Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
Look, I'm talking to you like you're my own kids here, give me the same energy back. Open up your hearts to me the way I've opened mine to you.
Paul's basically saying 'I've been real with you, now be real with me too.'
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context, the Apostle Paul wrote his second letter to the Corinthians around 55-57 AD to address divisions and challenges in the church, including their strained relationship with him due to false teachers and external influences. He was speaking as a spiritual father to his spiritual children, urging them to respond to his heartfelt openness with the same level of affection and trust. This verse is part of Paul's broader appeal for mutual reconciliation and enlargement of hearts in the early Christian community facing persecution and internal conflicts.
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