7Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; …
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. …
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-15)In these verses the apostle uses several cogent arguments to stir up the Corinthians to this good work of charity. I. He urges upon them the consideration of their eminence in other gifts and graces, and would have them excel in this of charity also, 2 Cor. 8:7. Great address and much holy art are here used by the apostle. When he would persuade the Corinthians to this good thing, he commends them…
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