2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
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Study Note
Paul's contrast between those who 'corrupt the word of God' (kapēleuontes, huckstering like a wine-peddler who adulterates his product) and his own ministry characterised by 'sincerity' (eilikrineia) and speaking 'as of God' expresses the earliest known polemic against paid or sensationalised preaching. The Greek 'kapēleuō' was a commercial term for the unethical mixing of wine with water for profit, making Paul's charge vivid: his opponents traffic in God's word for personal gain. The contrast to speaking 'in Christ, in the sight of God' suggests that authentic proclamation is governed by divine accountability rather than audience approval. 2 Corinthians 4:2 ('renouncing the hidden things of dishonesty') develops the same theme and has made these chapters the foundational text for Christian homiletical ethics.
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For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity--but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.
For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.
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