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Glorying in a Humble Escape
Commentators suggest Paul includes this story not just as another example of danger, but as a prime example of his 'weakness.' Being let down a wall in a basket was an undignified, even embarrassing, escape. By highlighting this moment of helplessness, Paul contrasts himself with the proud false apostles, showing that God's power is most evident in human frailty.
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2 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Corinthians 11:32
18th Century
Theologian
In Damascus. This circumstance is mentioned as an additional trial. It is evidently mentioned as an instance of peril that had escaped his…
AT Robertson
On 2 Corinthians 11:32
The governor under Aretas (ο εθναρχης Hαρετα). How it came to pass that Damascus, ruled by the Romans after B.C. 65, came at this …
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Corinthians 11:32
19th Century
Bishop
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king . . .—The question arises at the beginning whether the fact that follows i…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Corinthians 11:32
After the solemn invocation of v.31, the account of a nocturnal escape from Damascus might seem trivial and out of place. Why he mentions it here i…
John Gill
On 2 Corinthians 11:32
17th Century
Pastor
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king
Aretas or Al-Hareth was a king of Arabia, of the family of the Gassan…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Corinthians 11:22–33
17th Century
Minister
The apostle gives an account of his labors and sufferings; not out of pride or vainglory, but to the honor of God, who enabled him to do and suffer…