Did I shew fickleness? (μητ αρα τη ελαφριαι?). An indignant negative answer is called for by μητ. The instrumental case of ελαφρια…

When I therefore was thus minded. When I formed this purpose, when I willed this, and expressed this intention.

Did I use light…

Did I use lightness?—This, then, was the charge he was anxious to refute. The question arises, however: When had the Corinthians h…

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; and to pass by you into Macedonia, and to com…

In 1 Corinthians 16:3–8 and in these three verses are found the outlines of two different itineraries relating to Paul and Corinth. Pla…

Did I use fickleness? There are two things, especially, that prevent men's purposes from being carried out, or their promises from being f…

When I was therefore thus minded, did I use lightness ?
&c.] When I had thus determined to come to you, and had sign…

The apostle clears himself from the charge of frivolity and inconsistency in not coming to Corinth. Good men should be careful to maintain a reputa…

After winning the goodwill of the Corinthians, the Apostle adds his excuse. In this regard, he does three things: