1 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Corinthians 2:14; Exodus 18:19; Philippians 1:6
And such trust have we - Such confidence have we that we are appointed by God, and that he accepts our work. Such evidence have we in the success...
And such (d) trust have we through Christ to God-ward: (d) This boldness we show, and thus may we boast gloriously of the worthiness and fruit of ou...
2 Corinthians 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 4:10 . The Splendour of the Apostolic Ministry in Spite of its Outward Lowliness. 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 . One...
trust . confidence. Greek. pepoithesis . App-130., through . Greek. dia. App-104. Christ . the Christ. to God-ward . toward (Greek. pros....
4. And such confidence As it was a magnificent commendation, that Paul had pronounced to the honor of himself and his Apostleship, lest he s...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Such trust have we - We have the fullest conviction that God has thus accredited our ministry; and...
And such trust have we, &c.— As if he had said, "But mistake me not, as if I boasted of myself. This so great boasting which I use is only my c...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: And - Greek, 'But.' 'Such confidence, however (namely, of our "sufficiency," 2 Corinthian...
Paraphrase. 'In speaking thus highly of my motives I am not writing a letter to commend myself, nor do I need (like these opponents of mine) letter...
This chapter is closely connected with what goes before, and carries on the vindication of the Apostle's conduct.
Such trust ] i.e. such confidence in you as our letters of commendation. Through Christ to God-ward ] my confidence is not in myself, but through C...
Such trust have we. — The words carry us back to the expressions of 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 , perhaps, also, to the assertion of his own sincerity and...
Chapter 9 THE TWO COVENANTS. 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 (R.V) THE confidence referred to in the opening of this passage is that which underlies the...
the Savor of the Knowledge of Christ 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 ; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 Paul, in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 , imagines himself as part of...
The apostle declared that the Church is the supreme credential of the power of the ministry. The Corinthian Christians are "known and read of all men...
(1) Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? (2) Ye...
And such trust have we ,.... This refers to what he had said in the latter end of the foregoing chapter, and the beginning of this; as that they mad...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Ver. 4. Such trust have we ] i.e. Such boldness of holy boasting. If Cicero could say, Two t...
Forasmuch as ye Some of whom were once so immoral, but who are now so pious and virtuous; are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ Whi...
Did the Corinthians assume that Paul was merely commending himself or defending himself in penning the last verse of chapter 2? It was not so; but ne...
Apology for Seeming Self-Commendation. A. D. 57. ...
We are not infallible in the case; but I tell you what confidence we have, hoping in God concerning you, through the merits of Jesus Christ.
He Is Not Speaking Like This To Commend Himself. Indeed The Corinthians Themselves Are His Letter of Recommendation, Written By The Spirit of God (...
‘And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our suff...
CRITICAL NOTES N.B. A continuous outpour of argument and appeal, all “alive,” and quivering, thrilling, with quick emotion, from 2 Corinthian...
2 Corinthians 3:1-5 I. There is a peculiar writing on the tablet of the Christian's soul. The old covenant, with its precepts and penalties, was e...
2 Corinthians 3:4-5 The Divine Sufficiency. I. Here we have a conception of the Christian ministry what it is in its range, in its demands, in it...
2 Corinthians 3:1 . Do we begin again to commend ourselves? A happy mode of recovery, as though he had slidden unawares into self-applause, when c...
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we … epistles of commendation? A pastor’s claim 1. The voluntary relations of men are founded...
EXPOSITION Defence against the charge of self-recommendation, which St. Paul does not need ( 2 Corinthians 3:1-47 ). His sufficiency comes from...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward;
The spirit contrasted with the letter:
Such trust have we in God — That is, we trust in God that this is so.
4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: