2 Corinthians 7:5 BSB

2 Corinthians 7:5

For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

BSB

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ASV

For even when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Tertullian

On the Resurrection of the Flesh (220)

Accordingly, when he is going to assign afflictions to the flesh as its especial liability-according to the statement he had already made-he says, "When we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest; " then, in order to make the soul a fellow-sufferer with the body, he adds, "We were troubled on every side; without were fightings," which of course warred down the flesh, "within were fears," which afflicted the soul.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And, besides this, they met with other troubles, with incessant storms of persecutions; 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, lest they should be corrupted or seduced, and give scandal to others, or be scandalized.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

For when we were come into Macedonia - For the reasons which induced Paul to go into Macedonia; see the notes on 2Co 1:16; compare the notes, 2Co 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, and we were full of anxiety in regard to you.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐλθόντων	elthontōn	when were coming	G2064 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	we	G3165 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
Μακεδονίαν	Makedonian	Macedonia	G3109 →
οὐδεμίαν	oudemian	none	G3762 →
ἔσχηκεν	eschēken	did have	G2192 →
ἄνεσιν	anesin	rest	G425 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
σὰρξ	sarx	flesh	G4561 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
παντὶ	panti	every [way]	G3956 →
θλιβόμενοι·	thlibomenoi	we are being pressed:	G2346 →
ἔξωθεν	exōthen	outside	G1855 →
μάχαι,	machai	conflicts,	G3163 →
ἔσωθεν	esōthen	within	G2081 →
φόβοι.	phoboi	fears.	G5401 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Thessalonians 3:5
For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in…
leads to
- James 1:13–14
  When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
- Matthew 4:3
  The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- 2 Corinthians 2:11
  in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
Through
2 Corinthians 2:13
I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 7:5–6
  For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
- 2 Corinthians 12:18
  I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
Through
Deuteronomy 32:25
Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.
leads to
- Ezekiel 7:15
  The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.
- Lamentations 1:20
  See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.
Through
Acts 20:1
When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:3
  As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 2 Corinthians

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Corinthians