2 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Timothy (2 Corinthians 1:1) in Macedonia in 55–56 CE.^[1]

2 Corinthians 1
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Text of 2 Corinthians 1:20–24 on Uncial 081 or Codex Tischendorfianus II, written in 6th century.
Book	Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Category	Pauline epistles
Christian Bible part	New Testament
Order in the Christian part	8

Macedonia

Corinth

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Corinth and Macedonia in the Mediterranean

The city of Corinth, from the summit of Acrocorinth (2007)

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 24 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

• Papyrus 46 (~AD 200)
• Codex Vaticanus (325–350)
• Codex Sinaiticus (330–360)
• Codex Alexandrinus (400–440; complete)^[2]
• Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450; extant verses 3–24)
• Codex Freerianus (~450; extant verses 1, 9, 16–17)
• Codex Claromontanus (~550)

Greetings

Verse 1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: (NKJV)^[3]

Timothy's name is also associated with Paul's name in the Epistles to the Philippians, Colossians, both of those written to the Thessalonians, and in that to Philemon.^[4]

Preface

Paul's preface to his letter begins in 2 Corinthians 1:3 with a thanksgiving to God the "father of mercies" (Ancient Greek: ο πατηρ των οικτιρμων, ho pater tov oiktirmon), a Jewish term frequently used in prayer.^[5] The plural ('mercies') generates a strong sense of God's many mercies alongside God's merciful nature; James uses a similar expression, (Ancient Greek: ο πατηρ των φωτων ho pater tov photon, the father of lights), in James 1:17.^[4]

Sparing the Church

Paul outlines his aborted plans to travel to Corinth on his way to Macedonia, return to Corinth and then travel to Judea.^[6] The letter does not indicate where he is writing from, or would have been travelling from. Easton's Bible Dictionary suggests "it was probably written at Philippi, or, as some think, Thessalonica".^[7]

Verse 20

For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.^[8]

• "All the promises of God in Him are Yes" ("yea" in King James Version): the first 5 words may be rendered, "as many promises of God", and these promises are all "in" Christ, with and in whom they were made. Moreover, these promises are "in Him [are] yea".^[9]
• "And in Him Amen": that is, like Christ himself, who is "the amen, the true and faithful witness, the same today, yesterday, and for ever."^[9]
• "The glory of God through us": When the promises are received "by us", the believers in Christ, the more glory is given to God. The Syriac version has the "Amen" in the last clause, reading: "therefore by him we give Amen to the glory of God".^[9]

Verse 21

Now the one who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anoints us is God, ^[10]

Verse 22

who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. ^[11]

Cross reference: Ephesians 1:13

See also

• Achaia
• Jesus Christ
• Judea
• Macedonia
• Paul of Tarsus
• Silvanus
• Timothy
• Other related Bible parts: 1 Corinthians 1, Revelation 3

References

1. MacDonald 2007, p. 1134.
2. Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 107, 109. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
3. 2 Corinthians 1:1 NKJV
4. Lias, J. J.,Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on 2 Corinthians 1, accessed 25 August 2017
5. Gill, J., Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible on 2 Corinthians 1, accessed 26 August 2017
6. 2 Corinthians 1:16
7. Easton, M. G., Second Epistle to the Corinthians, in Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
8. 2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJV
9. John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, – 2 Corinthians 1:20
10. 2 Corinthians 1:21 LEB
11. 2 Corinthians 1:22 NKJV

Sourcesd

• MacDonald, Margaret (2007). "66. 2 Corinthians". In Barton, John; Muddiman, John (eds.). The Oxford Bible Commentary (first (paperback) ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 1134–1151. ISBN 978-0199277186. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

External links

• 2 Corinthians 1 King James Bible - Wikisource
• English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
• Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
• Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)