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the flesh, vii. 5. He was desirous of knowing how the Corin- thians had received his former epistle. — rOj mw/ian, in spirit) He perceived from this, that it was not imperatively necessary to avail himself of that door. — T/rov, Titus ) who was about to come from you.
13. E ig Maxedov/uV) to Macedonia) where I would be nearer and might be sooner informed [what was the fruit of my former epistle to you. — V. g.] — These topics are continued at vii. 2, 5 : and a most noble digression is here introduced in respect to events, which had in the meantime occurred and sufferings which had been endured by him elsewhere : the benefit of which he makes to flow even towards the Corinthians, whilst he hereby prepares the way for a defence against the false apostles.
14. Tw ©g&, but [now] to God) Although I have not come to Corinth, I did not remain at Troas ; nevertheless there is no want of the victory of the Gospel even in other places : The modal expression is added [Append, on Modus , i.e. with expression of feeling, not a mere categorical proposition] ; Thanhs be unto God . — ‘ravrore, always) The parallel follows, in everyplace. — &pia/x(3svovrt j)/xas) who shows us in triumph , not as conquered, but as the ministers of His victory ; not only the victory, but the open ‘ showing’ of the victory is denoted : for there follows, Who maheth manifest. The triumph forcibly strikes the eyes ; the savour , the nostrils [sense of smell.] — rqv 6<r/^v, the savour) The metaphor is taken from all the senses to describe the power of the Gospel. Here the sight (of the triumph) and its savour occur. — a utov, of Him) of Christ, ver. 15. — (pavepovvn, who maheth mani- fest) a wrord, which often occurs in this epistle, and refutes the suspicions of the Corinthians [towards the apostle.] So 1 Cor. iv. 5.
15. Euwd/a) a sweet savour , i.e., powerful, grateful to the godly, offensive to the ungodly. The savour of Christ pervades us, as the odour of aromatics pervades garments. — Iv) in the case of. — cu^o/xlvoig’ a-oWvfTzvoig, in them , who are saved; in them , who perish) To which class each may belong, is evident from the manner in which he receives the Gospel. Of the former class he treats, iii. 1— iv. 2 ; of the latter, iv. 3-6. — dnoW vpzvcig, in them that are perishing) iv. 3.
16. ’Ocr/x^ Quvurov, the savour of death) They reckon us [and
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