2Cor 10:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. ( ). whom the Lord commendeth-- to whom the Lord has given as His "Epistle of commendation," the believers whom he has been the instrument of converting: as was Paul's case ( ). is approved-- can stand the test of the final trial. A metaphor from testing metals ( ; ). So on the other hand those finally rejected by the Lord are termed "reprobate silver" ( ).

‏ 2 Corinthians 10:18

whom the Lord commendeth--to whom the Lord has given as His "Epistle of commendation," the believers whom he has been the instrument of converting: as was Paul's case (2Co 3:1-3).

is approved--can stand the test of the final trial. A metaphor from testing metals (Ro 16:10; 1Co 11:19). So on the other hand those finally rejected by the Lord are termed "reprobate silver" (Jr 6:30).