2 Corinthians 11:28 - Exposition

Those things that are without . The adverb thus rendered parektos only occurs in Matthew 5:32 ; Acts 26:29 . It may either mean "trials that come to me from external and extraneous sources ( quae extrinsecus accedunt ) or things in addition to these ( praeterea ) , which I here leave unmentioned.'' The latter meaning is (as St. Chrysostom saw) almost certainly the correct one. That which cometh upon me. The word thus rendered is either episustasis (J, K), which means "hostile attack" or "tumult," as we talk of "a rush of trouble or business;" or epistasis ( א , B, D, E, F, G), which may imply "halting, lingering thoughts; "attention," and so "anxiety" (comp. Acts 24:12 , where there is the same various reading). Of all the Churches. No doubt he is thinking of his own Churches, the Churches of the Gentiles ( Colossians 2:1 ).