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Corrupting (καπηλευοντες). Old word from καπηλος, a huckster or peddlar, common in all stages of Greek for huckstering or trading.…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For we are not as many. This refers doubtless to the false teachers at Corinth, and to all who mingled human philosophy or tradition with …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God.—More accurately, We are not as most, as the greater number.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
(15–16a) As faithful preachers and followers of Christ, the apostles themselves formed a sweet “aroma” (GK 2380) of Christ rising up to God as a pl…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
For we are not. He now contrasts himself more openly with the false apostles, by way of amplifying and, at the same time, with the view of…
John Gill
JohnGill
For we are not as many
The apostle here removes from himself, and other ministers of the Gospel, a character which b…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
A believer's triumphs are all in Christ. To him be the praise and glory of all, while the success of the gospel is a good reason for a Christian's …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having given the first reason for his delay—that he might avoid coming to them in sadne —the Apostle now gives the second reason: the fruit he was …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson