Am I persuading? (πειθω?). Conative present, trying to persuade like ζητω αρεσκειν (seeking to please) where the effort is stated …

For do I now persuade men, or God? The word "now" arti is used here, evidently, to express a contrast between his present and his…

Now.—In speaking this way.

Persuade.—Conciliate, seek to win favour with, or to make …

Before Paul moves to state his first important thesis (vv.11–12), he makes a brief transition. He had been accused of being a people-pleaser by his…

For do I now persuade men, or God ?
&c.] To "persuade", is to teach; see (Acts 18:4) ([Reference 2 Corin…

In preaching the gospel, the apostle sought to bring persons to the obedience, not of men, but of God. But Paul would not attempt to alter the doct…

After the greeting, the me age of the epistle follows. In it, the Apostle refutes their error and then admonishes them for their correction: St…