2 Corinthians 6:6

2 Corinthians 6:6

4 But in all things we commend ourselves ^aas ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,

5 ^ain stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings;

6 by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by¹ sincere love,

7 ^aby the word of truth, by ^bthe power of God, by ^cthe armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

8 by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

9 as unknown, and ^ayet well known; ^bas dying, and behold we live; ^cas chastened, and yet not killed;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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By . . . by, etc.—rather, as Greek, "In . . . in," implying not the instrument, but the sphere or element in which his ministry moved.

knowledge—spiritual: in Gospel mysteries, unattainable by mere reason (I Corinthians 2:6-16; II Corinthians 3:6, II Corinthians 3:17-18).

long-suffering . . . kindness—associated with "charity" or "love" (I Corinthians 13:4), as here.

by the Holy Ghost—in virtue of His influences which produce these graces, and other gifts, "love unfeigned" being the foremost of them.

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