2Cor 9:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. have I sent-- we should say, "I send"; whereas the ancients put it in the past, the time which it would be by the time that the letter arrived. the brethren-- ( , )--Titus and the two others. should be in vain in this behalf-- "should be proved futile in this particular," however true in general ( ). A tacit compliment, softening the sharp monition. as I said-- as I was saying ( ).

‏ 2 Corinthians 9:3

3. have I sent--we should say, "I send"; whereas the ancients put it in the past, the time which it would be by the time that the letter arrived.

the brethren--(2Co 8:18, 22)--Titus and the two others.

should be in vain in this behalf--"should be proved futile in this particular," however true in general (2Co 7:4). A tacit compliment, softening the sharp monition.

as I said--as I was saying (2Co 9:2).