the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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2 Corinthians 13:6
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2 Corinthians 13:3, 2 Corinthians 13:4, 2 Corinthians 13:10, 2 Corinthians 12:20
Reciprocal: 1 Corinthians 9:27 - a castaway 2 Corinthians 1:13 - than 2 Corinthians 13:5 - reprobates 2 Timothy 3:8 - reprobate
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so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
And the land wasn't able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together,
But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.
Now the land was not able to support them [that is, sustain all their grazing and water needs] while they lived near one another, for their possessions were too great for them to stay together.
and the lond miyte not take hem, that thei schulden dwelle togidre, for the catel of hem was myche, and thei miyten not dwelle in comyn.
and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But I trust that ye shall know,.... Whether they were reprobates or not, the apostle would not pretend to say; that he left to themselves, and of which they were capable of making judgment for themselves: however, he hoped and believed, that he and his fellow apostles would give such proof of themselves, as that they should know certainly
that we, says he,
are not reprobates; men void of judgment in the doctrines of the Gospel, but have light, knowledge, and understanding in them; or useless and unprofitable in the ministry, but were the savour of life unto life to many; were ministers by whom others believed; were successful labourers in the Lord's vineyard, and builders in his house; and were made very useful for the conversion, comfort, and edification of many souls: or that they were not men disapproved either by God, or his people; since as they faithfully served Christ in the ministration of the Gospel, they were acceptable to God, and approved of men: or were not men without a proof of Christ speaking in them; they might assure themselves they would have too soon, for some of them, an evidence of that power and authority which Christ had lodged in them, to punish such as repented not of their evils.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But I trust ... - The sense of this verse is,” Whatever may be the result of your examination of yourselves, I trust (Greek I hope) you will not find us false and to be rejected; that is, I trust you will find in me evidence that I am commissioned by the Lord Jesus to be his apostle.” The idea is, that they would find when he was among them, that he was endowed with all the qualifications needful to confer a claim to the apostolic office.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 13:6. Ye shall know that we are not reprobates. — Ye have had, and ye shall have, the fullest proof that I have preached the true faith among you; and that God has confirmed it by his testimony; and thus that I am proved and manifested to be what I ought to be, and shown to be approved of God.