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Discipline's Goal: Restoration
Commentators emphasize that Paul declares the punishment "sufficient" because it achieved its purpose: leading the offender to repentance. The goal of church discipline is not to crush a person or drive them to despair, but to correct sin and ultimately restore the repentant individual back into fellowship. Scholars like Calvin and Matthew Henry warn against excessive severity, which can be counterproductive and give Satan an advantage.
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2 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Corinthians 2:6
18th Century
Theologian
Sufficient to such a man. The incestuous person who had been removed from the church by Paul's direction. Paul's object here is to have hi…
AT Robertson
On 2 Corinthians 2:6
Punishment (επιτιμια). Late word for old Greek to επιτιμιον (so papyri), from επιτιμαω, to show honour to, to award, to adjudge pe…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Corinthians 2:6
19th Century
Bishop
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment.—Better, perhaps, this censure, or rebuke: the Greek word <…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Corinthians 2:6
The man referred to in these verses is almost certainly not the man guilty of incest (1 Corinthians 5; see comment on vv.10–11). Rather…
John Calvin
On 2 Corinthians 2:6
16th Century
Theologian
Sufficient. He now extends kindness even to the man who had sinned more grievously than the others, and on whose account his anger had bee…
John Gill
On 2 Corinthians 2:6
17th Century
Pastor
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment
By this punishment is meant, the excommunication of the incestuous perso…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Corinthians 2:5–11
17th Century
Minister
The apostle desires them to receive the person who had done wrong back into their communion, because he was aware of his fault and greatly afflicte…