Theodore of Mopsuestia

In his own words on 2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 1:3

  Paul does not begin with suffering but with comfort, giving thanks for that before going on to explain that it came about through suffering.

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• 2 Corinthians 1:24

  Paul says that he finds no fault with their faith. However, there are some other things which need to be put right, and he is concerned with those.

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• 2 Corinthians 3:7

  Paul did not say the dispensation of the law but the dispensation of death, speaking rather of its result in order to lessen its attraction.

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• 2 Corinthians 3:17

  If Paul had wanted to say that the Lord is a spirit, he would have left the article the out. Compare John [4:24], where in speaking to the Samaritan woman, Jesus says that God is a spirit, meaning that he does not have a body. But in this case Paul puts the article in, which proves that he is not saying that the Lord is a spirit but rather that the Spirit is Lord.

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• 2 Corinthians 8:23

  The two "as for" phrases do not denote a contrast between them but rather emphasize the similarity.

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• 2 Corinthians 10:4

  By "worldly weapons" Paul means the law of Moses.

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• 2 Corinthians 11:29

  By "weak" in this case Paul means "sinful."

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• 2 Corinthians 12:4

  He saw the beautiful appearance of paradise, the dances of the saints in it and the harmonious sound of its hymnody.

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