Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 2 Corinthians 6:3

"giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;" — 2 Corinthians 6:3 (ASV)

Since v.2 is grammatically a parenthesis, v.3 is closely connected to v.1 and 5:20. As was fitting for an ambassador for Christ, Paul tried to put “no stumbling block [GK 4683] in anyone’s path” lest the ministry should incur discredit. That various accusations were being leveled against Paul was inevitable, given the success of his ministry and the jealousy of others. His concern was that such charges be totally without foundation, that no “minister of reconciliation” be guilty of inconsistent or dishonest conduct, and that no handle be given adversaries who wished to ridicule or malign the Gospel. The life of the Christian minister is the most eloquent advertisement for the Gospel.