2 Corinthians 13:9

2 Corinthians 13:9. When we are weak, &c.— "When we seem weak, by not exerting any miraculous power to the punishment of offenders; and ye are strong in gifts and graces, in faith and good works." The word καταρτισιν, rendered perfection, alludes to a building, wherein all the parts are so compacted together, as to form one compleat edifice. The Apostle's meaning in this last clause of the verse is, "Yea, I heartily wish that all things were brought into good order among you; that ye were entirely knit together in faith and love, like a compleat and well-compacted building; and that every grace were perfected in you all, and there were no remainder of sin in any of you."