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2 Corinthians 2

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Verse 1

Verse 1

In heaviness; in sadness.

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Verse 2

Verse 2

He wished to regard his spiritual children as the source of joy and happiness to him, and accordingly he did not wish to be the means of giving pain to them.

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Verse 3

Verse 3

That my joy is the joy of you all, that my enjoyment consists in promoting and witnessing yours.

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Verse 4

Verse 4

I wrote unto you; referring to his former Epistle.

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It is generally supposed that the individual whose case is considered in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13: is referred to in this passage. (2 Corinthians 2:5-8.) The meaning of this verse is not clear. The idea may be, that the pain which that case had given the apostle was only a partial and temporary interruption to the joy and satisfaction which the church at Corinth had generally afforded him.

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Verse 6

Verse 6

It would seem that Paul had learned, perhaps through Titus, (see 2 Corinthians 7:5-7,) that the church had exercised towards this offending member the discipline which he had recommended in the former Epistle.

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Verse 7

Verse 7

Ye ought rather to forgive him; that is, ye ought now to forgive him.

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Verse 8

Verse 8

Confirm; restore and establish.

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Verse 11

Verse 11

Get an advantage; by retaining in his kingdom one, who, being penitent, ought now to be restored to the kingdom of Christ. (Compare 1 Corinthians 5:5.)

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Verse 12

Verse 12

Troas was on the coast near the north-eastern corner of the Egean Sea, on the way from Ephesus to Macedonia.

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Verse 13

Verse 13

I had no rest in my spirit. He felt so solicitous to hear from Corinth that he could not continue in his work at Troas, although a favorable opportunity for effort seemed to be open there before him. He accordingly went on into Macedonia, hoping to find Titus there.

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Verse 14

Verse 14

In every place; that is, wherever we go. Though he left a favorable opening for usefulness in Troas he found that he was made the instrument of disseminating the knowledge of God in Macedonia.

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Verse 15

Verse 15

We are unto God a sweet savor; our labors and instrumentality are acceptable to God.

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Verse 16

Verse 16

The savor of death unto death; by being the means of greatly aggravating their sin. For the guilt and condemnation of the sinner is in proportion to the light and the privileges which he enjoys.--For these things; for such high responsibilities.

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Bibliographical Information
Abbott, John S. C. & Abbott, Jacob. "Commentary on 2 Corinthians 2". "Abbott's Illustrated New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/ain/2-corinthians-2.html. 1878.

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