Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

worlds; this is meant in wishing the grace of Christ to be with them. The apostle had dealt plainly
with the Corinthians, and told them of their faults with just severity; but he parts in love, and with
a solemn profession of his love to them for Christ's sake. May our love be with all who are in Christ
Jesus. Let us try whether all things appear worthless to us, when compared with Christ and his
righteousness. Do we allow ourselves in any known sin, or in the neglect of any known duty? By
such inquiries, faithfully made, we may judge of the state of our souls.