I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
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Interpretation
Faith is the root; and as without faith it is not possible to please God, Heb 11:6 , so those who abound in faith, will abound in other graces and good works also; and this will work and show itself by love. Great talkers are not always the best doers; but these Corinthians were diligent to do, as well as to know and talk well.
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This thought runs through 2 Corinthians 8:8-12.