2 Corinthians 1:14 - Exposition

In part. Not as a whole Church. Some only of the Corinthians had been faithful to his teaching and to himself. (For the phrase, see Romans 11:25 ; Romans 15:15 , Romans 15:24 ; 1 Corinthians 11:18 ; 1 Corinthians 12:27 ; 1 Corinthians 13:9 ) Rejoicing; rather, ground of boast, as in 2 Corinthians 9:3 ; Romans 4:2 , "whereof to glory;" 1 Corinthians 5:6 . In 1 Corinthians 5:12 the substantive means "the act of rejoicing." The word is characteristic of this group of Epistles, in which it occurs forty-six times, Even as ye also are ours. This clause takes away all semblance of self-glorification. In 1 Thessalonians 2:19 , 1 Thessalonians 2:20 and Philippians 2:16 he expresses the natural thought that a teacher's converts are, and will be in the last day, his "crown of exultation." Here alone he implies that they may glory in him as he in them. The thought, however, so far frond being egotistical, merely indicates the in. tense intercommunion of sympathy which existed between him and them. He does but place himself on a level with his converts, and imply that they mutually gloried in each other. In the day of the Lord Jesus (see on 1 Corinthians 3:13 ).