Search results
For we are not like many, [acting like merchants] peddling God’s word [shortchanging and adulterating God’s message]; but from pure [uncompromised] motives, as [commissioned and sent] from God, we speak [His message] in Christ in the sight of God.
- 17 NIV
17 NIV - 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many...
- 17 KJV
17 KJV - 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many...
- 17 NASB
17 NASB - 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many...
- 17 ESV
17 ESV - 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many...
- 17 NLT
17 NLT - 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many...
- Parallel Commentaries
(17) For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God....
- 17 NIV
(17) For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God. —More accurately, We are not as most, as the greater number. There is a ring of sadness in the words. Even then the ways of error were manifold, and the way of truth was one.
What does 2 Corinthians 2:17 mean? Paul has described Christians as "the aroma of Christ." As God leads us through our lives, we carry Christ to everyone we contact, Christians and unbelievers alike.
2 Corinthians 2:17. New International Version. 17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God. Read full chapter.
- Introduction
- The Context of Our Text
- The Reason For Paul’s Prayers
- The Nature of Paul’s Prayer
- The Hope of His Calling
- The Glory of Being God’s Inheritance
- The Greatness of His Power, Directed Toward The Saints
- Conclusion
I wonder how we would feel if the content of our prayers was published for all to read about. Do you think we would qualify, like Paul, to make the pages of the Scriptures, or would our prayers be better printed in the National Inquirer? Paul does not hesitate to tell his readers that he is praying for them, nor is he reluctant to tell them what he...
Paul has just summarized the purpose of God for history and the blessings which God has provided for the believer in Christ (verses 3-14). He has spoken of the activity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He has spoken of God’s purpose in eternity past, in history, and in eternity future. If verses 3-14 focus on the eternal purposes of God...
Paul informs his readers that he constantly prays for them. He “does not cease” (verse 16) to do so. He begins by telling them the reasons for his prayers. As I understand this text, there are two primary motivating factors for Paul’s persistence in praying for this church.35 The first reason is not stated because Paul assumes that we will readily ...
Paul describes his prayer in general terms, so that while we do not have the exact words of his prayers, we are able to discern the essence of them. Consider these characteristics of Paul’s prayers, as described in our text: (1) Paul’s prayer was addressed to God the Father.His prayer is to “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory” (v...
The first fundamental truth is that of the hope of God’s calling. I understand the “calling” here to be one’s calling to faith in Jesus Christ. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become the first-born a...
Paul has already spoken of our inheritance in Christ in verses 11 and 14. In these verses the emphasis falls on the fact of our inheritance in Christ. In verse 18, Paul reverses the emphasis. Now, what is in view is Christ’s inheritance in us. Those of us who are in Christ are the people of God, God’s inheritance. The glory of which Paul speaks is ...
The third and final unfathomable truth is that of the great power which God has directed toward His church. This is the subject of our next study, and so we shall only briefly seek to deal with it here. The character of God assures us of the goodness of God’s plan: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love G...
Here, then, are three fundamental and foundational truths, truths which should transform the perspective and the practice of the saints. They are truths which would not be known apart from the divine revelation of the Scriptures, and cannot be grasped apart from the wisdom which the Spirit of God grants to the believer, to comprehend the incomprehe...
Jan 4, 2022 · For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God” (2 Corinthians 2:12-17). Rather than seeking personal gain while witnessing, Christian missionaries bring glory to God by honoring Christ’s righteous life, sacrificial death, and absolute authority.
People also ask
Are We like the many who peddle the word of God?
What does Paul say about God?
Why does Paul give thanks to God?
Do we speak the pure message from God?
Why does Paul pray to God?
What are the characteristics of Paul's prayer?
This phrase introduces a dichotomy, a common rhetorical device used by Paul to contrast two groups or outcomes. In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul is addressing the differing responses to the message of the Gospel.
