the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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2 Corinthians 11:27
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
weariness: 2 Corinthians 11:23, 2 Corinthians 6:5, Acts 20:5-11, Acts 20:34, Acts 20:35, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:8
in watchings: Acts 20:31
in hunger: Jeremiah 38:9, 1 Corinthians 4:11, 1 Corinthians 4:12, Philippians 4:12
fastings: 2 Corinthians 6:5, Acts 13:2, Acts 13:3, Acts 14:23, 1 Corinthians 7:5
nakedness: Romans 8:35, Romans 8:36, Hebrews 11:37, James 2:15, James 2:16
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:42 - disdained 1 Kings 13:14 - sitting 1 Kings 17:10 - Fetch me Psalms 109:24 - knees Matthew 6:16 - when Matthew 9:15 - and then Matthew 11:8 - A man Matthew 17:21 - but Mark 2:20 - and Mark 9:29 - fasting Luke 5:35 - and Luke 6:21 - ye that hunger Luke 16:21 - desiring Acts 28:2 - because 1 Corinthians 9:27 - I keep 2 Corinthians 6:4 - necessities Philippians 4:11 - in respect 2 Timothy 4:13 - cloak
Cross-References
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
At this time the whole world spoke one language, and everyone used the same words.
The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
Now the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words (vocabulary).
Forsothe the lond was of o langage, and of the same speche.
And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,
Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
In weariness and painfulness,.... Through long journeys and frequent preaching; or "in labour and trouble"; or in troublesome labour, for all labour is not so; as hunting, hawking, c. though laborious, yet delightful but the labours of the apostle were painful and troublesome to the flesh, though he had much inward spiritual delight and pleasure in them:
in watchings often; being sometimes engaged at midnight, either in preaching, or praying, or staging psalms, and sometimes obliged to work early and late with his own hands to supply his necessities:
in hunger and thirst; as when at sea, or in wilderness places, or where no notice was taken of him for preaching the Gospel; he doing that freely without asking the assistance of any, which in some places would have been prejudicial to his designs, and the spread of the Gospel:
in fastings often; voluntary ones, which he engaged in, not as meritorious works, but to keep under his body, and as proper to attend the work of prayer at certain times:
in cold and nakedness; when travelling in the winter season, and but poorly clothed to keep him from the inclemencies of the weather; and having no certain dwelling place to retire unto and abide in, during any severe season there might be, and wanting the comforts of life to support him under such inconveniences.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In weariness - Resulting from traveling, exposure, labor, and want. The word κόπος kopos (from κόπτω koptō, “to beat, to cut”) means, properly, “wailing and grief,” accompanied with beating the breast. Hence, the word means “toil, labor, wearisome effort.”
And painfulness - This word (μόχθος mochthos) is a stronger term than the former. It implies painful effort; labor producing sorrow, and in the New Testament is uniformly connected with the word rendered “weariness” (1 Thess, 2 Corinthians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8), rendered in both those places “travail.”
In watchings often - In loss of sleep, arising from abundant toils and from danger; see the note on 2 Corinthians 6:5.
In hunger and thirst - From traveling among strangers, and being dependent on them and on his own personal labors; see the note, 1 Corinthians 4:11.
In fastings often - Either voluntary or involuntary; see the note on 2 Corinthians 6:5.
In cold and nakedness - see the note, 1 Corinthians 4:11.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 27. In weariness and painfulness — Tribulations of this kind were his constant companions. Lord Lyttleton and others have made useful reflections on this verse: "How hard was it for a man of a genteel and liberal education, as St. Paul was, to bear such rigours, and to wander about like a vagabond, hungry and almost naked, yet coming into the presence of persons of high life, and speaking in large and various assemblies on matters of the utmost importance!" Had not St. Paul been deeply convinced of the truth and absolute certainty of the Christian religion, he could not have continued to expose himself to such hardships.
