ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 8 v12

NOT UNDER COMPULSION. AMBROSIASTER: Paul is exhorting the Corinthians to give what they are able but not to overdo it, because he did not want them to feel that they were acting under compulsion and thus come to be resentful. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

EXAMPLE, NOT EXHORTATION. CHRYSOSTOM: Look at how unbelievably wise Paul is. After pointing out the need and showing them an example, Paul leaves the Corinthians to do as much as they can, letting the example of the Macedonians do its own work of persuasion. He knew that imitation was a more powerful incentive than exhortation. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 17.2.

QUALITY OF READINESS. THEODORET OF CYR: Quality, not quantity, is what counts. COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 329.

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