KJV ORIGINAL
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
We're not the ones holding back our love for you, you're the ones putting up walls with your own hearts.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The distance you feel isn't coming from us, it's coming from you.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul wrote his second letter to the Corinthians to defend his ministry amid criticisms and to address relational strains within the early church. He was expressing his unwavering affection and openness toward them, urging the believers not to hold back in their response. Paul highlighted that any limitations in their fellowship were self-imposed, stemming from the Corinthians' own inward emotions rather than from his actions.
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