But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
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Gill's Exposition
In stripes,.... As the Apostle Paul particularly was, who was thrice beaten with rods, and five times scourged by the Jews with the scourge of forty stripes save one.
In imprisonments; under which…
Barnes' Notes
But in all things - In every respect. In all that we do. In every way, both by words and deeds. How this was done, Paul proceeds to state in the following verses. Approving ourselves as the ministers…
Adam Clarke
But in all things approving ourselves - The apostle now proceeds to show how conscientiously himself and his fellow laborers acted, in order to render the ministry of reconciliation effectual to the…
In these verses we have an account of the apostle's general errand and exhortation to all to whom he preached in every place where he came, with the several arguments and methods he used. Observe,
I.…
Cambridge Bible
approving The word is the same as is translated -commend" in ch. 2Co 3:1, and there is an obvious reference here to 2Co 6:1-3 of that chapter.
as the ministers of God There is an ambiguity in the A.…
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