2 Korintus 8:21

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Karena kami memikirkan yang baik, bukan hanya di hadapan Tuhan, tetapi juga di hadapan manusia.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Karena kami memikirkan yang baik, bukan hanya di hadapan Tuhan, tetapi juga di hadapan manusia.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Karena kami hendak memeliharakan nama, bukan sahaja pada pemandangan Tuhan, melainkan pada pemandangan manusia juga.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ Thankes be vnto God, which put the same good mynde for you in the heart of Titus, ¹⁷ Because he accepted the exhortation, yea rather he was so well wylling, that of his owne accorde he came vnto you. ¹⁸ We haue sent with hym that brother whose praise is in the Gospel through out all the Churches. ¹⁹ (And not that only, but is also chosen of the Churches to be a felowe with vs in our iourney, concernyng this grace that is ministred by vs vnto the glorie of the same Lorde, and to stirre vp your redie mynde) ²⁰ For this we eschewe, that any man shoulde rebuke vs in this plenteous distribution that is ministred by vs: ²¹ And make prouisio for honest thinges, not only in the syght of the Lorde, but also in the syght of men. ²² We haue sent with them a brother of ours, whom we haue oftentymes proued diligent in many thinges, but nowe much more diligent, for the great confidence [whiche I haue] in you: ²³ Partly for Titus sake, which is my felowe & helper concernyng you: partly because of other which are our brethren and the messengers of the Churches, [and] the glorie of Christe. ²⁴ Wherfore shewe ye vnto them ye profe of your loue, & of our reioycyng of you in the syght of the Churches.

Bible Verse Review
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for: Romans 12:17, Philippians 4:8, 1 Timothy 5:14, Titus 2:5-8, 1 Peter 2:12

not: 2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 5:9-11, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 23:5, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:32 - before Genesis 43:12 - double Ruth 3:14 - Let it not Ruth 4:4 - Buy it 1 Kings 18:34 - Do it the second 2 Kings 22:7 - they dealt faithfully Ezra 8:25 - weighed Ezra 8:33 - weighed Jeremiah 32:12 - and in Acts 4:35 - at Acts 10:23 - and certain Romans 14:16 - General Romans 14:18 - is 1 Corinthians 10:29 - why 2 Corinthians 13:7 - honest 1 Thessalonians 4:12 - ye may walk 1 Timothy 3:7 - lest

Cross-References

Genesis 3:17
Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe.

Genesis 4:12
If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 5:29
And called his name Noah, saying: This same shall comfort vs as concerning our worke, & sorowe of our handes about the earth, which God cursed.

Genesis 6:5
But God sawe that the malice of man was great in the earth, and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his heart [was] only euyll euery day.

Genesis 6:17
And beholde, I, euen I do bryng a fludde of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all fleshe wherin is the breath of lyfe vnder heauen, and euery thyng that is in the earth shall perishe.

Genesis 8:1
And God remebred Noah and euery beast, and all the cattell that was with hym in the arke: and God made a wynde to passe vpon the earth, and the waters ceassed.

Genesis 8:2
The fountaynes also of the deepe, and the windowes of heauen were stopped, and the rayne from heauen was restrayned.

Genesis 8:3
And the waters from the earth returned, goyng and comming agayne: and after the ende of the hundreth and fiftith day, the waters were abated.

Genesis 8:6
And after the ende of the fourtith day, it came to passe [that] Noah opened the wyndowe of the arke which he had made,

Genesis 8:7
And he sent foorth a Rauen, whiche went out, goyng foorth, and returnyng, vntyll the waters were dryed vp vpon the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Providing for honest things,.... Or premeditating, forecasting, or considering before hand in the mind, things that are good, that are of good report among men, as well as accounted good by God; for it becomes professors of religion, and especially ministers of the Gospel, to be careful not only to exercise a good conscience towards God; but so to behave, that they may obtain and preserve the good opinion of men; for when they have once lost their credit and reputation among men, their ministry becomes in a great, measure useless; wherefore the apostle adds,

not only in the sight of the Lord: the same Lord as before, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is a diligent searcher of the hearts, and discerner of the thoughts, and observer of the ways and actions of all his people;

but also in the sight of men; not that the apostle affected a mere outside show, popular applause, and the praise of men; but was concerned lest any weak persons, by their conduct, should be stumbled and fall, the edification of any should be hindered, and their ministry become unprofitable.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Providing for honest things - The expression used here occurs in Romans 12:17; see the note on that place. In that place, however, it refers to the manner in which we are to treat those who injure us; here it refers to the right way of using property; and it seems to have been a kind of maxim by which Paul regulated his life, a “vade mecum” that was applicable to everything. The sentiment is, that we are to see to it beforehand that all our conduct shall be comely or honest. The word rendered “providing for” (προνωύμενοι pronōumenoi) means foreseeing, or perceiving beforehand; and the idea is, that we are to make it a matter of previous calculation, a settled plan, a thing that is to be attended to of set design. In the middle voice, the form in which it occurs here, it means to provide for in one’s own behalf; to apply oneself to anything; to practice diligently - Robinson. The word rendered “things honest” (καλὰ kala) means properly beautiful, or comely.

The idea which is presented here is, that we are to see beforehand, or we are to make it a matter of set purpose that what we do shall be comely, that is, just, honorable, correct, not only in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of mankind. Paul applies this in his own case to the alms which were to be entrusted to him. His idea is, that he meant so to conduct in the whole transaction as that his conduct should be approved by God, but that it should also be regarded as beautiful or correct in the sight of people. He knew how much his own usefulness depended on an irreproachable character. He, therefore, procured the appointment of one who had the entire confidence of the churches to travel with him. But there is no reason for confining this to the particular case under consideration. It seems to have been the leading maxim of the life of Paul, and it should be of ours. The maxim may be applied to everything which we have to do; and should constantly regulate us.

It may be applied to the acquisition and use of property; to the discharge of our professional duties; to our contact with others; to our treatment of inferiors and dependents; to our charities, etc. - in all of which we should make it a matter of previous thought, of earnest diligence, that our conduct should be perfectly honest and comely before God and man. Let us learn from this verse also, that ministers of the gospel should be especially careful that their conduct in money matters. and especially in the appropriation of the charities of the church, should be above suspicion. Much is often entrusted to their care, and the churches and individual Christians often commit much to their discretion. Their conduct in this should be without reproach; and in order to this, it is well to follow the example of Paul, and to insist that others who have the entire confidence of the churches should be associated with them. Nothing is easier than to raise a slanderous report against a minister of the gospel; and nothing gratifies a wicked world more than to be able to do it - and perhaps especially if it pertains to some improper use of money. It is not easy to meet such reports when they are started; and a minister, therefore, should be guarded, as Paul was, at every possible point, that he may be freed from that “whose breath outvenoms all the worms of Nile” - Slander.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 21. Providing for honest things — Taking care to act so as not only to be clear in the sight of God, but also to be clear in the sight of all men; avoiding even the appearance of evil. I wish the reader to refer to the excellent note on "1 Corinthians 16:4", which I have extracted from Dr. Paley.