14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
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And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: …
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)After these directions concerning the excommunicated person the apostle makes a long digression, to give the Corinthians an account of his travels and labours for the furtherance of the gospel, and what success he had therein, declaring at the same time how much he was concerned for them in their affairs, how he had no rest in his spirit , when he found not Titus at Troas (2 Cor. 2:13), as he expe…
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