2 Corinthians 8:20 BSB

2 Corinthians 8:20

We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.

BSB

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ASV

avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us:

KJV

Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:

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Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on 2 Corinthians (1274)

Then when he says, "We intend," he assigns the cause for why he is sending such solemn messengers. First, he assigns the reason for this; secondly, he proves it (v. 21). He says therefore: the reason we are sending such solemn messengers is this, that …

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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Avoiding this, that no man should blame us,.... There is an allusion in these words to mariners, who, when sensible of danger, steer their course another way, in order to shun a rock and secure themselves.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. The apostle takes occasion from the good example of the churches of Macedonia, that is, of Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, and others in the region of Macedonia, to exhort the Corinthians and the Christians in Achaia to the good work of charity.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is the crime of others if they reproach or censure us without occasion; and it is our imprudence at least if we give them any occasion, when there may not be a just cause for them so to do. He commends also another brother who was joined with the two former in this affair.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Avoiding this, that no man should blame us - Taking this prudent caution to have witnesses of our conduct, and such as were chosen by the Churches themselves, that we might not be suspected of having either embezzled or misapplied their bounty, See the note on 1Co 16:4.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
στελλόμενοι	stellomenoi	avoiding	G4724 →
τοῦτο,	touto	this,	G3778 →
μή	mē	lest	G3361 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
μωμήσηται	mōmēsētai	may blame	G3469 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ἁδρότητι	hadrotēti	abundance	G100 →
ταύτῃ	tautē	this	G3778 →
τῇ	tēa	which	G3588 →
διακονουμένῃ	diakonoumenē	is being administered	G1247 →
ὑφ᾽	huph᾽	by	G5259 →
ἡμῶν·	hēmōn	us;	G3165 →

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

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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
Ephesians 5:15
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
leads to
- Colossians 4:5
  Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 3:13
  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- Philippians 1:27
  Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm…
- Proverbs 14:8
  The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Through
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 14:20
  Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Philippians 2:15
  so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- Luke 10:3
  Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 8:20–21
  We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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