2 Corinthians 2:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. ”

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For out of much affliction - Possibly Paul’s enemies had charged him with being harsh and overbearing. They may have said that there was much needless severity in his letter. He here meets that,...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 1:23 to 2 Corinthians 2:4 . Paul now states the real and sufficient reason for his apparent vacillation. He had already paid a visit to Corinth ( cf . 2 Corinthians 13:2 ) which had...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

out of . Greek. ek . App-104. affliction. Greek. thlipeis , as in 2 Corinthians 1:4 . anguish . straitening, or distress. Greek. sunoche . Only here and Luke 21:25 . Compare the verb sune...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. For out of much affliction Here he brings forward another reason with the view of softening the harshness which he had employed. For those who smilingly take delight in seeing others weep...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. For out of much...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And anguish of heart— Over-bearing anguish seems the import of the word συνοχη, which nearly resembles the verb συνεχει, ch. 2 Corinthians 5:14 . See the place.
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. So far f...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(b) 2:8-13. The Object and Results of the severe Letter The Apostle reminds them that to produce this godly sorrow was the object of the letter he wrote before. He then speaks of one man who has...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Out of much affliction and anguish. — Men might think that it had cost him little to write sharp words like those which he has in his mind. He remembers well what he felt as he dictated them — the...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 A PASTOR'S HEART. 2 Corinthians 1:23-24 ; 2 Corinthians 2:1-4 (R.V) WHEN Paul came to the end of the paragraph in which he defends himself from the charge of levity and untrustwort...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Tender-hearted and Forgiving 2 Corinthians 1:23-24 ; 2 Corinthians 2:1-11 In these opening words Paul evidently refers to the sin mentioned in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 . His judgment had been str...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

What a remarkable light is thrown on his first letter by his declaration that he wrote it "out of much affliction and anguish of heart," and "with many tears." Referring thus to his first letter, Pau...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. (2) For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? (3) An...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart ,.... Being greatly pressed in his spirit, and grieved at his heart, for the abominable iniquities among them, which they seemed to take no notice of,...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. Ver. 4. Wit...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart The word συνοχης, here rendered anguish , “denotes the pain which a person feels, who is pressed on every side, without any possibility of disengagi...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

These first few verses are a continuation of chapter 1. Paul had purposed that he would not come to the Corinthians "in heaviness," and for this reason delayed his visit. For his First Epistle was su...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul Expresses His Affection. A. D. 57. 1 But I determined this with myself, that I would not...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Every man that deriveth from God, is in this made partaker of the Divine nature, that like as God doth not grieve willingly, nor willingly afflict the children of men, so neither will he; but if, by...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have more abundantly to you.' For the trut...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES ( N.B .— The paragraph really begins at 2 Corinthians 1:23 .) 2 Corinthians 1:1 . Determined .—As in 1 Corinthians 2:2 . For myself .—So R.V., meaning, “For my own sake as we...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 2:1 . But I determined that I would not come again to you in heaviness; but rather wait till the late scandal should subside. The offender, a man no doubt much known in the city, had...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Continuation of his reasons for not coming to them direct from Ephesus ( 2 Corinthians 2:1-47 ). Their treatment of the incestuous offender ( 2 Corinthians 2:5-47 ). His thankfulness...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul's Apostolic Kindness. Paul continues his explanation:
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 11:2 ; 2 Corinthians 12:15 ; 2 Corinthians 7:12 ; 2 Corinthians 7:8 ; 2 Corinthians 7:9 ; Jeremiah 13:15-17 ; Leviticus 19:17 ; Leviticus 19:18 ; Luke 19:41-44 ; Philippians 3...
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

From much anguish I wrote to you, not so much that ye might be grieved, as that ye might know by my faithful admonition my abundant love toward you.

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 2:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes