2 Corinthians 7:12

Wherefore, though l wrote unto you,.... Meaning in his former epistle, with so much sharpness and severity, and as may have been thought too much:

I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong;…

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you ... - In this verse Paul states the main reason why he had written to them on the subject. It was not principally on account of the man who had done the wrong, or of…

Not for his cause that had done the wrong - viz. the incestuous person.

Nor for his cause that suffered wrong - Some think the apostle means himself; others, that he means the Church at Corinth, the…

In these verses the apostle endeavours to comfort the Corinthians, upon whom his admonitions had had such good effect. And in order thereto, 1. He tells them he had a good design in his former…

for his cause that had done the wrong See 1Co 5:1.

nor for his cause that suffered wrong From this it has been inferred that the father of the offender was still alive.

but that our care for you in…