2 Corinthians 8:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul offers his counsel, reminding the Corinthians that they themselves were the first to begin this work a year earlier.
What Does 2 Corinthians 8:10 Mean?
Shifting from example to counsel, Paul says, 'I give my advice,' not a command. He reminds the Corinthians that this giving is 'expedient,' good and fitting, for them. They were no latecomers; 'a year ago' they had been the first not only 'to do' but to 'be forward,' to desire it eagerly, before the Macedonians did.
Paul tactfully recalls their own earlier zeal. The Corinthians had once led the way in both willing and doing. His point is gentle: you began well, so it is for your own good to continue. He frames completion as their benefit, not merely the saints'. There is a quiet wisdom here, that finishing what we gladly started guards our souls from the slow ache of good intentions left undone.
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What does 2 Corinthians 8:10 mean?
Paul offers his counsel, reminding the Corinthians that they themselves were the first to begin this work a year earlier.