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that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.
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A Leader's Humiliation
Commentators explain that Paul's fear of being 'humbled' was not about personal embarrassment but about the profound grief a spiritual leader feels over the sins of their people. John Calvin notes that a true pastor feels the church's sicknesses as his own. Paul's potential sorrow would stem from seeing his spiritual children persist in sin, which brings shame upon his ministry and breaks his heart.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me, etc. Lest I should be compelled to inflict punishment on those whom I supposed to have…
When I come again (παλιν ελθοντος μου). Genitive absolute. Paul assumes it as true.
Lest my God humble me …
19th Century
Anglican
And lest when I come again . . .—The words do not imply more than one previous visit (Acts 18:1), but it can scarcely be said …
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Paul expresses a threefold apprehension that the present letter might not be wholly successful and that the Corinthians, by harboring Judaizing int…
16th Century
Protestant
Lest, when I come, my God should humble me. His humiliation was considered his fault. He throws the blame for it back upon the Corinthians…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And lest when I come again Another thing which he feared would be the case when he came again to them, that he himself should …
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We owe it to good people to stand up in the defense of their reputation. We are also under special obligations to acknowledge those from whom we ha…
13th Century
Catholic
After citing the Corinthians’ failure to do the good things they should have done—a failure for which he rebuked their ingratitude—the author now s…
