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Text -- 2 Corinthians 7:7 (NET)

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7:7 We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.
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Robertson: 2Co 7:7 - -- Wherewith ( hēi ). Either locative case with preceding en or instrumental of the relative with pareklēthē (first aorist passive indicative)...

Wherewith ( hēi ).

Either locative case with preceding en or instrumental of the relative with pareklēthē (first aorist passive indicative). "The manner in which Paul, so to speak, fondles this word (parakaleō ) is most beautiful"(Vincent).

Robertson: 2Co 7:7 - -- In you ( Ephesians' humin ). Over you, upon you.

In you ( Ephesians' humin ).

Over you, upon you.

Robertson: 2Co 7:7 - -- Your longing ( tēn humōn epipothēsin ). Late word from epipotheō (epi , directive, longing towards, yearning). Only here in N.T.

Your longing ( tēn humōn epipothēsin ).

Late word from epipotheō (epi , directive, longing towards, yearning). Only here in N.T.

Robertson: 2Co 7:7 - -- Mourning ( odurmon ). Old word from oduromai , to lament. Only here in N.T.

Mourning ( odurmon ).

Old word from oduromai , to lament. Only here in N.T.

Robertson: 2Co 7:7 - -- So that I rejoiced yet more ( hōste me mallon charēnai ). Result expressed by hōste and the second aorist passive infinitive of chairō wi...

So that I rejoiced yet more ( hōste me mallon charēnai ).

Result expressed by hōste and the second aorist passive infinitive of chairō with accusative of general reference.

Vincent: 2Co 7:7 - -- Comfort The manner in which Paul, so to speak, fondles this word, is most beautiful. Compare 2Co 1:4-6.

Comfort

The manner in which Paul, so to speak, fondles this word, is most beautiful. Compare 2Co 1:4-6.

Vincent: 2Co 7:7 - -- Mourning ( ὀδυρμόν ) Only here and Mat 2:18. It implies a verbal expression of grief. Cebes, a disciple of Socrates, in his Pinax re...

Mourning ( ὀδυρμόν )

Only here and Mat 2:18. It implies a verbal expression of grief. Cebes, a disciple of Socrates, in his Pinax represents Λύπη Lupe , Sorrow , as a woman, with her head bowed upon her breast; Ὁδύνη Odune , consuming Grief , follows, tearing her hair. By her side is Ὁδυρμός Odurmos , Lamentation , a revolting, emaciated figure, whose sister is Ἁθυμία Athumia , Despondency .

Wesley: 2Co 7:7 - -- To rectify what had been amiss.

To rectify what had been amiss.

Wesley: 2Co 7:7 - -- For what had offended God, and troubled me.

For what had offended God, and troubled me.

JFB: 2Co 7:7 - -- Greek, "telling us." We shared in the comfort which Titus felt in recording your desire (2Co 7:13). He rejoiced in telling the news; we in hearing the...

Greek, "telling us." We shared in the comfort which Titus felt in recording your desire (2Co 7:13). He rejoiced in telling the news; we in hearing them [ALFORD].

JFB: 2Co 7:7 - -- Greek, "longing desire," namely, to see me [GROTIUS]; or, in general, towards me, to please me.

Greek, "longing desire," namely, to see me [GROTIUS]; or, in general, towards me, to please me.

JFB: 2Co 7:7 - -- Over your own remissness in not having immediately punished the sin (1Co 5:1, &c.) which called forth my rebuke.

Over your own remissness in not having immediately punished the sin (1Co 5:1, &c.) which called forth my rebuke.

JFB: 2Co 7:7 - -- Greek, "zeal" (compare 2Co 7:11; Joh 2:17).

Greek, "zeal" (compare 2Co 7:11; Joh 2:17).

JFB: 2Co 7:7 - -- Greek, "for me"; for my sake. They in Paul's behalf showed the zeal against the sin which Paul would have shown had he been present.

Greek, "for me"; for my sake. They in Paul's behalf showed the zeal against the sin which Paul would have shown had he been present.

JFB: 2Co 7:7 - -- More than before, at the mere coming of Titus.

More than before, at the mere coming of Titus.

Clarke: 2Co 7:7 - -- He told us your earnest desire - To see me, and correct what was amiss among yourselves

He told us your earnest desire - To see me, and correct what was amiss among yourselves

Clarke: 2Co 7:7 - -- Your mourning - Because you had sinned

Your mourning - Because you had sinned

Clarke: 2Co 7:7 - -- Your fervent mind - The zeal you felt to testify your affectionate regard for me.

Your fervent mind - The zeal you felt to testify your affectionate regard for me.

Calvin: 2Co 7:7 - -- 7.And not by his coming only Lest the Corinthians should object in these terms — “What is it to us if Titus has cheered you by his coming? No dou...

7.And not by his coming only Lest the Corinthians should object in these terms — “What is it to us if Titus has cheered you by his coming? No doubt, as you loved him, you would feel delighted to see him;” he declares, that the occasion of his joy was, that Titus had, on returning from them, communicated the most joyful intelligence. Accordingly he declares, that it was not so much the presence of one individual, as the prosperous condition of the Corinthians, that had cheered him.

Your desire Mark, what joyful tidings were communicated to Paul respecting the Corinthians. Their desire originated in the circumstance, that they held Paul’s doctrine in high estimation. Their tears were a token of respect; because, being affected with his reproof, they mourned over their sins. Their zeal was an evidence of good will. From these three things he inferred that they were penitent. This afforded him full satisfaction, because he had no other intention or anxiety, than the consulting of their welfare.

So that I rejoiced the more — that is, “So that all my griefs and distresses gave way to joy.” Hence we see, not merely with what fervor of mind he desired the public good of the Church, but also how mild and gentle a disposition he possessed, as being one that could suddenly bury in oblivion offenses of so serious a nature. At the same time, this may rather be taken in another way, so as to be viewed in connection with what follows, and I am not sure but that this meaning would correspond better with Paul’s intention. As, however, it is a matter of no great moment, I pass over it slightly.

TSK: 2Co 7:7 - -- but : Act 11:23; Rom 1:12; Col 2:5; 1Th 3:8; 2Jo 1:4 when : 2Co 7:11, 2Co 2:9; Psa 141:5; Pro 9:8, Pro 9:9 earnest : 2Co 5:2, 2Co 8:16; Luk 22:44; Phi...

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Barnes: 2Co 7:7 - -- And not by his coming only - Not merely by the fact that be was restored to me, and that my anxieties in regard to him were now dissipated. It ...

And not by his coming only - Not merely by the fact that be was restored to me, and that my anxieties in regard to him were now dissipated. It is evident that Paul, not having met with Titus as he had expected, at Troas, had felt much anxiety on his account, perhaps apprehending that he was sick, or that he had died.

But by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you - Titus was satisfied and delighted with his interview with you. He had been kindly treated, and he had seen all the effect produced by the letter which he had desired. He had, therefore, been much comforted by his visit to Corinth, and this was a source of additional joy to Paul. He rejoiced at what he had witnessed among you, and he imparted the same joy to me also. The joy of one friend will diffuse itself through the heart of another. Joy is diffusive, and one Christian cannot well be happy without making others happy also.

When he told us of your earnest desire - Either to rectify what was amiss (Doddridge, Clarke); or to see me - Macknight, Rosenmuller, Bloomfied. It seems to me that the connection requires us to understand it of their desire, their anxiety to comply with his commands. and to reform the abuses which existed in the church, and which had given him so much pain.

Your mourning - Produced by the Epistle. Your deep repentance over the sins which had prevailed in the church.

Your fervent mind toward me - Greek, ‘ Your zeal for me.’ It denotes that they evinced great ardor of attachment to him, and an earnest desire to comply with his wishes.

So that I rejoiced the more - I not only rejoiced at his coming, but I rejoiced the more at what he told me of you. Under any circumstances the coming of Titus would have been an occasion of joy; but it was especially so from the account which he gave me of you.

Poole: 2Co 7:7 - -- And not by big coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you: I was glad to see Titus, but that was the least of that consola...

And not by big coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you: I was glad to see Titus, but that was the least of that consolation which he brought me. You had before much comforted and rejoiced him, and he being come to me, made me a partaker of his consolation, upon his beholding or being a witness to

your earnest desire to give me satisfaction in the things about which I wrote to you;

your mourning either for those scandals amongst you, of which I have given you notice; or for my afflicted state and condition; or for the offence you had given me, which caused me to write that sharp letter to you.

Your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more: your earnest desire to give me satisfaction, and yield obedience to my admonitions, or to maintain and defend my honour and reputation against such as had impeached and wounded it; these things much augmented my rejoicing in and over you. Nothing so much rejoiceth the heart of a conscientious, faithful minister of Christ, as to see his people’ s obedience to the doctrine of the gospel, which he is an instrument to communicate to them.

Haydock: 2Co 7:6-7 - -- God....comforted us by the coming of Titus, and with the joyful news he brought me, of the submission and repentance of the incestuous man, and of th...

God....comforted us by the coming of Titus, and with the joyful news he brought me, of the submission and repentance of the incestuous man, and of the good state you are in, of your earnest desire to see me. Now I have no reason to repent, that I wrote to you pretty sharply; though my letter troubled you, through the concern you were in on account of the incestuous man, yet both his sorrow, and yours for his sake, will turn to his, and your greater advantage, with a lasting repentance, such as a true sorrow produces, when it is from God. I see the good effects, by the apology or defence you make for yourselves, by your zealous indignation, [2] and, as it were, revenge against sin, &c. (Witham)

Haydock: 2Co 7:7 - -- [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Desiderium, Greek: epipothesin. St. John Chrysostom says, Greek: oude epithumian all epipothesin. ====================

[BIBLIOGRAPHY]

Desiderium, Greek: epipothesin. St. John Chrysostom says, Greek: oude epithumian all epipothesin.

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Gill: 2Co 7:7 - -- And not by his coming only,.... It was not barely by his coming, that he and his fellow ministers were so much comforted: but by the consolation wh...

And not by his coming only,.... It was not barely by his coming, that he and his fellow ministers were so much comforted:

but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you. The church at Corinth received Titus with all respect and reverence; treated him in the most kind and tender manner; satisfied him in the affair of the incestuous person; greatly refreshed his spirits with an account of their faith in Christ, experience of the grace of God, and their regard and close attachment to the honour of religion, and the interest of the Redeemer; many comfortable opportunities had he with them, in preaching among them, and conversing with them; and the account of this added to the apostle's consolation; for the joys and comforts of one believer yield a considerable pleasure, and are matter of joy and comfort, to another:

when he told us your earnest desire; that is, of seeing the apostle, of satisfying him in the thing he had complained of, and of reformation in their conduct, and the discipline of Christ's house for the future:

your mourning; for the evil that had been committed among them; the dishonour it had brought upon the doctrine and ways of Christ; their remissness, carelessness, and neglect in discharging their duty; and the grief and sorrow occasioned hereby to the apostle:

your fervent mind toward me; in vindicating him, his character, doctrine, and conduct, against the false apostles, and others:

so that I rejoiced the more: his joy on this narrative of things abundantly exceeded his troubles and afflictions, which surrounded him on every side, and overcame and extinguished that sorrow, which had possessed him on their account; and greatly added to the joy he felt by the coming of Titus, and the consolation that he had met with at Corinth.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Co 7:7 Or “your zeal.”

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 2Co 7:1-16 - --1 He proceeds in exhorting them to purity of life;2 and to bear him like affection as he does to them.3 Whereof lest he might seem to doubt, he declar...

MHCC: 2Co 7:5-11 - --There were fightings without, or continual contentions with, and opposition from Jews and Gentiles; and there were fears within, and great concern for...

Matthew Henry: 2Co 7:5-11 - -- There seems to be a connection between 2Co 2:13 (where the apostle said he had no rest in his spirit when he found not Titus at Troas) and the fifth...

Barclay: 2Co 7:5-16 - --The connection of this section really goes as far back as 2Co 2:12-13, for it is there that Paul tells how in Troas he had no rest because he did not...

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 7:5-16 - --2. The encouraging responses of the Corinthians so far 7:5-16 Here Paul rejoiced that the Corint...

Constable: 2Co 7:5-13 - --Paul's encouragement at their response 7:5-13a Paul returned to the subject of his meeting Titus in Macedonia (2:13), which he had left to expound new...

College: 2Co 7:1-16 - --2 CORINTHIANS 7 2. Holiness Demanded (6:14-7:1) (continued) 7:1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, Despite the fact that serious warnings...

McGarvey: 2Co 7:7 - --and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me;...

Lapide: 2Co 7:1-16 - --  CHAPTER 7 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He declares his love, sincerity, and his confidence in the Corinthians. ii. He declares (ver. 6) his jo...

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Commentary -- Other

Evidence: 2Co 7:7 You must have, more or less, a distinct sense of the dreadful wrath of God and of the terrors of the judgment to come, or you will lack energy in your...

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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 7 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 2Co 7:1, He proceeds in exhorting them to purity of life; 2Co 7:2, and to bear him like affection as he does to them; 2Co 7:3, Whereof le...

Poole: 2 Corinthians 7 (Chapter Introduction) CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 7

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 7 (Chapter Introduction) (2Co 7:1-4) An exhortation to holiness, and the whole church entreated to bear affection to the apostle. (2Co 7:5-11) He rejoiced in their sorrowing ...

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 7 (Chapter Introduction) This chapter begins with an exhortation to progressive holiness and a due regard to the ministers of the gospel (2Co 7:1-4). Then the apostle retur...

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 7 (Chapter Introduction) Get You Out (2Co_6:14-18; 2Co_7:1) The Accent Of Love (2Co_6:11-13; 2Co_7:2-4) Godly Sorrow And Godly Joy (2Co_7:5-16)

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 7 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 2 CORINTHIANS 7 This chapter begins with an inference deduced, from what is said in the latter part of the foregoing chapter, engag...

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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