the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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THE MESSAGE
2 Corinthians 6:5
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- BakerParallel Translations
We've been beaten and thrown into prison. We've faced down vigilante groups hell-bent on killing us. We've worked to sheer exhaustion and not slept a wink at night. And there's been many a day we didn't even have a piece of beef jerky to eat.
in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,
in beatings, in imprisonments, in disturbances, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,
In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food;
in stripes, in prisons, in riots, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,
by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
by floggings, by imprisonments; by facing riots, by toil, by sleepless watching, by hunger and thirst;
In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,
in stripes, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,
in strypes, in presonmentes, in vproures, in laboures, in watchinges, in fastynges,
from imprisonments, from tumults, from labours, from watchings, from penury.
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger,
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger;
in strypes in presonmet in stryfe in laboure in watchinge in fastyng
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fasts;
In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,
We are beaten and thrown into prison. We meet those who become upset with us and start riots. We work hard, and sometimes we get no sleep or food.
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in hunger,
in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
We have been beaten, put in jail, and hurt in riots. We have worked hard and have gone without sleep or food.
beatings, imprisonments, riots, overwork, lack of sleep and food.
beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;
In stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labours,
In scourgings, in bonds, in tumults, in toilings, in vigils, in fastings;
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger;2 Corinthians 11:23;">[xr]
by stripes, by chains, by tumults, by labour, by watching, by fasting,
in scourgings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toil, in watching, in fasting;
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings;
We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.
We have been beaten. We have been put in prison. We have been in fights. We have worked hard. We have stayed awake watching. We have gone without food.
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toilings, in watchings, in fastings,
In stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,
In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in going hungry,
In stripes, in prisonmentes, in strifes, in labours,
We are beaten and thrown into prison. People get upset at us and fight against us. We work hard, and sometimes we get no sleep or food.
in beatings, in imprisonments, in mob attacks, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,
We have been beaten, jailed, and mobbed; we have been overworked and have gone without sleep or food.
in nedis, in angwischis, in betyngis, in prisouns, in dissensiouns with ynne, in trauels, in wakyngis, in fastyngis,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
stripes: 2 Corinthians 11:23-25, Deuteronomy 25:3, Isaiah 53:5, Acts 16:23
imprisonments: 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 16:10, Jeremiah 33:1, Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 37:16, Jeremiah 38:6, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 14:10, Acts 5:18, Acts 12:4, Acts 12:5, Acts 16:24, Acts 22:24, Acts 23:35, Acts 24:27, Acts 26:10, Acts 26:29, Acts 28:16, Acts 28:17, Acts 28:30, Ephesians 3:1, Philippians 1:13, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:9, Hebrews 11:36, Hebrews 13:23, Revelation 2:10
in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro, 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, Acts 14:19, Acts 17:5, Acts 18:12-17, Acts 19:23-34, Acts 21:27-35, Acts 22:23, Acts 23:10
labours: 2 Corinthians 11:23, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 1 Timothy 4:10
watchings: 2 Corinthians 11:27, Ezekiel 3:17, Mark 13:34-37, Acts 20:31, 2 Timothy 4:5, Hebrews 13:17
fastings: Matthew 9:15, Acts 13:3, Acts 14:23, 1 Corinthians 7:5
Reciprocal: Matthew 6:16 - when Mark 2:20 - and Mark 9:29 - fasting Acts 13:2 - fasted Acts 16:19 - they Acts 16:22 - the magistrates 1 Corinthians 4:11 - unto 1 Corinthians 9:27 - I keep Colossians 1:29 - labour James 5:7 - Be patient Revelation 2:3 - hast laboured
Cross-References
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
Then God said, "I'm not going to breathe life into men and women endlessly. Eventually they're going to die; from now on they can expect a life span of 120 years."
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.
This is the story of Noah: Noah was a good man, a man of integrity in his community. Noah walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God .
"The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God , search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be."
He said, "Now walk through the door and take a look at the obscenities they're engaging in."
He said, "Son of man, do you see what the elders are doing here in the dark, each one before his favorite god-picture? They tell themselves, ‘ God doesn't see us. God has forsaken the country.'"
It wasn't so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off. As soon as I send either Artemas or Tychicus to you, come immediately and meet me in Nicopolis. I've decided to spend the winter there. Give Zenas the lawyer and Apollos a hearty send-off. Take good care of them. Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don't end up with nothing to show for their lives. All here want to be remembered to you. Say hello to our friends in the faith. Grace to all of you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
In stripes,.... As the Apostle Paul particularly was, who was thrice beaten with rods, and five times scourged by the Jews with the scourge of forty stripes save one.
In imprisonments; under which are included bonds, in which they often were for the Gospel of Christ:
in tumults; and uproars of the people, when their lives were frequently in imminent danger: or "in tossings to and fro"; being drove from place to place through the fury of their enemies;
in labours; in a laborious ministry of the word, and administration of ordinances; or by labouring with their own hands to supply their necessities:
in watchings; being obliged to work night and day at their hand labour, and in preaching, praying, and singing psalms; which exercises they were often employed in at midnight:
in fastings; by which are meant not voluntary, but involuntary ones, through want of food to eat.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In stripes - In this verse, Paul proceeds to specifications of what he had been called to endure. In the previous verse, he had spoken of his afflictions in general terms. In this expression, he refers to the fact that he and his fellow-laborers were scourged in the synagogues and cities as if they had been the worst of people. In 2 Corinthians 11:23-25, Paul says that he had been scourged five times by the Jews, and had been thrice beaten with rods. See the notes on that place.
In imprisonments - As at Philippi; Acts 16:24 ff. It was no uncommon thing for the early preachers of Christianity to be imprisoned.
In tumults - Margin, “Tossing to and fro.” The Greek word (ἀκαταστασία akatastasia) denotes properly “instability,” thence disorder, tumult, commotion. Here it means that in the various tumults and commotions which were produced by the preaching of the gospel, Paul endeavored to act as became a minister of God. Such tumults were excited at Corinth Acts 18:6; at Philippi Acts 16:19-20; at Lystra and Derbe Acts 14:19; at Ephesus Acts 19:0, and in various other places. The idea is, that if the ministers of religion are assailed by a lawless mob, they are to endeavor to show the spirit of Christ there, and to evince all patience, and to do good even in such a scene. Patience and the Christian spirit may often do more good in such scenes than much preaching would do elsewhere.
In labors - Referring probably to the labors of the ministry, and its incessant duties, and perhaps also to the labors which they performed for their own support, as it is well known that Paul and probably also the other apostles, labored often to support themselves.
In watchings - In wakefulness, or lack of sleep. He probably refers to the fact that in these arduous duties, and in his travels, and in anxious cares for the churches, and for the advancement of religion, he was often deprived of his ordinary rest. He refers to this again in 2 Corinthians 11:27.
In fastings - Referring probably not only to the somewhat frequent fasts to which he voluntarily submitted as acts of devotion, but also to the fact that in his travels, when abroad and among strangers, he was often destitute of food. To such trials, those who traveled as Paul did, among strangers, and without property, would be often compelled to submit; and such trials, almost without number, the religion which we now enjoy has cost. It at first cost the painful life, the toils, the anxieties, and the sufferings of the Redeemer; and it has been propagated and perpetuated amidst the deep sorrows, the sacrifices, and the tears and blood of those who have contributed to perpetuate it on earth. For such a religion, originated, extended, and preserved in such a manner, we can never express suitable gratitude to God. Such a religion we cannot overestimate in value; and for the extension and perpetuity of such a religion, we also should be willing to practice unwearied self denial.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 6:5. In stripes, in imprisonments — Of these the history of the Acts of the Apostles gives ample testimony; and there were doubtless many instances of persecution in various forms which are not on record.
In tumults — ακαταστασιαις. Insurrections raised against them because of the Gospel. It is more natural to understand the word thus, than of agitations, or tossings to and fro in consequence of their unsettled state of life; or because of persecution, which obliged them to flee from place to place.
In labours — Both with our own hands to provide for ourselves the necessaries of life, that we might not be chargeable to others; and in labours to spread the Gospel of God through all countries where his providence opened our way.
In watchings — Passing many nights without sleep or rest.
In fastings — Partly constrained through want of food; and partly voluntary, as a means of obtaining an increase of grace both for ourselves and for the Churches.
