An epistle of Christ (επιστολη Χριστου). He turns the metaphor round and round. They are Christ's letter to men as well as Paul's.…

Forasmuch as you are manifestly declared. You are made manifest as the epistle of Christ; or you, being made manifest, are the epistle. Th…

Since you are manifestly declared.—The metaphor appears to shift its ground from the subjective to the objective. It is not only a…

The latter of the two questions posed in v.1 Paul now answers explicitly. He insists that for him to carry commendatory letters to Corinth would be…

You are the Epistle of Christ. Pursuing the metaphor, he says that the Epistle of which he speaks was written by Christ, since the faith o…

Forasmuch as you are manifestly declared
But lest it should be thought that the apostle attributed too much to himse…

Even the appearance of self-praise and courting human applause is painful to the humble and spiritual mind. Nothing is more delightful to faithful …

After presenting his explanation, by which he won the goodwill of his hearers, the Apostle proceeds to his main intention: to discuss the ministers…