Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [2 Corinthians: Chapter 5].
persuade. It is always hard work. {Unto God} (\the•i\). Dative
case. God understands whether men do or not. {That we are made
manifest} (\pephaner•sthai\). Perfect passive infinitive of
\phanero•\ in indirect discourse after \elpiz•\. Stand
manifested, state of completion.
5:12 {As giving you occasion of glorying} (\aphorm•n didontes
humin kauch•matos\). An old Greek word (\apo, horm•\, onset,
rush), a base of operations, material with which to glory, as we
say "a tip" only much more. {That ye may have wherewith to
answer} (\hina ech•te pros\). Literally, "That ye may have
something against (for facing those, etc.)." Paul wishes his
champions in Corinth to know the facts. {In appearance, and not
in heart} (\en pros•p•i kai m• en kardi•i\). He means the
Judaizers who were braggarts about their orthodox Judaism.
5:13 {Whether we are beside ourselves} (\eite exest•men\). Second
aorist active indicative of \exist•mi\, old verb, here to stand
out of oneself (intransitive) from \ekstasis\, ecstasy, comes as
in Mr 5:42. It is literary plural, for Paul is referring only
to himself. See on ¯1:6 for \eite--eite\. It is a condition of
the first class and Paul assumes as true the charge that he was
crazy (if I was crazy) for the sake of argument. Festus made it
later (Ac 26:24). He spoke with tongues (1Co 14:18) and had
visions (2Co 12:1-6) which probably the Judaizers used against
him. A like charge was made against Jesus (Mr 3:21). People
often accuse those whom they dislike with being a bit off.
5:14 {The love of Christ} (\h• agap• tou Christou\). Subjective
genitive, Christ's love for Paul as shown by verse 15.
{Constraineth us} (\sunechei h•mas\). Old and common verb, to
hold together, to press the ears together (Ac 7:57), to press
on every side (Lu 8:45), to hold fast (Lu 22:63), to hold
oneself to (Ac 18:5), to be pressed (passive, Lu 12:50; Php
1:23). So here Paul's conception of Christ's love for him holds
him together to his task whatever men think or say. {Judging
this} (\krinantas touto\). Having reached this conclusion, ever
since his conversion (Ga 1:17f.). {One died for all} (\heis
huper pant•n apethanen\). This is the central tenet in Paul's
theology and Christology. \Huper\ (over) here is used in the
sense of substitution as in Joh 11:50; Ga 3:13, death in behalf
so that the rest will not have to die. This use of \huper\ is
common in the papyri (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 631). In fact,
\huper\ in this sense is more usual in Greek than \anti, pro\ or
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