2 Corintios 10:1-18 NVI

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:3

3. In the flesh In the human body. War The gospel of peace is engaged in a holy war. Let not these assailants anticipate in its apostolic leader any cowardice. After the flesh I am engaged in a warfare; but not of self-interest, nor with material armour. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:4

4. Carnal Such as are used in secular and bodily wars. They are neither wood, nor iron, nor brass; neither shield, nor sword, nor spear. But mighty Let not the opposer triumph because these weapons are of no human armory. They are mighty; mighty enough to vanquish the mightiest material forces. Through God More exactly, to God. Material arms are mighty to man; these dim weapons are mighty to God. God knows how mighty they are, for they are God’s own weapons. Pulling down... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:5

5. Casting This participle, like having, in 2 Corinthians 10:6, refers, through our, in 2 Corinthians 10:4, to we in 2 Corinthians 10:3. 2 Corinthians 10:4 parenthetically describes the weapons, but 2 Corinthians 10:3; 2 Corinthians 10:5, describe the war and warriors. Imaginations The intellectual powers for which strongholds was the figure. The word, of course, is used to include the proud fancies and pretences of St. Paul’s assailants, but comprehends much mightier powers. Paul’s ... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:6

6. Having Parallel with casting, in 2 Corinthians 10:5, both agreeing with we, in 2 Corinthians 10:3. Our apostle is describing the actual war which we are waging; and while depicting it in the grand imagery of 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, he is not for a moment forgetting the smaller enemies now in his front; for, as before remarked, they are included as the less in the greater. Revenge A judicial term, punish. All disobedience Such as is excited by the Christine party in Corinth. Your... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:7

7. Look on… outward appearance St. Paul now reverts back to his starting point in 2 Corinthians 10:1, namely, the criticism of the Christines on his outward presence. Appearance Refers to the entire external display of the party, their rhetorical show, their Hebraism, their Jerusalemite commission, their claim of visible connexion with Christ. All these stand in contrast with the deep, pure, internal evangelism of St. Paul, which proved powerful and all conquering, in spite of his own... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:8

8. For In support of his assertion that, to say the least, he is as much Christ’s as they are, he now says that he need not be ashamed to boast much more decidedly of the authority received direct from the Lord than he ever has done. If they could claim to belong to a set who had even seen Christ and heard him preach, he had seen Christ, and had received from him a personal commission as an apostle. Not for… destruction As the Christines are daring him to, 2 Corinthians... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:10

10. Letters How many letters of St. Paul’s had they seen? Perhaps but one, the first epistle to the Corinthians. But he may have written to Corinth a second. Nay, he may have written, and doubtless did write, many letters that form no part of the sacred canon, and have not been preserved. A divine guidance directed the Church in selecting the New Testament books. Not every casual note of an apostle was treasured for future ages. Two powerful epistles had been written to Thessalonica; and... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:11

11. Think Count upon, assume. Letters… absent… deed… present He does not promise that his elocution will be improved. It is his deed, not his speech, that will be as powerful as his letters. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:12

12. Dare not Ironical, yet with a moral truth in it. Make ourselves of the number Literally, place ourselves in line with. Some that commend themselves This some not only commended themselves, but, by a false process, commended themselves after a low standard, as he will now show. Measuring themselves by themselves That is, the set measured themselves by their own set; and as the standard of the whole was low, it took no great tallness to be equal or superior to the average. It... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:12-18

2. Their self-deceiving mode of measuring contrasted with his mode, 12-18. Their taunts and his replies thus far now suggest the idea of a fair and uncompromising measurement of himself with his competitors. And this idea of MEASUREMENT forms the keynote quite to the conclusion of the epistle. These cavillers claim to be very tall; let us see whether they are taller than your founder apostle. read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:3

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:4

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:6

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:7

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:10

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:11

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 10:12-18

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