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Text -- 2 Corinthians 1:19 (NET)

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1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us– by me and Silvanus and Timothy– was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Silas a man who went with Peter and Paul on separate missionary journeys
 · Silvanus a man who was a leader in the Jerusalem church chosen to accompany Paul
 · Timothy a young man of Lystra who travelled with Paul and to whom two epistles were addressed


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Zeal | VERSIONS, AUTHORIZED | Timothy | Son, Sons of God | Silas | SILVANUS | PHILIPPI | Jesus, The Christ | Corinthians, Second Epistle to the | CORINTHIANS, FIRST EPISTLE TO THE | more
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Word/Phrase Notes
Robertson , Vincent , Wesley , JFB , Clarke , Calvin , TSK

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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Barclay , Constable , College , McGarvey , Lapide

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: 2Co 1:19 - -- Was not Yea and Nay ( ouk egeneto nai kai ou ). "Did not become Yes and No."

Was not Yea and Nay ( ouk egeneto nai kai ou ).

"Did not become Yes and No."

Robertson: 2Co 1:19 - -- But in him is yea ( alla Nai en autōi gegonen ). Rather, "But in him Yes has become yes,"has proved true. So Paul appeals to the life of Christ to ...

But in him is yea ( alla Nai en autōi gegonen ).

Rather, "But in him Yes has become yes,"has proved true. So Paul appeals to the life of Christ to sustain his own veracity.

Vincent: 2Co 1:19 - -- Was not ( οὐκ ἐγένετο ) Rather, did not prove to be , in the result.

Was not ( οὐκ ἐγένετο )

Rather, did not prove to be , in the result.

Vincent: 2Co 1:19 - -- In Him was yea ( ναὶ ἐν αὐτῷ γέγονεν ) Lit., yea has come to pass in Him . He has shown Himself absolute...

In Him was yea ( ναὶ ἐν αὐτῷ γέγονεν )

Lit., yea has come to pass in Him . He has shown Himself absolutely the truth. Compare Joh 14:6; Rev 3:7, Rev 3:14.

Wesley: 2Co 1:19 - -- That is, our preaching concerning him.

That is, our preaching concerning him.

Wesley: 2Co 1:19 - -- Was not variable and inconsistent with itself.

Was not variable and inconsistent with itself.

Wesley: 2Co 1:19 - -- Always one and the same, centering in him.

Always one and the same, centering in him.

JFB: 2Co 1:19 - -- Proof of the unchangeableness of the doctrine from the unchangeableness of the subject of it, namely, Jesus Christ. He is called "the Son of God" to s...

Proof of the unchangeableness of the doctrine from the unchangeableness of the subject of it, namely, Jesus Christ. He is called "the Son of God" to show the impossibility of change in One who is co-equal with God himself (compare 1Sa 15:29; Mal 3:6).

JFB: 2Co 1:19 - -- The Son of God, though preached by different preachers, was one and the same, unchangeable. Silvanus is contracted into Silas (Act 15:22; compare 1Pe ...

The Son of God, though preached by different preachers, was one and the same, unchangeable. Silvanus is contracted into Silas (Act 15:22; compare 1Pe 5:12).

JFB: 2Co 1:19 - -- Greek, "is made yea in Him"; that is, our preaching of the Son of God is confirmed as true in Him (that is, through Him; through the miracles wherewit...

Greek, "is made yea in Him"; that is, our preaching of the Son of God is confirmed as true in Him (that is, through Him; through the miracles wherewith He has confirmed our preaching) [GROTIUS]; or rather, by the witness of the Spirit which He has given (2Co 1:21-22) and of which miracles were only one, and that a subordinate manifestation.

Clarke: 2Co 1:19 - -- For the Son of God, etc. - If I could have changed my purpose through carnal or secular interests then I must have had the same interest in view whe...

For the Son of God, etc. - If I could have changed my purpose through carnal or secular interests then I must have had the same interest in view when I first preached the Gospel to you, with Silvanus and Timotheus. But did not the whole of our conduct prove that we neither had, nor could have such interest in view?

Calvin: 2Co 1:19 - -- 19.For the Son of God Here we have the proof — because his preaching 283 contained nothing but Christ alone, who is the eternal and immutable truth...

19.For the Son of God Here we have the proof — because his preaching 283 contained nothing but Christ alone, who is the eternal and immutable truth of God. The clause preached by us is emphatic. For, as it may be, and often does happen, that Christ is disfigured by the inventions 284 of men, and is adulterated, as it were, by their disguises, he declares that it had not been so as to himself or his associates, but that he had sincerely and with an integrity that was befitting, held forth Christ pure and undisguised. Why it is that he makes no mention of Apollos, while he mentions by name Timotheus and Silvanus, does not exactly appear; unless the reason be, as is probable, that the more that individuals were assailed by the calumnies of the wicked, 285 he was so much the more careful to defend them.

In these words, however, he intimates that his whole doctrine was summed up in a simple acquaintance with Christ alone, as in reality the whole of the gospel is included in it. Hence those go beyond due limits, who teach anything else than Christ alone, with whatever show of wisdom they may otherwise be puffed up. For as he is the end of the law, (Rom 10:4,) so he is the head — the sum — in fine, the consummation — of all spiritual doctrine.

In the second place, he intimates that his doctrine respecting Christ had not been variable, or ambiguous, so as to present him from time to time in a new shape after the manner of Proteus; 286 as some persons make it their sport to make changes upon him, 287 just as if they were tossing a ball to and fro with their hand, simply for the purpose of displaying their dexterity. Others, with a view to procure the favor of men, present him under various forms, while there is still another class, that inculcate one day what on the next they retract through fear. Such was not Paul’s Christ, nor can that of any true apostle 288 be such. Those, accordingly, have no ground to boast that they are ministers of Christ, who paint him in various colors with a view to their own advantage. For he alone is the true Christ, in whom there appears that uniform and unvarying yea, which Paul declares to be characteristic of him.

TSK: 2Co 1:19 - -- the Son : Psa 2:7; Mat 3:17, Mat 16:16, Mat 16:17, Mat 17:5, Mat 26:63, Mat 26:64, Mat 27:40,Mat 27:54; Mar 1:1; Luk 1:35; Joh 1:34, Joh 1:49, Joh 3:1...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: 2Co 1:19 - -- For the Son of God - In this verse, and the following, Paul states that he felt himself bound to maintain the strictest veracity for two reason...

For the Son of God - In this verse, and the following, Paul states that he felt himself bound to maintain the strictest veracity for two reasons; the one, that Jesus Christ always evinced the strictest veracity 2Co 1:19; the other, God was always true to all the promises that He made 2Co 1:20; and as he felt himself to be the servant of the Saviour and of God, he was bound by the most sacred obligations also to maintain a character irreproachable in regard to veracity on the meaning of the phrase "Son of God,"see the note, Rom 1:4.

Jesus Christ - It is agreed, says Bloomfield, by the best commentators, ancient and modern, that by Jesus Christ is here meant his doctrine. The sense is, that the preaching respecting Jesus Christ, did not represent him as fickle, and changeable; as unsettled, and as unfaithful; but as true, consistent, and faithful. As that had been the regular and constant representation of Paul and his fellow-laborers in regard to the Master whom they served, it was to be inferred that they felt themselves bound sacredly to observe the strictest constancy and veracity.

By us ... - Silvanus, mentioned here, is the same person who in the Acts of the Apostles is called Silas. He was with Paul at Philippi, and was imprisoned there with him Acts 16, and was afterward with Paul and Timothy at Corinth when he first visited that city; Act 18:5. Paul was so much attached to him, and had so much confidence in him, that he joined his name with his own in several of his epistles; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:1.

Was not yea and nay - Our representation of him was not that he was fickle and changeable.

But in him was yea - Was not one thing at one time, and another at another. He is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. All that he says is true; all the promises that he makes are firm; all his declarations are faithful. Paul may refer to the fact that the Lord Jesus when on earth was eminently characterized by truth. Nothing was more striking than his veracity. He called himself "the truth,"as being eminently true in all his declarations. "I am the way, and the truth, and the life;"Joh 14:6; compare Rev 3:7. And thus Rev 3:14 he is called "the faithful and true witness."In all his life he was eminently distinguished for that. His declarations were simple truth; his narratives were simple, unvarnished, uncolored, unexaggerated statements of what actually occurred. He never disguised the truth; never prevaricated; never had any mental reservation; never deceived; never used any word, or threw in any circumstance, that was suited to lead the mind astray. He himself said that this was the great object which he had in view in coming into the world. "To this end was I born and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth;"Joh 18:37. As Jesus Christ was thus distinguished for simple truth, Paul felt that he was under sacred obligations to imitate him, and always to evince the same inviolable fidelity. The most deeply felt obligation on earth is that which the Christian feels to imitate the Redeemer.

Poole: 2Co 1:19 - -- The apostle here glveth a reason why he had made truth and sincerity so much his business (which reason obligeth us also, who are as much bound as h...

The apostle here glveth a reason why he had made truth and sincerity so much his business (which reason obligeth us also, who are as much bound as he to study a conformity to Christ); saith he:

The Son of God, who was preached among you, that is, Jesus Christ who, though (as some observe) he is in these Epistles no where called God, but Lord, is here called

the Son of God which can be understood in no other sense, than by eternal generation; for those who are only the sons of God by adoption, are not the subjects of ministers’ preaching. We read of this Silvanus 1Th 1:1 1Pe 5:12 : some think that he was the same person who is called Silas, Act 16:19 .

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Timothy we have heard before. They were both ministers who (as well as Apollos before mentioned) had laboured in the gospel amongst the Corinthians.

Was not yea and nay, but in him was yea: now (saith the apostle) that Christ, whom both I, and other ministers of the gospel, have preached to you, is not uncertain and unconstant, one thing at one time, and in one place, another thing at another time, and in another place. He was only one and the same; his doctrine was always certain and uniform, and consistent with itself; and our conversation ought to be suitable to him and his doctrine.

Haydock: 2Co 1:19 - -- It is, was in him. There was no inconstancy in the doctrine of the apostles, sometimes, like modern sectaries, saying, It is, and at other times s...

It is, was in him. There was no inconstancy in the doctrine of the apostles, sometimes, like modern sectaries, saying, It is, and at other times saying, It is not. But their doctrine was ever the same, one uniform yea, is Jesus Christ, one Amen, that is, one truth in him. (Challoner)

Gill: 2Co 1:19 - -- For the Son of God, Jesus Christ,.... The apostle having asserted that the Gospel preached by them was not yea and nay, variable and different, or wha...

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ,.... The apostle having asserted that the Gospel preached by them was not yea and nay, variable and different, or what was affirmed at one time was denied at another, proceeds to point out the subject of the Gospel ministry,

the Son of God, Jesus Christ; that Christ is "the Son of God": this article he began his ministry with, Act 9:20, and all the apostles affirmed the same thing; and which is of the greatest moment and importance, and ought to be abode by, insisted on, and frequently inculcated; as that he is the eternal Son of God, existed as such from everlasting, is of the same nature, and has the same perfections with his Father; and therefore is able to destroy the works of the devil, for which he was manifested in the flesh, and every way equal to the business of redemption, which he has finished; and having passed into the heavens under this character, is a powerful advocate with the Father; and which renders him a sure foundation for the church, and a proper object of faith: that the Son of God is Christ, anointed to bear and execute the office of a mediator in the several parts and branches of it; a prophet to teach his people, a priest to make atonement and intercession for them, and a King to govern and protect them: and that the Son, who is become the Lord's Christ, is Jesus, a Saviour; and that salvation is alone by him, to which he was appointed from eternity, and was sent in the fulness of time to effect it; and by his obedience, sufferings, and death, is become the author of it, and is the only able, willing, and suitable Saviour for poor sinners. This is the principal subject and strain of the Gospel ministry; and which makes it good news, and glad tidings to lost perishing sinners. The agreement between the faithful ministers of the Gospel is here plainly hinted,

who was preached among you by us, even by me, and Silvanus and Timotheus. These ministers being mentioned by the apostle with himself, shows his humility in putting them on a level with himself; and his modesty and candour in not monopolizing the Gospel to himself, but allowing others to be preachers of it as well as he: and his design herein seems to be for the confirmation of the Gospel, and to show that he was not singular and alone, and could not be blamed by them, without blaming others; and chiefly to express the harmony and unanimity of Gospel preachers. The prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New, agreed in all the doctrines and truths of the Gospel; so did the apostles themselves; and so all faithful dispensers of the word have in all different times and places agreed, and still do agree; which serves greatly to corroborate the truth of the Gospel. The Gospel being faithfully preached by these persons,

was not yea and nay; it had no contradiction in it; each part agreed together, was entirely harmonious, and consistent. Their doctrine was, that Christ is the Son of God, truly and properly God; that he took upon him the office of a Mediator, and executes it; that he is the only Saviour of sinners; that God has chosen a certain number of men in Christ before the foundation of the world, has made a covenant with them in Christ, and blessed them in him; that Christ has redeemed them by his blood; that these are regenerated by the Spirit and grace of Christ, are justified by his righteousness, and shall finally persevere, and be partakers of eternal life; which is all of a piece, and in it no yea and nay. Yea and nay doctrines are particular election, the possibility of the salvation of the non-elect, the salvability of all men, and universal redemption; justification by faith, and, as it were, by the works of the law; conversion, partly by grace, and partly by the will of man; preparatory works, offers, and days of grace; and final perseverance made a doubt of: but such is not the true ministry of Christ and his apostles,

but in him was yea; the Gospel, as in Christ, and as it comes from him, and has been preached by his apostles, and faithful ministers, is all of a piece; its constant and invariable strain, and by which it may be known and distinguished, is, to display the free, rich, and sovereign grace of God, to magnify and exalt the person and offices of Christ, to debase the creature, and to engage persons to the performance of good works, on Gospel principles, and by Gospel motives, and for right ends. The apostle using those words, "yea and nay", conforms to the language of the Jews, his countrymen, who to magnify their doctors and Rabbins, and to raise their credit, say such things of them;

""yea, yea", are the words of the house or school of Shammai; הן הן, "yea, yea", are the words of the school of Hillell b.''

And in another place c;

"the receiving and giving, or the dealings of a disciple of a wise man, are in truth and faithfulness. He says, הן הן על לאו לאו ועל, "concerning nay, nay, and concerning yea, yea".''

But what is here said better agrees with the principles and practices of the disciples and followers of Christ.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Co 1:19 Silvanus is usually considered to be the same person as Silas (L&N 93.340).

Geneva Bible: 2Co 1:19 ( 11 ) For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, ( s ) was not yea and nay, but in ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 2Co 1:1-24 - --1 Paul salutes the Corinthians;3 he encourages them against troubles, by the comforts and deliverances which God had given him, as in all his afflicti...

MHCC: 2Co 1:15-24 - --The apostle clears himself from the charge of levity and inconstancy, in not coming to Corinth. Good men should be careful to keep the reputation of s...

Matthew Henry: 2Co 1:15-24 - -- The apostle here vindicates himself from the imputation of levity and inconstancy, in that he did not hold his purpose of coming to them at Corinth....

Barclay: 2Co 1:15-22 - --At first sight this is a difficult passage. Behind it lies another accusation and slander against Paul. Paul had said that he would visit the Corint...

Constable: 2Co 1:12--8:1 - --II. ANSWERS TO INSINUATIONS ABOUT THE SINCERITY OF PAUL'S COMMITMENT TO THE CORINTHIANS AND TO THE MINISTRY 1:12--7:16 ...

Constable: 2Co 1:12--2:5 - --1. The postponement of the intended visit 1:12-2:4 In the present section (1:12-2:4) Paul sought...

Constable: 2Co 1:15-22 - --The consistency of Paul's conduct 1:15-22 Having claimed singleness of purpose in his dealings with the Corinthians, Paul proceeded to help them appre...

College: 2Co 1:1-24 - --2 CORINTHIANS 1 I. OPENING (1:1-2) Paul opens his letters with the typical formula of first-century Greek correspondence by first naming the author,...

McGarvey: 2Co 1:19 - --For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy [Paul's fellow-laborers in founding the church...

Lapide: 2Co 1:1-24 - --SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 1 CONTENTS He consoles the Corinthians, whom in the First Epistle he had sharply rebuked, and absolves t...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) Second Corinthians From Macedonia a.d. 54 Or 55 By Way of Introduction The Pauline authorship is admitted by all real scholars, though there is ...

JFB: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) THE following reasons seem to have induced Paul to write this Second Epistle to the Corinthians: (1) That he might explain the reasons for his having ...

JFB: 2 Corinthians (Outline) THE HEADING; PAUL'S CONSOLATIONS IN RECENT TRIALS IN ASIA; HIS SINCERITY TOWARDS THE CORINTHIANS; EXPLANATION OF HIS NOT HAVING VISITED THEM AS HE HA...

TSK: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) The most remarkable circumstance in this Epistle, observes Mr. Scott, is the confidence of the Apostle in the goodness of his cause, and in the power ...

TSK: 2 Corinthians 1 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 2Co 1:1, Paul salutes the Corinthians; 2Co 1:3, he encourages them against troubles, by the comforts and deliverances which God had given...

Poole: 2 Corinthians 1 (Chapter Introduction) ARGUMENT Concerning the sacred penman as well of this as the former Epistle, and the church to whom this as well as that Epistle was sent, enou...

MHCC: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) The second epistle to the Corinthians probably was written about a year after the first. Its contents are closely connected with those of the former e...

MHCC: 2 Corinthians 1 (Chapter Introduction) (2Co 1:1-11) The apostle blesses God for comfort in, and deliverance out of troubles. (2Co 1:12-14) He professes his own and his fellow-labourers' in...

Matthew Henry: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians In his former epistle the apostle had signified his i...

Matthew Henry: 2 Corinthians 1 (Chapter Introduction) After the introduction (2Co 1:1, 2Co 1:2) the apostle begins with the narrative of his troubles and God's goodness, which he had met with in Asia, ...

Barclay: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERS TO THE CORINTHIANS The Greatness Of Corinth A glance at the map will show that Corinth was made for greatness. The south...

Barclay: 2 Corinthians 1 (Chapter Introduction) Comforted To Comfort (2Co_1:1-7) Driven Back On God (2Co_1:8-11) Our Only Boast (2Co_1:12-14) God's Yes In Jesus Christ (2Co_1:15-22) When A Sain...

Constable: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background First Corinthians did not dispel the problems in th...

Constable: 2 Corinthians (Outline) Outline I. Introduction 1:1-11 A. Salutation 1:1-2 B. Thanksgiving for c...

Constable: 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Bibliography Alford, Henry. The Greek Testament. 4 vols. Reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book Hou...

Haydock: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE CORINTHIANS. INTRODUCTION. The subject and design of this second Epistle to the Corinthian...

Gill: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 2 CORINTHIANS This epistle, according to the subscription at the end of it, was written from Philippi of Macedonia; and though the ...

Gill: 2 Corinthians 1 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 2 CORINTHIANS 1 This chapter contains the inscription of the epistle, the salutation of the persons to whom it is written, the pref...

College: 2 Corinthians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION Studying 2 Corinthians plunges the modern reader back to the real, tumultuous world of early Christianity. The simple ideals of sharing ...

College: 2 Corinthians (Outline) OUTLINE I. OPENING - 1:1-2 II. THANKSGIVING - 1:3-11 A. GOD COMFORTS - 1:3-7 B. GOD DELIVERS - 1:8-11 III. DEFENSE OF INTEGRITY - 1:12...

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