ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 12 v13

CORINTH NOT LESS FAVORED. AMBROSIASTER: Paul is telling the Corinthians that they were better off than other churches. Corinth was the only place where he preached the gospel without being paid for it. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

HIS IRONY. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul says that the Corinthians insult the apostles by regarding him as inferior to these false teachers. His irony merely makes his rebuke more severe. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 27.2.

PAUL’S IMPENDING ARRIVAL 2 CORINTHIANS 12:14-21

OVERVIEW: Paul is prepared even to die for the salvation of the Corinthians’ souls (AMBROSIASTER). He did not say that he was afraid of finding them in sin but rather that they might not be all he would wish (CHRYSOSTOM). Paul makes explicit all the charges an opponent might make against him in order to clear himself on all counts. He wanted to make spiritual provision for them in the sight of God yet did not want their material wealth (AMBROSIASTER). If he had more to give them, he would be bound to do so, as a loving parent (PELAGIUS). Forgiveness is effective only among converted hearts (FULGENTIUS).

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