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Text -- 2 Corinthians 12:17 (NET)

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12:17 I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: 2Co 12:17 - -- Did I take advantage ( epleonektēsa ). Paul goes right to the point without hedging. For this verb from pleon and echō , to have more, see note...

Did I take advantage ( epleonektēsa ).

Paul goes right to the point without hedging. For this verb from pleon and echō , to have more, see note on 2Co 2:11, note on 2Co 7:2.

Robertson: 2Co 12:17 - -- By any one of them ( tinȧ̇di' autou ). An anacoluthon for tina is left in the accusative without a verb and di' autou takes up the idea, "as t...

By any one of them ( tinȧ̇di' autou ).

An anacoluthon for tina is left in the accusative without a verb and di' autou takes up the idea, "as to any one by him."

Robertson: 2Co 12:17 - -- Whom ( hōn ). The genitive relative is attracted from the accusative hous into the case of the unexpressed antecedent touton ). Mē expects t...

Whom ( hōn ).

The genitive relative is attracted from the accusative hous into the case of the unexpressed antecedent touton ). Mē expects the negative answer as does mēti in 2Co 12:18.

Wesley: 2Co 12:17 - -- I answer this lying accusation by appealing to plain fact.

I answer this lying accusation by appealing to plain fact.

Wesley: 2Co 12:17 - -- Or any other of my messengers? You know the contrary. It should be carefully observed, that St. Paul does not allow, but absolutely denies, that he ha...

Or any other of my messengers? You know the contrary. It should be carefully observed, that St. Paul does not allow, but absolutely denies, that he had caught them with guile; so that the common plea for guile, which has been often drawn from this text, is utterly without foundation.

JFB: 2Co 12:17 - -- Paul's reply: You know well I did not. My associates were as distinterested as myself. An important rule to all who would influence others for good.

Paul's reply: You know well I did not. My associates were as distinterested as myself. An important rule to all who would influence others for good.

Clarke: 2Co 12:17 - -- Did I make a gain of you - Did any person I ever sent to preach the Gospel to you, or help you in your Christian course, ever get any thing from you...

Did I make a gain of you - Did any person I ever sent to preach the Gospel to you, or help you in your Christian course, ever get any thing from you for me? Produce the proof if you can.

TSK: 2Co 12:17 - -- 2Co 12:18; 2Ki 5:16, 2Ki 5:20-27; 1Co 4:17, 1Co 16:10

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Barnes: 2Co 12:17 - -- Did I make a gain ... - In refuting this slander, Paul appeals boldly to the facts, and to what they knew. "Same the man,"says he, "who has thu...

Did I make a gain ... - In refuting this slander, Paul appeals boldly to the facts, and to what they knew. "Same the man,"says he, "who has thus defrauded you under my instructions. If the charge is well-founded, let him be specified, and let the mode in which it was done be distinctly stated."The phrase "make a gain"(from πλεονεκτέω pleonekteō ), means properly to have an advantage; then to take advantage, to seek unlawful gain. Here Paul asks whether he had defrauded them by means of anyone whom he had sent to them.

Poole: 2Co 12:17-18 - -- Ver. 17,18. The apostle, to avoid or wipe off this imputation, appealeth to themselves to name any person (whom he had sent unto them) that had taken...

Ver. 17,18. The apostle, to avoid or wipe off this imputation, appealeth to themselves to name any person (whom he had sent unto them) that had taken any thing of them for his use. He saith, that he desired Titus to come to them: of this desire we read before, 2Co 8:6,16,18,22 .

With him (he saith) he sent another brother: this is that brother, of whom he had said, 2Co 8:18 , that his praise was in the gospel throughout all the churches. Some guess it was Luke, but there is no certainty of that. He appeals to them, whether either of these made a gain of them? That is, took any thing of them: and whether they did not walk in the same spirit, and

in the same steps? Whether they did not show the same generosity and freedom? And by their behaviour amongst them did not show, that they did not seek what was theirs, (to be enriched by their estates), but them; to communicate the riches of grace to their souls? The circumstances of God’ s providence may be such towards faithful ministers, as that they may be constrained to make use of others to do their work; but such, so near as they can judge, will never make use of any therein, but such as are of

the same spirit with themselves, and walk in the same steps.

Haydock: 2Co 12:16-18 - -- I caught you by guile. He answers an objection or suspicion of his adversaries, as if he took no presents himself, but employed others to do it for ...

I caught you by guile. He answers an objection or suspicion of his adversaries, as if he took no presents himself, but employed others to do it for him: he appeals to them, if Titus did not serve them in all things as he had done, in the same spirit, treading the same steps. Think you, as some pretended of old, formerly, or of a long time, that we make vain and false excuses to you, and at the bottom aim to be gainers by you? He appeals with an oath to God, that he does all things for their good, for their advantage, and edification. (Witham)

Gill: 2Co 12:17 - -- Did I make a gain of you,.... He appeals to the Corinthians against such calumnies and false insinuations, whether ever he had circumvented them in su...

Did I make a gain of you,.... He appeals to the Corinthians against such calumnies and false insinuations, whether ever he had circumvented them in such a manner, or had ever used such artful methods to pillage them; or whether ever he had discovered any covetous disposition towards anything of theirs; or had employed any persons to draw out their substance from them, and get it for himself: he owns he had sent some persons to them on different errands, and asks if he had dealt fraudulently with them,

by any of them whom, says he,

I have sent to you: he desires them to name one single person of the many who came to them from him, that had received any money from them for him; or that they had any reason to believe he had employed for such purposes; and if they could not pitch on a single instance, they ought therefore to look upon this as a downright slander and calumny.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Co 12:17 The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer, indicated by the ‘tag’ question “have I?” at the end of the clause. The ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 2Co 12:1-21 - --1 For commending of his apostleship, though he might glory of his wonderful revelations,9 yet he rather chooses to glory of his infirmities;11 blaming...

MHCC: 2Co 12:11-21 - --We owe it to good men, to stand up in the defence of their reputation; and we are under special obligations to those from whom we have received benefi...

Matthew Henry: 2Co 12:11-21 - -- In these verses the apostle addresses himself to the Corinthians two ways: - I. He blames them for what was faulty in them; namely, that they had n...

Barclay: 2Co 12:11-18 - --This passage, in which Paul is coming near to the end of his defence, reads like the words of a man who has put out some tremendous effort and is no...

Constable: 2Co 10:1--13:11 - --IV. APPEALS CONCERNING PAUL'S APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY 10:1--13:10 In this third and last major division of his epist...

Constable: 2Co 11:1--12:19 - --B. Claims made by Paul 11:1-12:18 In this section Paul gave further evidence that he possessed apostolic...

Constable: 2Co 12:11-18 - --5. Paul's supernatural miracles and paternal love 12:11-18 In this pericope Paul concluded his c...

Constable: 2Co 12:14-18 - --Paul's proposed conduct in Corinth 12:14-18 12:14-15 Paul was about to return to Corinth another time, his "anticipated visit."283 When he came, he pl...

College: 2Co 12:1-21 - --2 CORINTHIANS 12 D. MORE BOASTING (12:1-10) 1. A Vision Divulged (12:1-6) 12:1 I must go on boasting. Paul's introductory words to this section m...

McGarvey: 2Co 12:17 - --Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you?

Lapide: 2Co 12:1-21 - --CHAPTER 12 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. That the Corinthians may esteem him above the false apostles, he describes his being carried up into the thir...

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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 12 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 2Co 12:1, For commending of his apostleship, though he might glory of his wonderful revelations, 2Co 12:9, yet he rather chooses to glory...

Poole: 2 Corinthians 12 (Chapter Introduction) CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 12

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 12 (Chapter Introduction) (2Co 12:1-6) The apostle's revelations. (2Co 12:7-10) Which were improved to his spiritual advantage. (2Co 12:11-21) The signs of an apostle were 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 12 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter the apostle proceeds in maintaining the honour of his apostleship. He magnified his office when there were those who vilified it. W...

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 12 (Chapter Introduction) The Thorn And The Grace (2Co_12:1-10) The Defence Draws To An End (2Co_12:11-18) The Marks Of An Unchristian Church (2Co_12:19-21)

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 12 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 2 CORINTHIANS 12 The apostle in this chapter proceeds upon the same subject, in vindicating himself against the false teachers, and...

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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