“ I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. ”
I rejoice, therefore, that I have confidence ... - I have had the most ample proof that you are disposed to obey God, and to put away everything that is offensive to him. The address of this part...
Agonising Anxiety has been Cancelled by Abundant Joy. The cause of his anxiety had been in part the condition of affairs in the church at Corinth, but even more the measures he had taken to deal wi...
therefore . Omit. have confidence . Greek. tharreo. See 2 Corinthians 5:6 .
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things . I have confidence in you, in all things - It appears that the apostle was now fully persuaded, from the accounts given by Titus, tha...
I rejoice therefore, &c.— The address of all this part of the epistle is striking and excellent: this verse in particular finely introduces what he had to say in the following chapter, and is s...
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. Therefore. Omitted in 'Aleph (') B C Delta G, Vulgate. The conclusion is more emphatic without it. That I have confidence i...
(e) 7:2-16. The Apostle's Joy in the Corinthians' repentance St. Paul goes on to ask them to give him their affection, and renews his assurance of purity of deed and motive. He tells them of the...
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. — Most of the better MSS. omit “therefore,” which may have been inserted for the sake of connecting the verse. “I have confidence in...
Chapter 19 REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE. 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 (R.V) IN this fine passage St. Paul completes, as far as it lay upon his side to do so, his reconciliation with the Corinthians. It conclu...
the Joyous Effect of Godly Sorrow 2 Corinthians 7:5-16 After dispatching his first Epistle, with the strong words of 2 Corinthians 5:1-21 and elsewhere, Paul's tender heart had been rent with...
The section culminates in an appeal full of local coloring and suggestion. In a great cry he gave expression to the hunger of his heart when he wrote, "Make room for us" (see margin). He then declare...
(12) Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you...
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. That I can speak freely and boldly to you, reprove, admonish, and advise you, since you take it all in good part, as I design it; th...
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things . Ver. 16. I rejoice therefore ] Thus by praising them, he further winneth upon them, whom before he had more sharply handled. Sou...
Wherefore, though I wrote so severely to you It was not only or chiefly for the sake of the incestuous person, or his father; but to show my care over you; in the sight of God Who hath committe...
Verse 1 is plainly connected with chapter 6. Because the saints of God have these promises, and because they are dearly beloved, they are exhorted to cleanse themselves from all filthiness of the fle...
Case of Incestuous Person. A. D. 57. 12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not f...
That I can write and speak to you with confidence that you will hearken to my admonitions and exhortations, and that I can confidently boast and glory concerning you.
The Triumphant Return of Titus And Paul's Full Reconciliation With The Corinthian Church ( 2 Corinthians 7:1-16 ) Having searchingly examined their credentials by portraying to them the essence of...
CRITICAL NOTES 2 Corinthians 7:1 . Therefore .—This verse a branch broken from 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 . This word is like the jagged fibres which tell of the violence, and point back to the pare...
2 Corinthians 7:1 . Having therefore these promises. Our good archbishop Langton is blamed by many critics for separating this verse from the preceding chapter. The great and precious promises of...
Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong. Church discipline I. Church discipline should be exercised for the good of the whole Church ( 2 Corinthia...
EXPOSITION Conclusion of his appeal ( 2 Corinthians 7:1 ). The apostle's feelings towards them ( 2 Corinthians 7:2-47 ). Explanation of the objects of his last letter, and expression of his joy...
The joy of Titus over the good tidings which he brought:
2 Thessalonians 3:4