2 Korinther 11:11

11 Warum das? Daß ich euch nicht sollte liebhaben? 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 da ich bei euch war gegenwärtig und Mangel hatte, war ich niemand beschwerlich. Denn mein Mangel erstatteten die Brüder, die aus Mazedonien kamen, so habe ich mich in allen Stücken euch unbeschwerlich gehalten und will auch noch mich also halten.

10 So gewiß die Wahrheit Christi in mir ist, so soll mir dieser Ruhm in den Ländern Achajas nicht verstopft werden.

11 Warum das? Daß ich euch nicht sollte liebhaben? Gott weiß es.

12 Was ich aber tue und tun will, das tue ich darum, daß ich die Ursache abschneide denen, die Ursache suchen, daß sie rühmen möchten, sie seien wie wir.

13 Denn solche falsche Apostel und trügliche Arbeiter verstellen sich zu Christi Aposteln.