2 Coríntios 8
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2 Coríntios 8:1
By "the grace of God" Paul means the possession of every good thing. He is not excluding the role of free will by saying this but teaching that every good work is made possible by the help of God. — COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 327
2 Coríntios 8:2
This is the height of praise, for in affliction they remained calm and in the depths of poverty they gave generously of what they had. — COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 327
2 Coríntios 8:5
The words "not as we expected" refer not to the Macedonians' willingness to give but to the amount which they gave. — COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 328
2 Coríntios 8:10
Paul knows and respects their willingness to help, but the time has now come for that willingness to be translated into action. — COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 329
2 Coríntios 8:12
Quality, not quantity, is what counts. — COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 329
2 Coríntios 8:18
These words refer to Barnabas. — COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 331
2 Coríntios 8:22
Some people think this refers to Apollos, whom Paul promised in his first epistle that he would send.. — COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 332