They say (φασιν). Reading of B old Latin Vulgate, but Westcott and Hort prefer φησιν (says one, the leader). This charge Paul quot…

For his letters. This refers to the letters he sent to the church when he was absent. Reference is probably made here to the first epistle…

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful.—Allusive references to what had been said of him at Corinth have alr…

However legitimately Paul may have boasted about his God-given authority, he decides to refrain from expanding his simple claim in v.8 lest he appe…

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful
These words contain the reason why he did not choose to say any …

In outward appearance, Paul was unimpressive and despised in the eyes of some, but this was a false rule to judge by. We must not think that an uni…

Above, the Apostle excused himself by reason; here he excuses himself by the evidence of the facts. In this regard, he does two things. First, he s…