John Bengel Commentary - 2 Corinthians 11:13 - 11:13

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John Bengel Commentary - 2 Corinthians 11:13 - 11:13


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2Co 11:13. Οἱ γὰρ τοιοῦτοι, for such) The reason is herein given, [aetiologia] why he is unwilling, that they should be thought like him.-ψευδαπόστολοι, false apostles) This is now part of the predicate; the antithesis is at 2Co 11:5. At length he calls a spade a spade. Δόλιοι, deceitful, presently afterwards, is in conformity with it. [This is remarkable severity of language. Not a few have been of opinion: Such men are of a disposition not altogether to be despised, and it was not proper, that they should be so invidiously covered with disgrace: viz., They saw Christ, and now give their daily testimony to Him; they therefore ought to hold some place among others. But the cause of truth is most delicate; and the Indifferentism, which is so pleasant to many in the present day, was not cultivated by Paul. (Er war kein so gefälliger Toleranz-Prediger. He was no pleasant preacher of toleration.) There is this to be taken into account, that when his life was frequently in danger, the zeal of the apostle continued without showing any symptoms of weakness.-V. g.]-εἰς ἀποστόλους Χριστοῦ, as the apostles of Christ) They a not altogether deny Christ, but they did not preach Him truly, 2Co 11:23.