Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [2 Corinthians: Chapter 12].
kai ouden eimi\). Even boasting himself against those false
apostles causes a reaction of feeling that he has to express (cf.
1Co 15:9; 1Ti 1:15f.).
12:12 {Of an apostle} (\tou apostolou\). "Of the apostle"
(definite article). Note the three words here for miracles
wrought by Paul (\s•meia\, signs, \terata\, wonders, \dunameis\,
powers or miracles) as in Heb 2:4.
12:13 {Wherein ye were made inferior} (\ho h•ss•th•te\). First
aorist passive indicative of \h•ssoomai\, the text of Aleph B D
instead of the usual \h•tt•th•te\ from the common \h•ttaomai\ to
be inferior or less from the comparative \h•tt•n\. See \h•ss•n\
in verse 15. \Ho\ is the neuter accusative with the passive
verb (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 479). {Forgive me this wrong}
(\charisasthe moi t•n adikian taut•n\). Consummate irony to the
stingy element in this church (cf. 11:9).
12:14 {Third time I am ready to come} (\triton touto hetoim•s
ech•\). Had he been already twice or only once? He had changed
his plans once when he did not go (1:15f.). He will not change
his plans now. This looks as if he had only been once (that in
Ac 18). Note the third use of \katanarka•\ (11:9; 12:13,14).
They need not be apprehensive. He will be as financially
independent of them as before. "I shall not sponge on you." {Not
yours, but you} (\ou ta hum•n, alla humas\). The motto of every
real preacher. {To lay up} (\th•saurizein\). For this use of the
verb see 1Co 16:2 (Mt 6:19-21; Jas 5:3).
12:15 {I will most gladly spend and be spent} (\h•dista dapan•s•
kai ekdapan•th•somai\). Both future active of old verb \dapana•\
(Mr 5:26) to spend money, time, energy, strength and the future
passive of \ekdapana•\, late compound to spend utterly, to spend
out, (\ek-\), to spend wholly. Only here in N.T.
12:16 {I did not myself burden you} (\eg• ou katebar•sa humas\).
First aorist active of late verb \katabare•\, to press a burden
down on one. Only here in N.T. {Crafty} (\panourgos\). Old word
from \pan\, all, and \ergo\, to do anything (good or bad). Good
sense is skilful, bad sense cunning. Only here in N.T. and Paul
is quoting the word from his enemies. {With guile} (\dol•i\).
Instrumental case of \dolos\, bait to catch fish with. The
enemies of Paul said that he was raising this big collection for
himself. Moffatt has done well to put these charges in quotation
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