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Yes, I beg you, that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
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The "Walking by Flesh" Charge
Commentators explain that the accusation against Paul was that he operated "according to the flesh." This wasn't a charge of gross sin, but that his ministry was driven by worldly motives like personal ambition, financial gain, and deceitful human strategies rather than by the Spirit of God. His opponents judged him by outward appearances and worldly standards of success.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That I may not be bold. I urge you to act in such a way that I may not have reason to exercise the severity I fear I will be forced to use…
I beseech (δεομα). So here, but παρακαλω in verse 1. Perhaps, "I beg" suits the new turn here.
That I may not when …
19th Century
Anglican
But I beseech you . . .—There is, of course, an implied warning, almost a menace, in the entreaty. He wo…
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There is no evidence that Paul now addresses only a segment of the Corinthian church—those favorably disposed toward his adversaries from Palestine…
16th Century
Protestant
I beseech you, that I may not be bold, when I am present. Some think that the discourse is incomplete, and that he does not express the ma…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present, &c.] That is, he entreated them that they would so behave fo…
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While others thought poorly of the apostle and spoke scornfully of him, he had humble thoughts and spoke humbly of himself. We should be aware of o…
13th Century
Catholic
After dealing with the good ministers of Christ and the faith, the Apostle now addresses false ministers and false apostles. First, he confronts th…
