Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 6:3
We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church immediately after urging them to seize the present day of salvation and just before enumerating the hardships he endures as a servant of God.
The words — προσκοπὴν (proskopēn) literally means an obstacle, while μωμηθῇ (mōmēthēa) denotes being blemished or discredited.
The thread — This concern over removing barriers appears in Romans 14:13, 1 Corinthians 9:12, and Matthew 17:27.
Why it lands — It demands that readers eliminate any hindrance to the gospel message and subordinate personal rights to the preservation of ministerial integrity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
Cross-references
- Romans 14:13 Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
- 1 Corinthians 9:12 If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
- Matthew 17:27 “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
- Matthew 18:6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- 1 Corinthians 9:22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
- 1 Corinthians 10:32 Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
- 1 Corinthians 8:9 Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
- 1 Corinthians 10:23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.