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2 Corinthians 7:5
5Ever since we arrived in the province of Macedonia, we’ve had no rest. Instead, we suffer in a number of ways. Outwardly we have conflicts, and inwardly we have fears.
2 Corinthians 7:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
- New International Version (NIV)For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears.
Context of 2 Corinthians 7:5
3I’m not saying this to condemn you. I’ve already told you that you are in our hearts so that we will live and die together. 4I have great confidence in you, and I have a lot of reasons to be proud of you. Even as we suffer, I’m encouraged and feel very happy. Ever since we arrived in the province of Macedonia, we’ve had no rest. Instead, we suffer in a number of ways. Outwardly we have conflicts, and inwardly we have fears. 6Yet God, who comforts those who are dejected, comforted us when Titus arrived. 7We were comforted not only by his arrival but also by learning about the comfort he had received while he was with you. He told us how you wanted to see me, how sorry you are for what you’ve done, and how concerned you are about me. This made me even happier.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 72 Corinthians 7:5 word by word
καὶ γὰρ ἐλθόντων ἡμῶν εἰς Μακεδονίαν οὐδεμίαν ἔσχηκεν ἄνεσιν ἡ σὰρξ ἡμῶν ἀλλ᾽ ἐν παντὶ θλιβόμενοι· ἔξωθεν μάχαι, ἔσωθεν φόβοι.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- whenκαίkai · andG2532
- we were comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- MacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedonia · MacedoniaG3109
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- fleshὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- restἄνεσιςanesis · restG425
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- were troubledθλίβωthlibō · to press onG2346
- onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- every sideπᾶςpas · allG3956
- withoutἔξωθενexōthen · outsideG1855
- fightingsμάχηmachē · quarrelG3163
- withinἔσωθενesōthen · inwardlyG2081
- fearsφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 7:5
- 2 Corinthians 1:16My plans had been to go from the city of Corinth to the province of Macedonia. Then from Macedonia I had planned to return to you again in Corinth and have you support my trip to Judea.
- 2 Corinthians 2:13But I didn’t have any peace of mind, because I couldn’t find Titus, our brother, there. So I said goodbye to the people in Troas and went to the province of Macedonia.
- Acts 20:1When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples, encouraged them, said goodbye, and left for Macedonia.
- 1 Corinthians 16:5After I go through the province of Macedonia, I’ll visit you. (I will be going through Macedonia.)
- 2 Corinthians 4:8In every way we’re troubled, but we aren’t crushed by our troubles. We’re frustrated, but we don’t give up.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they Christ’s servants? It’s insane to say it, but I’m a far better one. I’ve done much more work, been in prison many more times, been beaten more severely, and have faced death more often.
- Genesis 8:9The dove couldn’t find a place to land because the water was still all over the earth. So it came back to Noah in the ship. He reached out and brought the dove back into the ship.
- Isaiah 33:12People will be cremated. They will be set on fire like dry thornbushes.
- Jeremiah 8:18Sorrow has overwhelmed me. I am sick at heart!
- Jeremiah 45:3You said, ‘I’m so miserable! The Lord has added grief to my pain. I’m worn out from groaning. I can’t find any rest.’
- Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.
- Job 18:11“Terrors suddenly pounce on him from every side and chase him every step he takes.
- Jeremiah 6:25Don’t go into the field or walk on the road. The enemy has a sword. Terror is all around.
- Jeremiah 20:10I have heard many ⌞people⌟ whispering, “Terror is everywhere! Report him! Let’s report him!” All my closest friends are waiting to see me stumble. They say, “Maybe he will be tricked. Then we can overpower him and take revenge on him.”
- Deuteronomy 32:25Foreign wars will kill off their children, and even at home there will be horrors. Young men and young women alike will die as well as nursing babies and gray-haired men.
- 1 Corinthians 15:31Brothers and sisters, I swear to you on my pride in you which Christ Jesus our Lord has given me: I face death every day.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 7:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When we were come into Macedonia - St. Paul, having left Ephesus, came to Troas, where he stopped some time; afterwards he came to Macedonia, whence he wrote this epistle, Our flesh had no rest - So exceedingly anxious was he to know the success of his first epistle to them. Without were fightings - The oppositions of pagans, Jews, and false brethren. Within were fears - Uncertain conjectures relative to the success of his epistle; fears lest the severity…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For when we were come into Macedonia - For the reasons which induced Paul to go into Macedonia; see the notes on 2 Corinthians 1:16; compare the notes, 2 Corinthians 2:12-13. Our flesh had no rest - We were exceedingly distressed and agitated. We had no rest. The causes of his distress he immediately states. But we were troubled on every side - In every way. We had no rest in any quarter. We were obliged to enter into harassing labors and strifes there…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 There were fightings without, or continual contentions with, and opposition from Jews and Gentiles; and there were fears within, and great concern for such as had embraced the Christian faith. But God comforts those who are cast down. We should look above and beyond all means and instruments, to God, as the author of all the consolation and good we enjoy. Sorrow according to the will of God, tending to the glory of God, and wrought by the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Paul felt joy when he met Titus, whose presence was uplifting when he joined Paul in Macedonia (see study note on 2:14–7:4; Acts 20:1–2). Initially, Paul found no rest (this Greek word is used in 2 Corinthians 2:13, where it means "peace of mind") and faced only conflict, battles, and fear. Paul felt deeply discouraged, but God, who comforts the discouraged, encouraged him (compare Psalms 42:5–6). Titus arrived from Corinth with news that Paul's letter…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Greek, "For also" (for "even"). This verse is thus connected with 2Co 2:12, 13, "When I came to Troas, I had no rest in my spirit"; so "also" now, when I came to Macedonia, my "flesh" had no rest (he, by the term "flesh," excepts his spiritual consolations) from "fightings" with adversaries "without" (1Co 5:12), and from fears for the Corinthian believers "within" the Church, owing to "false brethren" (2Co 11:26). Compare 2Co 4:8; De 32:25, to which he…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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