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It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
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Deception is to be Expected
Commentators unanimously agree with Paul: it should not be surprising when false teachers appear to be ministers of righteousness. Just as Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light, his servants can mimic faithful preachers, often promoting a high standard of morality to conceal their corrupt motives and serve their master.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore it is no great thing. This means it should not be considered surprising. You should not wonder if men of the most vile and wicke…
As ministers of righteousness (ως διακονο δικαιοσυνης). Jesus (John 10:1–21) terms these false shepherds thieves and r…
19th Century
Anglican
If his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness.—The words seem to point to one of the special cha…
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Paul does not contest the right of his adversaries to support but rather lays against them a single all-embracing charge. Those who vainly sought e…
16th Century
Protestant
Whose end shall be. He adds this for the consolation of the pious. For it is the statement of a courageous man, who despises the foolish j…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore it is no great thing It is no strange and wonderful thing; it may easily be given into; no man need to mak…
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It is far better to be plain in speech, yet walking openly and consistently with the gospel, than to be admired by thousands, and be lifted up in p…
13th Century
Catholic
Having shown that he preached to them without charge during his first visit, he now shows that he did not accept any payments from them even during…
