2 Corinthians 4:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; ”

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We having the same spirit of faith - The same spirit that is expressed in the quotation which he is about to make; the same faith which the psalmist had. We have the very spirit of faith which is...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(8) We having the same (m) spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; (8) He declares the former sentence, showing th...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

It is true that the splendid character of this ministry is for the present obscured by the earthly and physical conditions under which it is discharged. Paul is conscious that this disability is spec...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

spirit . App-101. faith . App-160. It is the Genitive of Apposition (App-17) faith being the Spirit's gift. 1 Corinthians 12:9 . according as , &c.. according to (Greek. kata . App-104) th...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. Having the same spirit. This is a correction of the foregoing irony. He had represented the condition of the Corinthians as widely different from his own, (not according to his own judgm...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; We having the same spirit of faith - As David had when h...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

We having the same Spirit, &c.— Dr. Heylin reads this, We having the same spirit of faith [ which David had ] when he said I believed, and therefore have I spoken;—we also believe, &c....
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Greek, 'BUT having,' etc. - i:e., notwithstanding...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-6. The messengers of this gospel are not afraid to proclaim it, for they preach Christ, who has revealed the glory of God. 1, 2. Paraphrase. 'Having this glorious gospel to preach, we proclaim...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

We having the same spirit of faith... — The “spirit of faith” is not definitely the Holy Spirit, but the human spirit in fellowship with the Divine, and therefore characterised by faith. And then,...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 THE VICTORY OF FAITH. 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 (R.V) IN the opening verses of this chapter Paul has magnified his office, and his equipment for it. He has risen to a great height, poeti...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Inward Life Triumphant over Affliction 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Few men have been more conscious of their weakness than was the Apostle. The earthen vessel had become very cracked and scratched...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing about the ministry, the apostle said, "We faint not," "we have renounced the hidden things of shame," "we preach... Christ Jesus as Lord." Hearing, some perish because "the god of this wor...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; (9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; (10) Always bearing about in the body the...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

We having the same Spirit of faith ,.... By faith here is meant, not the doctrine, but the grace of faith; a believing in the doctrines of the Gospel, and in the person of Christ; an exercise of tha...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Ver. 13. The same spirit ] That you have, and shall...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

We having the same spirit Which you have, because we have the same faith: or, we have the same spirit of faith which animated the saints of old, David in particular, when he said, I believed, and...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter s 4 and 5 now show some of the precious, practical results of this ministry, seen in those entrusted with it; for it is such a ministry itself that works powerfully in them to enable them to...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostles' Sufferings and Supports. A. D. 57. 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The same spirit of faith signifieth the same faith, or faith proceeding from the same spirit; thus, Isaiah 11:2 , the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the sp...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Consideration of the Consequences of the Difference In the Two Covenants ( 2 Corinthians 4:12-18 ) Having been described as earthen vessels, the practical application of this is now made. As earth...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 2 Corinthians 4:8 .—“Pressed for room, and still having room” (Stanley). “Perplexed, but not utterly perplexed” (Beet). Apparent, not real, contradiction to 2 Corinthians 1:8 (sa...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 Faith, the Ear of the Soul. Every Christian has heard what is worthy of repetition. I. Jesus Christ is Himself a word. Jesus spake not His lips, but Himself. His nature, His p...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:1 . Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; It is a very high privilege to be called to the work of the Christian ministry, and when the m...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 4:1 . Seeing we have this ministry, of grace and reconciliation to a guilty world; the ministry of righteousness, not of condemnation; the ministry of life, and not of death; we have...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed and therefore have I spoken. Faith the mainspring of action I. First, a man must have faith before he can hope to spea...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The glory of the gospel ministry ( 2 Corinthians 4:1-47 ), which sustains the hearts of Christ's ministers among all weaknesses and trials ( 2 Corinthians 4:7-47 ), especially by the...
2 Corinthians 4:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken, we also believe and therefore speak,
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 12:9 ; 2 Corinthians 3:12 ; 2 Peter 1:1 ; Acts 15:11 ; Hebrews 11:1 ; Proverbs 21:28 ; Psalms 116:10 ; Romans 1:12
2 Corinthians 4:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Having the same spirit of faith — Which animated the saints of old; David, in particular, when he said, I believed, and therefore have I spoken — That is, I trusted in God, and therefore he hath pu...

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 4:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 4:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Corinthians 4:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 4:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes