Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 8:17
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17. being more forward —more earnest than to need such exhortation. he went — Greek, "went forth." We should say, he is going forth; but the ancients put the past tense in letter writing, as the things will have been past by the time that the correspondent, receives the letter. "Of his own accord," that is, it is true he has been exhorted by me to go, but he shows that he has anticipated my desires, and already, "of his own accord," has desired to go. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-18" class="com-number"
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source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological