An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
THE
SECOND EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS
In
his former epistle the apostle had signified his intentions of coming to
Corinth, as he passed through Macedonia (16:5), but, being providentially
hindered for some time, he writes this second epistle to them about a year
after the former; and there seem to be these two urgent occasions:— 1. The case
of the incestuous person, who lay under censure, required that with all speed
he should be restored and received again into communion. This therefore he
gives directions about (ch. 2), and afterwards (ch. 7) he declares the
satisfaction he had upon the intelligence he received of their good behaviour
in that affair. 2. There was a contribution now making for the poor saints at
Jerusalem, in which he exhorts the Corinthians to join (ch. 8, 9).
There are divers other things very observable in this
epistle; for example, I. The account the apostle gives of his labours and
success in preaching the gospel in several places, ch. 2. II. The comparison he
makes between the Old and New Testament dispensation, ch. 3. III. The manifold
sufferings that he and his fellow-labourers met with, and the motives and encouragements
for their diligence and patience, ch. 4, 5. IV. The caution he gives the
Corinthians against mingling with unbelievers, ch. 6. V. The way and manner in
which he justifies himself and his apostleship from the opprobrious
insinuations and accusations of false teachers, who endeavoured to ruin his
reputation at Corinth, ch. 10–12, and throughout the whole epistle.
Excerpt from:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714)
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