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For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different gospel, which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.
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A Sarcastic Rebuke
Most commentators agree that Paul's phrase, "you might well bear with him," is intensely sarcastic. He isn't praising the Corinthians' tolerance. Instead, he's ironically highlighting their inconsistency: they readily accept and even admire false teachers with a distorted message, yet they are critical and impatient with Paul, who brought them the one true Gospel.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For if he that cometh, etc. There is much difficulty in this verse in ascertaining the true sense, and commentators have been greatly perp…
Another Jesus (αλλον Ιησουν). Not necessarily a different Jesus, but any other "Jesus" is a rival and so wrong. That would deny th…
19th Century
Anglican
For if he who comes preaches another Jesus.—The singular points, like the “any man,” “such a one,” of [Reference 2 Corint…
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Paul’s fear had a foundation in fact; the “if” as used here denotes an actual, not a hypothetical, situation (i.e., “if, as has happened, someone c…
16th Century
Protestant
For if he that cometh. He now reproves the Corinthians for the excessive readiness they showed to receive the false apostles. For while th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For if he that cometh Meaning either some particular man, the apostle might have had some information of, who came from Judea …
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The apostle desired to preserve the Corinthians from being corrupted by the false apostles. There is only one Jesus, one Spirit, and one gospel, to…
13th Century
Catholic
Having described the zeal he had for the Corinthians and proved it reasonable, the Apostle now rejects their excuse. In this regard, he does two th…
