ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 10 v6

AVENGING DISOBEDIENCE. AMBROSIASTER: Paul avenges disobedience when he condemns it through obedience, destroying it at the same time as he leads those who resist to the faith, in order that unbelief may be condemned by those who used to defend it. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

PAUL’S PASTORAL SKILL. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul says that he will punish those who deserve it in due course, but first he wants to make sure that the Corinthians have been properly counseled. He sees that his people are mixed up with strangers. He wants them to withdraw from them first, before admonishing the latter. This is yet another sign of his great pastoral skill. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 21.3.

PATIENCE LEADS TO REPENTANCE. THEODORET OF CYR: Paul explains why he is being patient. He wants to try to persuade as many as possible to amend their ways. He will punish only those who continue to resist his exhortations. COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 338.

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