Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [2 Corinthians: Chapter 2].
2:16 {From death unto death} (\ek thanatou eis thanaton\). From
one evil condition to another. Some people are actually hardened
by preaching. {And who is sufficient for these things?} (\kai
pros tauta tis hikanos?\). Rhetorical question. In himself no one
is. But some one has to preach Christ and Paul proceeds to show
that he is sufficient. {For we are not as the many} (\ou gar
esmen h•s hoi polloi\). A bold thing to say, but necessary and
only from God (3:6).
2:17 {Corrupting} (\kap•leuontes\). Old word from \kap•los\, a
huckster or peddlar, common in all stages of Greek for
huckstering or trading. It is curious how hucksters were
suspected of corrupting by putting the best fruit on top of the
basket. Note Paul's solemn view of his relation to God as a
preacher ({from God} \ek theou\, {in the sight of God} \katenanti
theou\, {in Christ} \en Christ•i\).
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(2 Corinthians: Chapter 2)