SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:11
¶ Nuestra boca est abierta a vosotros, oh corintios, nuestro corazn es ensanchado.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 6:11
Verse 11. O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you] I speak to you with the utmost freedom and fluency, because of my affection for you. Our heart is enlarged.] It is expanded to take you and all your interests in; and to keep you in the most affectionate remembrance.
The preceding verses contain a very fine specimen of a very powerful and commanding eloquence.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. O ye Corinthians , etc..] The apostle having exhorted the ministers of the church at Corinth to take care of their ministry, that they fulfil it, and that it might appear that the Gospel, and gifts fitting them to preach it, were not received in vain by them; all which he strengthens and encourages by his own example; and that of others, addresses the members of the church in a very pathetic manner, saying, our mouth is open to you ; to speak our minds freely to you; we shall hide and conceal nothing from you, we shall deal with you with all plainness and faithfulness. This seems to refer unto, and pave the way for what he afterwards says about their unequal fellowship with unbelievers: our heart is enlarged : with love to you, and eager desires after your good; and it is from the abundance of our hearts, and hearty affection for you, that our mouth is open so freely to communicate to you.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-18 - It is wrong for believers to join with the wicked and profane. The wor unbeliever applies to all destitute of true faith. True pastors wil caution their beloved children in the gospel, not to be unequall yoked. The fatal effects of neglecting Scripture precepts as to marriages clearly appear. Instead of a help meet, the union brings snare. Those whose cross it is to be unequally united, without their wilful fault, may expect consolation under it; but when believers ente into such unions, against the express warnings of God's word, they mus expect must distress. The caution also extends to common conversation We should not join in friendship and acquaintance with wicked men an unbelievers. Though we cannot wholly avoid seeing and hearing, an being with such, yet we should never choose them for friends. We mus not defile ourselves by converse with those who defile themselves with sin. Come out from the workers of iniquity, and separate from their vain and sinful pleasures and pursuits; from all conformity to the corruptions of this present evil world. If it be an envied privilege to be the son or daughter of an earthly prince, who can express the dignity and happiness of being sons and daughters of the Almighty __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
το 3588 T-NSN στομα 4750 N-NSN ημων 2257 P-1GP ανεωγεν 455 5754 V-2RAI-3S προς 4314 PREP υμας 5209 P-2AP κορινθιοι 2881 A-VPM η 3588 T-NSF καρδια 2588 N-NSF ημων 2257 P-1GP πεπλατυνται 4115 5769 V-RPI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
11. Ye Corinthians. The readers are addressed by name in only two other epistles, Gal. iii. 1; Philip. iv. 15.Is enlarged (peplatuntai). Only here, ver. 13, and Matt. xxiii. 5, where it is used of widening the phylacteries. From platuv broad. Quite common in the Septuagint, and with various shades of meaning, but usually rendered enlarge. Of worldly prosperity, "waxed fat," Deut. xxxii. 15; compare Gen. ix. 27. Of pride, Deuteronomy xi. 16. Of deliverance in distress, Psalm iv. 1. Expand with joy, Psalm xix. 32. The idea of enlargement of heart in the sense of increased breadth of sympathy and understanding, as here, is also expressed in the Old Testament by other words, as concerning Solomon, to whom God gave largeness of heart, Sept., cuma outpouring. Compare Isa. lx. 5.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
6:11 {Our mouth is open unto you} (to stoma hemwn anewigen pros humas). Second perfect active indicative of anoigw and intransitive, stand open. He has kept back nothing in his portrayal of the glory of the ministry as the picture of the open mouth shows. {Our heart is enlarged} (he kardia hemwn peplatuntai). Perfect passive indicative of old verb platunw, to broaden, from platus, broad. In N T. only here and #Mt 23:5 (cf. phylacteries). Hence his freedom of speech for "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" (#Mt 12:34).
