Pelagius — Commentary on Scripture

Paul is saying all this precisely in order to avoid charges of this kind.

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Paul calls himself foolish in order to demonstrate that it is those who boast about themselves who really are the foolish ones.

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2 Corinthians 11:3

The serpent deceived Eve by lying to her about God, saying that God merely threatened men with death, but would never actually kill anyone. Likewise, the false apostles in Paul’s day were saying that the gospel was merely added to the Old Testament and that it was therefore necessary to go on keeping the law of Moses as before. In our own time, there are those who claim that hell is merely a threat, either because it does not exist at all or because it is not an eternal punishment—notions which are contrary to the teaching of Scripture.

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2 Corinthians 12:2

You see how pressed Paul was to make his point, if he had to recall something which had happened as long as fourteen years before.

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2 Corinthians 12:9

We learn from this that even a wrong prayer will receive an answer, even if it does not get what it wants.

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2 Corinthians 12:14

Paul is telling the Corinthians that if he had more to give them, he would be bound to do so, as a loving parent.

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2 Corinthians 13:13

All the saints sent their greetings, not just the leaders.

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2 Corinthians 13:14

This is written against the Arians, who maintain that the Father is greater than the Son on the ground that he is usually mentioned first.

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