2 Corinthians 7:3
I speak not this to condemn you: for I said before that ye are so much in our hearts that we could live and die with you.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
2Receive us---we have injured no man, we have corrupted no one, we have over-reached no one.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:14I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish you:
2 Corinthians 3:2Ye are our epistle, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by all men:
2 Corinthians 7:12Wherefore if I wrote in such a manner to you, it was not merely on his account who had done the wrong, nor for his sake who had been injured; but that our care for you in the sight of God might be manifested among you.
2 Corinthians 12:15And I will with the greatest pleasure spend and be spent for your souls; even though the more I love you, the less I should be loved.
Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how much I long for you all, as with the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 7:2-5
Progressive Holiness. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful… Read the whole commentary →