the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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2 Corinthians 6:12
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We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
Yee are not straitened in vs, but yee are straitned in your owne bowels.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.
Our feelings of love for you have not stopped, but you have stopped your feelings of love for us.
There is no limit to our affection for you, but you are limited in your own affection [for us].
You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.
You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.
It is not our affection, but yours that is restrained.
We are not holding back on our love for you, but you are holding back on your love for us.
Any constraint you feel has not been imposed by us, but by your own inner selves.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your affections;
Ye are not kept strait in vs, but ye are kept strait in your owne bowels.
You are not constrained by us, but are urged by your affections.
It is not we who have closed our hearts to you; it is you who have closed your hearts to us.
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your affections.
You are not restrained in us, but you are restrained in your own affections.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.
It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us.
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.
We have not cut you off, but you have cut off your own feelings toward us.2 Corinthians 12:15;">[xr]
12 You are not constrained [fn] in us, but you are constrained [fn] in your own bowels.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
Ye are in no strayte in vs, but are in a straite in your owne bowels.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.
Ye are not straitened in us; but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
There is no narrowness in our love to you: the narrowness is in your own feelings.
ye ben not angwischid in vs, but ye ben anguischid in youre inwardnessis.
You are not straitened in us, but you are straitened in your own affections.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
Our affection for you is not restricted, but you are restricted in your affections for us.
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.
There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us.
Our hearts are not closed to you. But you have closed your hearts to us.
There is no restriction in our affections, but only in yours.
Ye are not straitened in us, but are straitened in your hearts' affections;
You are not straitened in us: but in your own bowels you are straitened.
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
ye are in no strayte in vs but are in a strayte in youre awne bowelles:
ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your [own] bowels,
Ye are in no straytnesse on oure behalfe: but where as ye are in straytnesse, that do ye of youre owne hertely meanynge.
our affections are as enlarged towards you, as yours are contracted towards us.
We have given y'all our lives, but yet y'all hold back. We've given everything and y'all have given nothing.
Contextual Overview
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are not: Ecclesiastes 6:9, *marg. Job 36:16, Proverbs 4:12, Micah 2:7
in your: Philippians 1:8, 1 John 3:17
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:30 - upon his heart 2 Corinthians 7:3 - for 2 Corinthians 7:15 - inward affection is 2 Corinthians 11:11 - because 2 Corinthians 12:15 - though Philippians 1:23 - in
Cross-References
The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. Then the Lord said, "People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years." During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times.
The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. He saw that they thought only about evil things all the time.
But Noah pleased the Lord .
So God said to Noah, "Everyone has filled the earth with anger and violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the earth.
Use cypress wood and build a boat for yourself. Make rooms in the boat and cover it with tar inside and out.
"This is the size I want you to make the boat: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit below the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.
"Understand what I am telling you. I will bring a great flood of water on the earth. I will destroy all living things that live under heaven. Everything on the earth will die.
Also, you will take two of every living thing on the earth with you into the boat. Take a male and female of every kind of animal so that they might survive with you.
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ye are not straitened in us,.... The meaning of which is, either you are not brought into straits and difficulties by us; we do not afflict and distress you, or fill you with anguish and trouble;
but ye are straitened in your own bowels; you are distressed by some among yourselves, who ought not to be with you, with whom you should have no fellowship and communion: or thus, you have room enough in our hearts, our hearts are so enlarged with love to you, that they are large enough to hold you all; an expression, setting forth the exceeding great love, and strong affection the apostle bore to the Corinthians; when, on the other hand, they had but very little love to him comparatively; he had a heart to hold them all without being straitened for room; and among all them they could scarce find room enough in their hearts and affections for him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ye are not straitened in us - That is, you do not possess a narrow or contracted place in our affections. We love you fully, ardently, and are ready to do all that can be done for your welfare. There is no lack of room in our affections toward you. It is not narrow, confined, pent up. It is ample and free.
But ye are straitened in your own bowels - That is, in the affections of your hearts. The word used here (σπλάγχνα splangchna) commonly means in the Bible the tender affections. The Greek word properly denotes the upper viscera; the heart, the lungs, the liver. It is applied by Greek writers to denote those parts of victims which were eaten during or after the sacrifice - Robinson (Lexicon). Hence, it is applied to the heart, as the seat of the emotions and passions; and especially the gentler emotions, the tender affections, compassion, pity, love, etc. Our word “bowels” is applied usually to the lower viscera, and by no means expresses the idea of the word which is used in Greek. The idea here is, that they were straitened, or were confined in their affections for him. It is the language of reproof, meaning that he had not received from them the demonstrations of attachment which he had a right to expect, and which was a fair and proportionate return for the love bestowed on them. Probably he refers to the fact that they had formed parties; had admitted false teachers; and had not received his instructions as implicitly and as kindly as they ought to have done.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 6:12. Ye are not straitened in us — That is, Ye have not a narrow place in our affections: the metaphor here is taken from the case of a person pent up in a small or narrow place, where there is scarcely room to breathe.
Ye are straitened in your own bowels. — I have not the same place in your affections which you have in mine. The bowels are used in Scripture to denote the most tender affections. Matthew 9:36; Matthew 9:36.
