2 Corinthians 6:3-10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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As Workers Together With God Paul Now Further Cites Their Own Credentials As Those Who Share In The Sufferings of Christ (2 Corinthians 6:3-10)

The following description of their genuineness and of all that they are going through for Christ continues the thought of 2 Corinthians 6:1; 2 Corinthians 6:2 having been a slight digression to press home the fact of the urgency of his plea. This would see ‘working together with Him' (‘with Him' assumed but not stated in 2 Corinthians 6:1) as indicating ‘with Christ'. They are entering into the fellowship of His sufferings (2 Corinthians 1:5; Philippians 3:10). They are workers together with Him in the yoke of Christ (Matthew 11:29-30; Philippians 4:3). This is not only a vindication of his own ministry but is in preparation for a plea to the Corinthians to avoid compromise with the world by yoking themselves with unbelievers.

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2 Corinthians 6:3-10

3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

4 But in all things approvinga ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults,b in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.