A.T. Robertson Commentary


A.T. Robertson Commentary
"Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, [even] God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;" — 2 Corinthians 7:6 (ASV)
Cormforteth (παρακαλων). See on 1:3-7 for this word.
The lowly (τους ταπεινους). See on Mt 11:29. Literally, low on the ground in old sense (Ezekiel 17:24). Low in condition as here; James 1:9. In 2 Corinthians 10:1 regarded as abject. In this sense in papyri. "Humility as a sovereign grace is the creation of Christianity" (Gladstone, Life, iii, p. 466).
By the coming (εν τη παρουσια). Same use of παρουσια as in 1 Corinthians 16:7 which see. See also 2 Corinthians 7:7; 10:10.