matter of every day occurrence. Let us, therefore, leaving off all other t...
DISCOURSE: 2039 THE FOLLY OF PRIDE AND BOASTING 2 Corinthians 10:18 . Not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth . ONE would be ready to suppose, that the more any...
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. Not he that commendeth himself - Not the person who makes a parade of his own attainments; who preaches himself, and not...
But whom the Lord commendeth.— Particularly by the gifts of the Holy Ghost. It is of these weapons of his warfare that St. Paul speaks in this chapter; and it is by them that he intends to try whic...
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. Is approved - stands the test of the final trial х Dokimos ( G1384 )]: a metaphor from testing metals ( Roman...
( B ) Chapter s 10-13. St. Paul's Defence of his Ministry As explained in the Introduction, this section is regarded as part of the intermediate letter, referred to in 2 Corinthians 2:3-4 and 2...
For not he that commendeth himself is approved. — Again, as in 2 Corinthians 10:12 and five earlier passages (see reference there), we trace the impression which the stinging taunt had left on St...
Chapter 23 COMPARISONS. 2 Corinthians 10:7-18 (R.V) THIS passage abounds with grammatical and textual difficulties, but the general import and the purpose of it are plain. The self-assertion o...
Enlarging One's Sphere of Influence 2 Corinthians 10:8-18 There is marvelous power in the weakest of men, when governed by a single purpose and filled with the consciousness and the power of Go...
Here begins the third division of the epistle, in which the writer vindicates his authority. Here he seems to have more especially in mind the minority who have been opposed to him. While walking in...
(7) Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. (8) For...
For not he that commendeth himself is approved ,.... Such may be said to commend themselves, who ascribe that to themselves, which do not belong to them; as that they are the ministers of Christ, an...
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. Ver. 18. Whom the Lord commendeth ] As he did his servant Job, 2 Corinthians 1:8 . And as he did his handmaid Sarah,...
But he that glorieth Whether it be of planting or watering the churches; let him glory in the Lord Not in himself, but in the power, love, and faithfulness of the Lord, who only can render any ma...
Though his First Epistle had had good effect upon "the many" at Corinth, yet Paul finds it necessary, as led of the Spirit of God, to earnestly press the serious matter of God's establishing him as a...
The Apostle Asserts His Claims. A. D. 57. 12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, o...
Solomon saith, Proverbs 27:2 : Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Self-commendation is an ungrateful sound to ingenuous ears; no man thinks...
‘For it is not he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.' Because the value of a commendation lies in who makes it. Those who are, or should be, approved are those whom th...
CRITICAL NOTES Remarkable change of tone here, and henceforward. So remarkable that—in last century, for the first time, then in beginning of this, and again, after a respite, during the last fi...
2 Corinthians 10:1 . Who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold towards you. Paul retorts ironically the unworthy insinuations of the false teachers, sent out by the sanhedrim of...
EXPOSITION With this chapter begins the last great section of the Epistle (verse 1- 2 Corinthians 13:10 ), which contains an impassioned vindication of the apostle's position as compared with th...
Paul appeals to the work actually done by him as apostle:
1 Corinthians 11:19 ; 1 Corinthians 4:5 ; 1 Peter 1:7 ; 2 Corinthians 10:12 ; 2 Corinthians 13:7 ; 2 Corinthians 3:1 ; 2 Corinthians 5:12 ; 2 Corinthians 6:4 ; 2 Timothy 2:15 ; Acts 2:22 ;...