7. Treasure… vessels The divine gold gives even now its own lustre and imperishability to the brittle clay. Excellency of the power… of God The fragility of the clay proves that it is divinized. Its natural weakness proves that it survives by God’s power. read more
2. Antithesis of apostolic trials and triumphs resulting in glory, | 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians 4:7 to 2 Corinthians 5:5. In the divine glow of martyrly enthusiasm of this passage a passage which doubtless did much towards rousing the Christian heroism of the martyr age Paul draws, in a series of antitheses, the sublime contrast between the more than golden treasure and the earthen vessels in which it was contained a contrast meeting in contact in his own person. By the glorifying power... read more
8, 9. We are troubled Tightly pressed. Yet not distressed Not crushed together. Perplexed Dubious, but not desperate. Persecuted Pursued, (as by a huntsman,) but not by God abandoned to his power. Cast down Prostrated, but not destroyed. read more
10. Always bearing a virtual martyrdom in the body; which martyrdom is truly one with the dying of the Lord; that the death-defying life of Jesus might be made manifest. read more
11. For Explanatory of the last verse. We, apostles, which live, are daily martyred in possibility, that the divine conserving life of, or from, Jesus, may appear by our very immortalized mortality. read more
12. So then Thus far both sides of the antithesis have united in the apostles. In this verse they are divided between the apostles and the Corinthians. The death side is effective to magnifying God’s power in us, but the life side, alone in you. The life in you is manifested not by supernatural conservation amid martyrdoms, for those you do not encounter; but as vitalizing you even now with a resurrection life from Christ. See 2 Corinthians 4:14. read more
13. We Apostles. The same… faith As the psalmist who wrote the quoted words. Spirit of faith Not merely temper of faith, but the divine Spirit with our spirit inspiring assurance, at the same time attesting itself. I believed… spoken Essentially quoted from Psalms 116:10, where the exact Hebrew is, “I believe, for I spoke;” the connexion between speaking and faith is in both psalmist and apostle the same. Firm faith is instinctively vocal; it seeks to express the great truth it realizes... read more
14. Raised up The same reasoning as in chap. 15, that the resurrection of Christ is the basis and assurance of ours. The spirit of faith, of the last verse, is a knowing, in this. Raise up us also… with you A decisive proof that St. Paul did not expect the second advent before his own death. On the contrary, he expected that both himself and the Corinthians would pass through death and the resurrection. read more
15. With you, I say, (see last verse,) for all things in the glorious provisions made through Christ’s death, and insured by his resurrection, are not only for us apostles, but also for your sakes. A divine reason is now given why these provisions are not limited to apostles, but flow over to embrace the whole Church: namely, in order that (literally) the abounding grace may, through the thanksgiving of a greater number, redound to God’s glory. The greater the number saved the... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:6
6. For To assign the reason why we are ready thus to humble ourselves, God has wrought in our hearts an illumination as wonderful as his first speaking mundane light into existence. Out of darkness, such as was once in our hearts. An allusion to Genesis 1:3. Shined… God Literally, God hath shined into our heart even to a radiation ( into our hearts) of the knowledge of the glory of God. And that radiation into our hearts of the knowledge of the glory of God comes from the face... read more