2 Corinthians 12:15 BSB

2 Corinthians 12:15

And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

BSB

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ASV

And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

KJV

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrosiaster

COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES (384)

Now Paul is openly expressing the love and affection which he had for them, since he is prepared not only to spend lavishly on their behalf but even to die for the salvation of their souls.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And I will very gladly spend - I am willing to spend my strength, and time, and life, and all that I have, for your welfare, as a father cheerfully does for his children. Any expense which may be necessary to promote your salvation I am willing to submit to. The labor of a father for his children is cheerful and pleasant. Such is his love for them that he delights in toil for their sake, and that he may make them happy. The toil of a pastor for his flock should be cheerful.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I will . . . spend--all I have. be spent--all that I am. This is more than even natural parents do. They "lay up treasures for their children." But I spend not merely my treasures, but myself. for you--Greek, "for your souls"; not for your mere bodies. the less I be loved--Love rather descends than ascends [BENGEL].

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἥδιστα	hēdista	most gladly	G2236 →
δαπανήσω	dapanēsō	will spend	G1159 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι	ekdapanēthēsomai	I will be utterly spent	G1550 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ψυχῶν	psuchōn	souls	G5590 →
ὑμῶν,	humōn	of you,	G4771 →
εἰ	ei	If	G1487 →
περισσοτέρως	perissoterōs	more abundantly	G4056 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
ἀγαπῶν	agapōn	loving	G25 →
ἧσσον	hēsson	less	G2276 →
ἀγαπῶμαι.	agapōmai	I am loved!	G25 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
leads to
- Romans 5:3
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- 2 Timothy 1:8
  So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
- 2 Corinthians 1:5–8
  For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
- 2 Timothy 2:9–10
  for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
- Philippians 3:10
  I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
Through
Philippians 2:17
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:6
  For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
Through
1 Thessalonians 2:8
We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
leads to
- 1 John 3:16
  By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Through
2 Timothy 2:10
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…

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Where the connections lead

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About 2 Corinthians