16The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
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For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; …
But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-20)We see here the care the apostle takes to prevent their being offended at his sufferings. He was now a prisoner at Rome; this might be a stumbling-block to those who had received the gospel by his ministry. They might be tempted to think, If this doctrine were indeed of God, God would not suffer one who was so active and instrumental in preaching and propagating it to be thrown by as a despised br…
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