Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 13:7

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7. I pray —The oldest manuscripts read, "we pray." not that we should appear approved —not to gain credit for ourselves, your ministers, by your Christian conduct; but for your good [ALFORD]. The antithesis to "reprobates" leads me to prefer explaining with BENGEL, "We do not pray that we may appear approved, " by restraining you when ye do evil; "but that ye should do what is right " ( English Version, "honest"). though we be as reprobates —though we be thereby deprived of the occasion for exercising our apostolic power (namely, in punishing), and so may appear "as reprobates" ( incapable of affording proof of Christ speaking in us). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"

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