2 Corinthians 6:11

Contextual Overview

¹¹We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.¹¹ We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. ¹¹ Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.¹¹Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide. ¹¹Won't all you cowboys in Corinth listen? I have spoken plainly with an open heart. ¹¹ Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide. ¹¹ Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart is expanded. ¹¹ We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide. ¹¹ Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged. ¹¹ O ye Corinthians, our mouth is opened toward you, our heart is inlarged.

Bible Verse Review
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ye: Galatians 3:1, Philippians 4:15

our mouth: 2 Corinthians 7:3, 2 Corinthians 7:4, 1 Samuel 2:1, Job 32:20, Job 33:2, Job 33:3, Psalms 51:15

our heart: 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 12:15, Psalms 119:32, Habakkuk 2:5, Ephesians 6:8, Philippians 1:8, Revelation 22:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:30 - upon his heart Acts 8:35 - opened 1 Corinthians 4:14 - my 2 Corinthians 11:11 - because 1 Thessalonians 2:8 - affectionately

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
And it came to passe, that when men began to be multiplied in the vpper face of the earth, there were daughters borne vnto the:

Genesis 6:1
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.

Genesis 6:1
When men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
And whanne men bigunnen to be multiplied on erthe, and hadden gendrid douytris,

Genesis 6:1
And it came to passe, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were borne vnto them:

Genesis 6:1
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O ye Corinthians,.... The apostle having exhorted the ministers of the church at Corinth to take care of their ministry, that they fulfil it, and that it might appear that the Gospel, and gifts fitting them to preach it, were not received in vain by them; all which he strengthens and encourages by his own example; and that of others, addresses the members of the church in a very pathetic manner, saying,

our mouth is open to you; to speak our minds freely to you; we shall hide and conceal nothing from you, we shall deal with you with all plainness and faithfulness. This seems to refer unto, and pave the way for what he afterwards says about their unequal fellowship with unbelievers:

our heart is enlarged: with love to you, and eager desires after your good; and it is from the abundance of our hearts, and hearty affection for you, that our mouth is open so freely to communicate to you.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you - We speak freely, and fully. This is an affectionate address to them, and has reference to what he had just said. It means that, when the heart was full on the subject, words would flow freely, and that he had given vent to the fervid language which he had just used because his heart was full. He loved them; he felt deeply; and he spoke to them with the utmost freedom of what he had thought, and purposed, and done.

Our heart is enlarged - We have deep feelings, which naturally vent themselves in fervent and glowing language. The main idea here is, that he had a strong affection for them; a heart which embraced and loved them all, and which expressed itself in the language of deep emotion. He had loved them so that he was willing to be reproached, and to be persecuted, and to be poor, and to have his name cast out as evil. “I cannot be silent. I conceal or dissemble nothing. I am full of ardent attachment, and that naturally vents itself in the strong language which I have used.” True attachment will find means of expressing itself. A heart full of love will give vent to its feelings. There will be no dissembling and hypocrisy there. And if a minister loves the souls of his people he will pour out the affections of his heart in strong and glowing language.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Corinthians 6:11. O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you — I speak to you with the utmost freedom and fluency, because of my affection for you.

Our heart is enlarged. — It is expanded to take you and all your interests in; and to keep you in the most affectionate remembrance.

The preceding verses contain a very fine specimen of a very powerful and commanding eloquence.