2 Corinthians 1:23

Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

Ver. 23. I call God to record] He purgeth himseff by oath. So those, Joshua 22:22 .

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moreover, I call God for a record upon my soul - It is well remarked by Rosenmuller, that the second chapter should have commenced here, since th...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(14) Moreover I call God for a record upon my (z) soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. (14) Now coming to the matter, he swears t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 1:23 to 2 Corinthians 2:4 . Paul now states the real and sufficient reason for his apparent vacillation. He had already paid a visit...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

23. I call God for a witness. He now begins to assign a reason for his change of purpose; for hitherto he has merely repelled calumny. When,...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I call God for a record. — Better, I call upon God as a witness against my soul. The thought seems to come across St. Paul’s mind that the Corint...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second letter to the Corinthians was evidently the outcome of the first. The apostle opened with the usual introduction, laying emphasis on his a...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(21) Now he which establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; (22) Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Moreover, I call God for a record upon my soul ,.... The apostle having asserted his stability, both as a minister and a Christian, which, with othe...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

It is again with apostolic authority that Paul writes, the will of God, a predominant matter in the epistle. While Paul uses his authority in lowline...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 2 Corinthians 1:12 . Rejoicing .—stronger and more correct. Cognate word in Romans 5:2-3 ; Romans 5:11 , where notice the varyi...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Address and greeting ( 2 Corinthians 1:1 , 2 Corinthians 1:2 ). Thanksgiving for the comfort sent to him by God, wherein, as in his...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God Himself Paul's witness:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Moreover, I call God for a record upon my soul that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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²³ Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

Related Commentaries of 2 Corinthians 1:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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