8. not by commandment —"not by way of commandment." but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and &c.—rather, "But by (mention of) the forwardness of others (as an inducement to you), and to prove (literally, 'proving') the sincerity of your love." The Greek is " by means of, " not " on account of the forwardness," &c. BENGEL, ELLICOTT, and others translate, " By means of the forwardness of others, proving the sincerity of your love ALSO." The former is the simpler construction in the Greek. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
- part_of
pericope/per-2co-8-001
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological