2 Corinthians 7
2 Corinthians 7
Vs. 1—καθαρίσωμεν—Since the promises are conditional on our doing so, and are combined with threats . . . the person as a Temple.
σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος
ἐπιτελοῦντες—completing ἀπὸ παντός.
Vs. 2—ἠδικήσαμεν, οὐδένα ἐφθείραμεν, οὐδένα ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν. Cf. 7:16; 1 Thess 2:3 (and my note 22).
The confusion between ἀκαθαρσία and πλεονεξία in the commentaries is inexcusable. See Journal of Philology iii. p. 97.
Vs. 3—‘If I seem to imply a rebuke, my object in saying this is not taking an opportunity for condemning you.’
On προείρηκα cf. especially 2 Cor 3:2 and 2 Cor 6:11.
On εἰς τὸ συναποθανεῖν καὶ συνζῆν, see Meyer.
Vs. 5—Returning to the subject left off at 2 Cor 2:14.
ἔσωθεν φόβοι—Not from something coming from outside the church, for then the phrase ἡ σὰρξ ἡμῶν, would have no reference.
Θλιβόμενοι—See Rom 12:9 and 2 Cor 1:7.
Vs. 8—There is an issue here with the punctuation.
Vs. 10—μετάνοια There is a sort of opposite in ἐξ ἡμῶν to κατὰ Θεόν.
Vs. 11—τῷ πράγματι See 1 Thess 4:5 (p. 65 of my notes).
Vs. 12—ἔγραψα οὐχ ἕνεκεν—overlooking the main reason cf. 2 Cor 2:10.
τὴν σπουδὴν ὑμῶν τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν—if this reading be taken then the πρὸς ὑμᾶς must go with φανερωθῆναι i.e. to convince you of the large interest you have in us. But I do not see how the πρὸς ὑμᾶς if the other reading be taken is tautological as Stanley asserts.
Vs. 13—Ἐπὶ δὲ τῇ παρακλήσει ἡμῶν is the right reading. ‘Over and above our consolation.’
Vs. 14—As to you, so of you. cf. 2 Cor 7:4.
ἡ καύχησις ἡμῶν—Must mean our boasting of you. The reading is correct.
περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς—cf. my notes on 1 Thess 1:5—p. 11.