2 Korinther 11:11

11 Warum? Weil ich euch nicht liebe? Gott weiß es.

2 Korinther 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:11

Wherefore? because I love you not?
&c.] Why did the apostle do this? why did he take nothing, and resolve to take nothing of the Corinthians, for preaching the Gospel to them? why did he determine, that no man should prevent his glorying of this, in all the country of Achaia? was it because he did not love the Corinthians? some might insinuate this was the reason of it, that he had no true affection for them, and therefore would take none of their gifts, but despised both them and theirs, and loved the Macedonian and other churches better than they. To which he answers by saying,

God knoweth;
which is another form of an oath, and is a solemn appeal to God, the searcher of hearts, who knows all things, that he knew he heartily loved them; that it was not want of love to them, which was the reason of his entering into such a resolution, never to take anything of them; but it was something else, quite another thing, which induced him to it, and is mentioned in the following verse.

2 Korinther 11:11 In-Context

9 Und als ich bei euch anwesend war und Mangel litt, fiel ich niemand zur Last (denn meinen Mangel erstatteten die Brüder, die aus Macedonien kamen), und ich hielt mich in allem euch unbeschwerlich, und werde mich also halten.

10 Die Wahrheit Christi ist in mir, daß mir dieses Rühmen in den Gegenden von Achaja nicht verwehrt werden soll!

11 Warum? Weil ich euch nicht liebe? Gott weiß es.

12 Was ich aber tue, werde ich auch tun, auf daß ich denen die Gelegenheit abschneide, die eine Gelegenheit wollen, auf daß sie, worin sie sich rühmen, erfunden werden wie auch wir.

13 Denn solche sind falsche Apostel, betrügerische Arbeiter, welche die Gestalt von Aposteln Christi annehmen.