2 Corinthians 7:5

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the inside.

Context of 2 Corinthians 7:5

3I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you. 4I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds. For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. 6But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

2 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 1:16I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way to Judea.
• 2 Corinthians 2:13I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
• Acts 20:1When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia.
• 1 Corinthians 16:5After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you—for I will be going through Macedonia.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again.
• Genesis 8:9But the dove could find nowhere to perch because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark.
• Isaiah 33:12The peoples will be burned to ashes; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.”
• Jeremiah 8:18You who are my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me.
• Jeremiah 45:3You said, ‘Woe to me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am worn out with groaning and find no rest.’
• Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Job 18:11Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
• Jeremiah 6:25Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.
• Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.”
• Deuteronomy 32:25In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with gray hair.
• 1 Corinthians 15:31I face death every day—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 7:5

• Macedonia
• Minister, Christian
• Titus
• War

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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