2 Corinthians 7:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Of this motion of the apostle's into Macedonia, what he did and suffered there, we have a short account, Acts 20:1-38. He saith his flesh had no rest, he met with incessant storms of persecution; and was troubled both by Jews and Gentiles in all places where he came. Without were fightings; by persons that were without the Christian church; such were the generality of the Jews and Gentiles; within were fears; and by false brethren within, or with his own fears, lest those violent dealings should be temptations to Christians, being yet tender and young in the faith, to relapse and apostatize.

2 Corinthians 7:5

5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.