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You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.
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An Open Heart vs. A Closed One
Commentators explain that Paul uses a powerful metaphor of space. He states that his heart is wide open and has plenty of room for the Corinthians; his love for them is not restricted or 'straitened'. The problem, he clarifies, is not with him but with them—their own affections ('bowels' in the Greek) have become narrow and confined toward him.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You are not straitened in us. That is, you do not possess a narrow or contracted place in our affections. We love you fully, ardently, and…
Ye are not straitened in us (ου στενοχωρεισθε εν ημιν). The same figure as in verse 11. See on 4:8 for στενοχωρεω. There is no res…
19th Century
Anglican
You are not straitened in us.—The word presents a natural contrast to the expansion, the dilation, of heart of the previo…
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Baptist
If they were not saved, it was not because Paul did not open his mouth to speak to them, and to warn and invite them, nor because he did not open h…
Paul did not customarily address his readers by name, doing so only when his emotions had been deeply stirred—as at the bewitchment of the Galatian…
16th Century
Protestant
Ye are not straitened in us. That is, “It is due to your own fault that you are not able to share in this feeling of cheerfulness, which I…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You are not straitened in us The meaning of which is, either you are not brought into straits and difficulties by us…
It is wrong for believers to associate with the wicked and profane. The word unbeliever applies to all who are lacking true faith. True pastors wil…
13th Century
Catholic
After teaching them the use of grace for good outward actions, the Apostle now instructs them on its use for internal devotion, which consists in a…
