the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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1 Corinthians 2:3
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When I came to you, I was weak and shook with fear.
And I was with you in weakness and in much fear and trembling;
And I was amoge you in weaknes and in feare and in moche treblinge.
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.Acts 18:1,6, 12; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 11:30; Galatians 4:13;">[xr]
I also was with you in weakness and fear, and in great trembling,
So when I came to you, I was weak and fearful and trembling.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling,
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And so far as I myself was concerned, I came to you in conscious feebleness and in fear and in deep anxiety.
And Y in sikenesse, and drede, and myche trembling, was among you;
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
At first, I was weak and trembling with fear.
I came to you in [a state of] weakness and fear and great trembling.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And I was with you without strength, in fear and in doubt.
Also I myself was with you as somebody weak, nervous and shaking all over from fear;
And *I* was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling;
And I in much fear and trembling was with you.
And in much fear and much trembling, was I with you.
And I was with you in weakenesse, and in feare, and in much trembling.
I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling.
When I was with you, I was weak. I was afraid and I shook.
And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.
And I was among you in weakenesse, and in feare, and in much trembling.
And I was with you with much reverence for God and in trembling.
I, therefore in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, came to be with you,
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.
And I was among you in weaknesse, and in feare, and in much tremblyng.
So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled all over with fear,
I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
And I came to you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling,
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
and I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, was with you;
And I was amonge you in weaknes, and in feare, and in moch tremblinge:
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in great agony:
I was unsure of how to go about this, and felt totally inadequate—I was scared to death, if you want the truth of it—and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message came through anyway. God's Spirit and God's power did it, which made it clear that your life of faith is a response to God's power, not to some fancy mental or emotional footwork by me or anyone else.
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.
You didn't hear this from some cocky roper, but from one who didn't feel worthy of the words he said. Quite frankly, I was scared out of my gourd.
I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,
And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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1 Corinthians 4:10-13, Acts 17:1, Acts 17:6-12, Acts 20:18, Acts 20:19, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:7-12, 2 Corinthians 4:16, 2 Corinthians 6:4, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 10:1, 2 Corinthians 10:10, 2 Corinthians 11:29, 2 Corinthians 11:30, 2 Corinthians 12:5-10, 2 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians 4:13, Galatians 4:14
Reciprocal: Luke 8:47 - she came 1 Corinthians 1:26 - that Ephesians 6:5 - with Philippians 2:12 - with 1 Thessalonians 2:7 - we
Cross-References
And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
This is the history [fn] of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.
The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there.
The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.
The name of the third river is Hiddekel; [fn] it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I was with you in weakness,.... Meaning either the weakness of his bodily presence, the contemptibleness of his voice, and the mean figure he made as a preacher among them, both with respect to the matter and manner of his ministry in the eyes of many; or his lowly and humble deportment among them, not exerting the power and authority Christ had given him as an apostle; but choosing rather to work with his own hands, as he did at Corinth, to minister to his own necessities, and those of others; or the many persecutions which he endured there for the sake of preaching a crucified Christ; and which he sometimes calls "infirmities"; see
2 Corinthians 12:9 wherefore it is added,
and in fear, and in much trembling: not only on account of the greatness and awfulness of the work in which he was engaged, and lest the souls he ministered unto should be drawn aside from the truth, and into a sinful compliance; but because of the violence of men against him, threatening his life, and lying in wait for it: hence, the Lord, to encourage him, spake in a vision to him, and bid him not be afraid, but boldly preach his Gospel, and not be silent; assuring him of his presence, and that no man should set on him to hurt him, for he had many chosen vessels there to call by his grace through his ministry, Acts 18:9 which no doubt greatly served to remove the fears and tremor that attended him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And I was with you - Paul continued there at least a year and six months. Acts 18:11.
In weakness - In conscious feebleness; diffident of my own powers, and not trusting to my own strength.
And in fear, and in much trembling - Paul was sensible that he had many enemies to encounter Acts 18:6.; and he was sensible of his own natural disadvantages as a public speaker, 2 Corinthians 10:10. He knew too, how much the Greeks valued a manly and elegant species of oratory; and he, therefore, delivered his message with deep and anxious solicitude as to the success. It was at this time, and in view of these circumstances, that the Lord spoke to him by night in a vision, and said, “be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace; for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city,” Acts 18:9-10. If Paul was conscious of weakness, well may other ministers be; and if Paul sometimes trembled in deep solicitude about the result of his message, well may other ministers tremble also. It was in such circumstances, and with such feelings, that the Lord met him to encourage him - And it is when other ministers feel thus, that the promises of the gospel are inestimably precious. We may add, that it is then, and then only, that they are successful. Notwithstanding all Paul’s fears, he was successful there. And it is commonly, perhaps always, when ministers go to their work conscious of their own weakness; burdened with the weight of their message; diffident of their own powers; and deeply solicitous about the result of their labors, that God sends down His Spirit, and converts sinners to God. The most successful ministers have been men who have evinced most of this feeling; and most of the revivals of religion have commenced, and continued, just as ministers have preached, conscious of their own feebleness, distrusting their own powers, and looking to God for aid and strength.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 2:3. I was with you in weakness — It is very likely that St. Paul had not only something in his speech very unfavourable to a ready and powerful elocution, but also some infirmity of body that was still more disadvantageous to him. A fine appearance and a fine voice cover many weaknesses and defects, and strongly and forcibly recommend what is spoken, though not remarkable for depth of thought or solidity of reasoning. Many popular orators have little besides their persons and their voice to recommend them. Louis XIV. styled Peter du Bosc le plus beau parleur de son royaume, the finest speaker in his kingdom; and among his own people he was styled l'orateur parfait, the perfect orator. Look at the works of this French protestant divine, and you find it difficult to subscribe to the above sayings. The difficulty is solved by the information that the person of M. du Bosc was noble and princely, and his voice full, harmonious, and majestic. Paul had none of these advantages, and yet idolatry and superstition fell before him. Thus GOD was seen in the work, and the man was forgotten.
In fear, and in much trembling. — This was often the state of his mind; dreading lest he should at any time be unfaithful, and so grieve the Spirit of God; or that, after having preached to others, himself should be a castaway. See 1 Corinthians 9:27.
An eminent divine has said that it requires three things to make a good preacher; study, temptation, and prayer. The latter, no man that lives near to God can neglect; the former, no man who endeavours rightly to divide the word of truth will neglect; and with the second every man will be more or less exercised whose whole aim is to save souls. Those of a different cast the devil permits to pass quietly on in their own indolent and prayerless way.
