Gēlínduōhòushū 1:11

11 Nǐmen yǐ qídǎo bāngzhu wǒmen , hǎo jiào xǔduō rén wèi wǒmen xiè ēn , jiù shì wèi wǒmen yīn xǔduō rén suǒ dé de ēn .

Gēlínduōhòushū 1:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 1:11

You also helping together by prayer for us
Though the apostle ascribes their deliverance solely to God, as the author and efficient cause of it; yet he takes notice of the prayers of the saints for them, as helping causes or means of their obtaining it. It was a very laudable practice in the churches, and worthy of imitation, to pray for the ministers of the Gospel, and especially when under affliction and persecution; see ( Acts 12:5 ) , and the prayers of those righteous ones were heard by God, and often effectual for the deliverance of them, as they were in the present case: for

by the means of many persons,
who wrestled together in prayer with God,

the gift
of deliverance from so great a death, which the apostle looked upon as a wonderful mercy, (carisma) , "a free grace gift", was "bestowed upon" them, which was granted for this end,

that thanks may be given by many on our behalf;
which is but reasonable, and ought to be observed; for since many were concerned in asking for, and obtaining the mercy, they ought to join in thanksgiving for it: and the apostle's view in this is to stir them up to a joint acknowledgment of the deliverance with them, which better became them than to side with the false apostles in their charge against him.

Gēlínduōhòushū 1:11 In-Context

9 Zìjǐ xīnli yĕ duàndìng shì bì sǐ de , jiào wǒmen bú kào zìjǐ , zhǐ kào jiào sǐ rén fùhuó de shén .

10 Tā céng jiù wǒmen tuōlí nà jí dà de sǐwáng , xiànzaì réng yào jiù wǒmen , bìngqiĕ wǒmen zhǐwang tā jiānglái hái yào jiù wǒmen .

11 Nǐmen yǐ qídǎo bāngzhu wǒmen , hǎo jiào xǔduō rén wèi wǒmen xiè ēn , jiù shì wèi wǒmen yīn xǔduō rén suǒ dé de ēn .

12 Wǒmen suǒ kuā de , shì zìjǐ de liángxīn , jiànzhèng wǒmen píng zhe shén de shèngjié hé chéngshí , zaì shì wéirén , bú kào rén de cōngming , nǎi kào shén de ēnhuì , xiàng nǐmen gèng shì zhèyàng .

13 Wǒmen xiànzaì xiĕ gĕi nǐmen de huà , bìng bú waì hū nǐmen suǒ niàn de , suǒ rènshi de , wǒ yĕ pànwàng nǐmen dàodǐ háishì yào rènshi .