“ Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: ”
Giving no offence in anything - We the ministers of God, 2 Corinthians 6:1 . The word rendered “offence” means, properly, stumbling; then offence, or cause of offence, a falling into sin. The me...
(3) Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: (3) He shows the Corinthians a pattern of a true minister in his own example, and in Timothy and Silvanus, to the end that he mig...
2 Corinthians 5:20 to 2 Corinthians 6:10 . Paul proceeds to expound and apply the relationship between himself and his converts based upon this ministry. He acts in Christ's stead when he beseeche...
no... anything . A double negative. Greek. medeis... medeis. offence . cause of stumbling. Greek. proskopo. Only here. Compare the verb proskopto, Romans 9:32 . that = in order that, Gre...
3. Giving no offense We have already on several occasions remarked, that Paul sometimes commends the ministry of the gospel generally, and at other times his own integrity. (581) In the pre...
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: Giving no offense - The word προσκοπη, read προσκομμα, Romans 14:13 , signifies a stumbling block in general, or any thing over which...
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: Resuming the connection, 2 Corinthians 6:1 , interrupted by the parenthetical 2 Corinthians 6:2 . "Giving no offence" (cf. 1...
I, 2. Paraphrase. 'Now it is as coöperators with God in this work that we exhort you not to make the grace of God fruitless in your life by continuing in sin. (2) For God has told us in Scripture o...
Giving no offence... — The participial construction is resumed from 2 Corinthians 6:1 ; 2 Corinthians 6:2 being treated as parenthetical. A subtle distinction in the two forms of the Greek negat...
Chapter 17 THE SIGNS OF AN APOSTLE. 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 (R.V) THE ministry of the Gospel is a ministry of reconciliation; the preacher of the Gospel is primarily an evangelist. He has to proc...
Ambassadors for Christ 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 ; 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 On God's side the work of reconciliation is complete. Everything has been done and is in readiness to make forgiveness and j...
The injunction, "We intreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain," harmonizes in method with many others used by Paul. Let your conduct harmonize with your position in grace. With what p...
(3) Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed: (4) But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,...
Giving no offence in anything ,.... These words are in connection with 2 Corinthians 6:1 and to be considered either as a continuation of the exhortation to others, that they would take care to gi...
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: Ver. 3. Giving no offence ] A minister should be as Absalom was, without blemish from head to foot. His fruit should be, as that o...
Giving , as far as in us lies, no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed On our account. But in all things Or in every respect; approving ourselves To our Divine Master and his...
The message of reconciliation having been received by the Corinthians, now the Lord's servants, as fellow-workmen in unity, had further entreaty to make of them. Their profession of faith would be te...
Ministry of the Apostles. A. D. 57. 1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you...
Giving no offence in any thing: to give no offence signifies, to avoid all actions which may be occasion of spiritual stumbling unto others, i.e. to make them to sin against God, or estrange their...
‘Giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed; but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patient endurance: in afflictions, in necessary...
CRITICAL NOTES This chapter wrongly isolated at both ends by the customary division of the book. Connection quite closely continuous between 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 and 2 Corinthians 6:1 ; as a...
2 Corinthians 6:1 . We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. God's servants are called to take many different positions. They are amba...
2 Corinthians 6:1 . We then as workers together with the Lord, who has by himself purged our sins, and reconciled all things to himself on the cross, and has commissioned us to continue the minist...
Giving no offence . .. that the ministry be not blamed. Ministers cautioned against giving offence To preach and to act so that none shall be offended would indeed be an impossible task; and t...
EXPOSITION The methods and conditions of an apostolic ministry ( 2 Corinthians 6:1-47 ). Appeal to the Corinthians to reciprocate his affection and separate themselves from evil ( 2 Corinthians...
Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;
1 Corinthians 10:23 ; 1 Corinthians 10:24 ; 1 Corinthians 10:32 ; 1 Corinthians 10:33 ; 1 Corinthians 8:9-13 ; 1 Corinthians 9:12 ; 1 Corinthians 9:22 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; 2 Corinthians 8:...
Giving, as far as in us lies, no offence, that the ministry be not blamed on our account.