2 Corinthians 6:3

Giving, as far as in us lies, no offence, that the ministry be not blamed on our account.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Giving no offence in anything - We the ministers of God, 2 Corinthians 6:1 . The word rendered “offence” means, properly, stumbling; then offenc...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: (3) He shows the Corinthians a pattern of a true minister in his own example, a...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:20 to 2 Corinthians 6:10 . Paul proceeds to expound and apply the relationship between himself and his converts based upon this mi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

no... anything . A double negative. Greek. medeis... medeis. offence . cause of stumbling. Greek. proskopo. Only here. Compare the verb prosk...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. Giving no offense We have already on several occasions remarked, that Paul sometimes commends the ministry of the gospel generally, and a...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: Giving no offense - The word προσκοπη, read προσκομμα, Romans 14:13 , signifies a s...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: Resuming the connection, 2 Corinthians 6:1 , interrupted by the parenthetica...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

I, 2. Paraphrase. 'Now it is as coöperators with God in this work that we exhort you not to make the grace of God fruitless in your life by continu...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Giving no offence ] The main sentence beginning in 2 Corinthians 6:1 is here resumed, these words being in apposition with 'we as workers together...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Paraphrase. 'We avoid all conduct which might bring reproach upon our ministry; (4) and try, on the contrary, to commend ourselves by acting as tru...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Giving no offence... — The participial construction is resumed from 2 Corinthians 6:1 ; 2 Corinthians 6:2 being treated as parenthetical. A subt...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 17 THE SIGNS OF AN APOSTLE. 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 (R.V) THE ministry of the Gospel is a ministry of reconciliation; the preacher of the...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ambassadors for Christ 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 ; 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 On God's side the work of reconciliation is complete. Everything has been...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The injunction, "We intreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain," harmonizes in method with many others used by Paul. Let your conduct...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed: (4) But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patien...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Giving no offence in anything ,.... These words are in connection with 2 Corinthians 6:1 and to be considered either as a continuation of the exho...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: Ver. 3. Giving no offence ] A minister should be as Absalom was, without blemish...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Giving , as far as in us lies, no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed On our account. But in all things Or in every respect;...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The message of reconciliation having been received by the Corinthians, now the Lord's servants, as fellow-workmen in unity, had further entreaty to m...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ministry of the Apostles. A. D. 57. 1 We the...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Giving no offence in any thing: to give no offence signifies, to avoid all actions which may be occasion of spiritual stumbling unto others, i.e. t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed; but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in mu...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 )...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES This chapter wrongly isolated at both ends by the customary division of the book. Connection quite closely continuous between 2...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Corinthians 6:1 . We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. God's servants are call...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 6:1 . We then as workers together with the Lord, who has by himself purged our sins, and reconciled all things to himself on the cro...
The Biblical Illustrator

Giving no offence . .. that the ministry be not blamed. Ministers cautioned against giving offence To preach and to act so that none shall be...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The methods and conditions of an apostolic ministry ( 2 Corinthians 6:1-47 ). Appeal to the Corinthians to reciprocate his affection...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The example of Paul in the midst of difficulties:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:23 ; 1 Corinthians 10:24 ; 1 Corinthians 10:32 ; 1 Corinthians 10:33 ; 1 Corinthians 8:9-13 ; 1 Corinthians 9:12 ; 1 Corinthi...

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Related Commentaries of 2 Corinthians 6:3

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

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

John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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

2 Corinthians 6:3