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Theodoret of Cyrus

Nicene & Post-Nicene · AD 325–500

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On 2 Corinthians

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  1. 2 Corinthians 4:4
    Paul is saying that unbelief is limited to this world, because in the next life the truth will be plain to everyone.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 308

  2. 2 Corinthians 4:6
    Since the divine nature is invisible and always remains so, it is seen for what it is in the humanity of Jesus Christ which shines with divine light and sends out its rays.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 309

  3. 2 Corinthians 4:8
    If none of these things ever happened, the greatness of God’s power would never be revealed.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 310

  4. 2 Corinthians 4:14
    Paul believed that through the work of Christ he and all believers were made greater than death and that they would all be brought before the terrible seat of judgment.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 311

  5. 2 Corinthians 5:2
    The heavenly body is not some different one but the one we have now, which will be transformed.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 313

  6. 2 Corinthians 5:5
    Since God the Creator foresaw the sin of Adam, he prepared a remedy for it. For he himself has given us the first fruits of the Spirit, so that by the miracles which the Spirit does in our midst we may be reassured that the promises of future glory are true.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 314

  7. 2 Corinthians 5:7
    We cannot now see what we shall be like, but we discern it by faith alone. That is why after the death of the body we want to stand in the presence of God.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 314

  8. 2 Corinthians 5:16
    There was a time when Christ had a body which was capable of suffering, but after his suffering and death it became incorruptible and immortal.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 317

  9. 2 Corinthians 5:17
    Those who believe in Christ have entered a new life. They must be born again in baptism and renounce their former sins.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 317

  10. 2 Corinthians 5:18
    It is not just that God has been reconciled to us; we also have been reconciled to him.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 317

  11. 2 Corinthians 5:21
    Christ was called what we are in order to call us to be what he is.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 318

  12. 2 Corinthians 6:2
    Paul backs his exhortation up with this prophetic testimony.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 318

  13. 2 Corinthians 6:7
    The weapons of righteousness on the right hand are those which are pleasing to the mind; those on the left hand are those which are not.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 320

  14. 2 Corinthians 6:13
    Paul blunts the force of his accusations by calling the Corinthians his children.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 321

  15. 2 Corinthians 7:1
    Paul uses the word spirit in this verse to mean “soul.”

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 322

  16. 2 Corinthians 7:5
    Paul had to do battle not only with external foes but also with enemies within the fellowship of the church. He was afraid that believers would be turned away to harmful things.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 323

  17. 2 Corinthians 8:1
    By “the grace of God” Paul means the possession of every good thing. He is not excluding the role of free will by saying this but teaching that every good work is made possible by the help of God.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 327

  18. 2 Corinthians 8:2
    This is the height of praise, for in affliction they remained calm and in the depths of poverty they gave generously of what they had.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 327

  19. 2 Corinthians 8:5
    The words “not as we expected” refer not to the Macedonians’ willingness to give but to the amount which they gave.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 328

  20. 2 Corinthians 8:10
    Paul knows and respects their willingness to help, but the time has now come for that willingness to be translated into action.

    COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 329

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