2 Corinthians 5:13

2 Corinthians 5:13

11 Knowing, therefore, ^athe terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.

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12 For ^awe do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity ^bto boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

13 For ^aif we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that ^aif One died for all, then all died;

15 and He died for all, ^athat those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Whether we are beside ourselves (eite ecesthmen). Second aorist active indicative of ecisthmi, old verb, here to stand out of oneself (intransitive) from ekstasiv, ecstasy, comes as in Mark 5:42. It is literary plural, for Paul is referring only to himself. See on II Corinthians 1:6 for eite—eite. It is a condition of the first class and Paul assumes as true the charge that he was crazy (if I was crazy) for the sake of argument. Festus made it later (Acts 26:24). He spoke with tongues (I Corinthians 14:18) and had visions (II Corinthians 12:1-6) which probably the Judaizers used against him. A like charge was made against Jesus (Mark 3:21). People often accuse those whom they dislike with being a bit off.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Corinthians 5:13:**

Mark 3:21
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