Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [2 Corinthians: Chapter 2].
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2:1 {That I would not come again to you with sorrow} (\to m•
palin en lup•i pros humas elthein\). Articular second aorist
active infinitive with negative \m•\ in apposition with \touto\
(this) preceding. What does Paul mean by "again" (\palin\)? Had
he paid another visit besides that described in Ac 18 which was
in sorrow (\en lup•i\)? Or does he mean that having had one
joyful visit (that in Ac 18) he does not wish the second one to
be in sorrow? Either interpretation is possible as the Greek
stands and scholars disagree. So in 12:14 "The third time I am
ready to come" may refer to the proposed second visit (1:15f.)
and the present plan (a third). And so as to 13:1. There is
absolutely no way to tell clearly whether Paul had already made a
second visit. If he had done so, it is a bit odd that he did not
plainly say so in 1:15f. when he is apologizing for not having
made the proposed visit ("a second benefit").
2:2 {Who then?} (\kai tis?\). For this use of \kai\ see on ¯Mr
10:26; Joh 9:36. The \kai\ accepts the condition (first class
\ei--lup•\) and shows the paradox that follows. \Lupe•\ is old
word from \lup•\ (sorrow) in causative sense, to make sorry.
{Maketh glad} (\euphrain•n\). Present active participle of old
word from \eu\, well, and \phr•n\, mind, to make joyful,
causative idea like \lupe•\.
2:3 {I wrote this very thing} (\egrapsa touto auto\). Is this
(and \egrapsa\ in verses 4,9,12) the epistolary aorist
referring to the present letter? In itself that is possible as
the epistolary aorist does occur in the N.T. as in 8:18; 9:3
(Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 854f.). If not epistolary aorist as
seems improbable from the context and from 7:8-12, to what
Epistle does he refer? To 1Co 5 or to a lost letter? It is
possible, of course, that, when Paul decided not to come to
Corinth, he sent a letter. The language that follows in verses
3,4; 7:8-12 can hardly apply to I Corinthians. {Should have
sorrow} (\lup•n sch•\). Second aorist (ingressive) active
subjunctive of \ech•\, should get sorrow, after \hina m•\
negative final particles. {From them of whom} (\aph' h•n\).
Antecedent omitted, \apo tout•n aph' h•n\ (from those from whom).
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(2 Corinthians: Chapter 2)