While they themselves long after you (αυτων επιποθουντων). Genitive absolute of present active participle of επιποθεω (5:2).

And by their prayer for you. On the grammatical construction of this difficult verse, Doddridge and Bloomfield may be consulted. It is pro…

And by their prayer for you, which long after you.—The structure of the Greek is again ungrammatical, but the following g…

As to further results of generosity, Paul is convinced the giving will be reciprocal. The Jerusalem believers will receive material benefits and in…

And their prayer He omits no advantage that may be useful for stirring up the Corinthians. In the first place, he has mentioned t…

And by their prayer for you
The sense is, they glorify God on your behalf, making mention of you in all their prayer…

Money given in charity may seem to the carnal mind to be thrown away, but when given from proper principles, it is seed sown, from which a valuable…

Here, the Apostle gives the reason for the three ways of giving. In this regard, he does two things. First, he a igns the reason on the givers' par…