哥林多后书 12:21

21 且 怕 我 来 的 时 候 ， 我 的 神 叫 我 在 你 们 面 前 惭 愧 ， 又 因 许 多 人 从 前 犯 罪 ， 行 污 秽 、 奸 淫 、 邪 荡 的 事 不 肯 悔 改 ， 我 就 忧 愁 。

哥林多后书 12:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 12:21

And lest when I come again
Another thing which he feared would be the case when he came again to them, that he himself should be afflicted and distressed, seeing them in a disorderly and dissolute course of life, be obliged to punish them, which would be an humiliation and matter of grief to him:

my God will humble me;
instead of rejoicing in the fruit of his labours, that they were not in vain, he signifies that he should have great sorrow of heart; and whereas he had promised himself much pleasure and comfort in visiting them, it would be the reverse; and inasmuch as he had boasted of them to others, he should be ashamed:

and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already,
or "before"; not before conversion, but before the writing of this or the former epistle; for nothing was more grieving, and occasioned more sorrow and humiliation to the apostle, than the unbecoming walk of professors; and nothing more sensibly affects a faithful minister of the Gospel:

and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication, and
lasciviousness, which they have committed.
The city of Corinth was famous, or rather infamous, for unclean practices; as fornication, adultery, lasciviousness in words and deeds, and other unnatural lusts; "Corinthian whores" was a common proverb; nor was it proper for persons to go to Corinth, there were so many snares for lust and uncleanness; there were said to be above a thousand prostitutes in the temple of Venus there ^F11; hence the very great impurities and wickedness, which many of the members of this church were guilty of, may be accounted for; some of them had repented, others not, which was the great concern of the apostle: and from hence we may learn, that gracious souls may be suffered to fall into great sins; and that when they are truly brought to repentance, they ought to be restored to communion with the church; but impenitent ones are to be cut off, and remain so, till brought to a due sense of their evils.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Alex. ab Alex. Genial Dier. l. 4. c. 13. & 5. 15. & 6. 26.

哥林多后书 12:21 In-Context

19 你 们 到 如 今 ， 还 想 我 们 是 向 你 们 分 诉 ； 我 们 本 是 在 基 督 里 当 神 面 前 说 话 。 亲 爱 的 弟 兄 阿 ， 一 切 的 事 都 是 为 造 就 你 们 。

20 我 怕 我 再 来 的 时 候 ， 见 你 们 不 合 我 所 想 望 的 ， 你 们 见 我 也 不 合 你 们 所 想 望 的 ； 又 怕 有 纷 争 、 嫉 妒 、 恼 怒 、 结 党 、 毁 谤 、 谗 言 、 狂 傲 、 混 乱 的 事 。

21 且 怕 我 来 的 时 候 ， 我 的 神 叫 我 在 你 们 面 前 惭 愧 ， 又 因 许 多 人 从 前 犯 罪 ， 行 污 秽 、 奸 淫 、 邪 荡 的 事 不 肯 悔 改 ， 我 就 忧 愁 。