Paul, (1) an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
(1) See the declaration of such salutations in the former epistles.
2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Cristou/ VIhsou/ The Textus Receptus, following A D G K L Y most minuscules itd, g, r vg syrp copbo goth arm eth, reads VIhsou/ Cristou/. The Committee preferred the sequence Cristo...
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS. _Chronological Notes relative to this Epistle._ -Year of the Constantinopolitan era of the world, or that used by the emperors of the east...
PAUL AN APOSTLE ... - ; see the Romans 1:1 note, and 1 Corinthians 1:1 note. BY THE WILL OF GOD - Through, or agreeably to the will of God; note, 1 Cori
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. TRUE MINISTRY AS MANIFESTED IN THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF THE APOSTLE. Chapter s 1-7 1. The Introduction CHAPTER 1:1-7 _ 1. The Salutation. (2 Corinthians 1:1)_ 2. The...
SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION. 2 Corinthians 1:1 f. Timothy, whose approaching visit to Corinth had been announced in 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 16:11, is now again in Paul's company, and
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through God's will, and Timothy, the brother you all know, send this letter to the Church of God which is at Corinth, together with all God's dedicated people who are...
COMFORTED TO COMFORT (2 Corinthians 1:1-7)...
APOSTLE. App-189. First occurance of this form of address Compare Galatians 1:1; Galatians 1:1.Ephesians 1:1; 1 Chronicles 1:1;...
2 Corinthians 1:1-2. Salutation 1. _by the will of God_ See note on 1 Corinthians 1. _and Timothy_our _brother_ Literally, TIMOTHY _the_ BROTHER. Wiclif, Tyndale, and Cranmer render -brother Timotheu...
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂ ἸΗΣΟΥ͂ (אBMP) rather than Ἰ. Χρ. (ADGK). ΠΑ͂ΣΙΝ. Following the uncial MSS., the best editors add ν ἑφελκυ στικόν before consonants and vowels alike: πᾶσι and δυσί are occasional exceptions....
ΟΎΣΗ _praes. act. part. dat. fem. sing. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть. Rel. использование _part._, "которая в Коринфе" ΟΎΣΙΝ _praes. act. part. dat. masc. pl. от_ ΕΙΜΊ. ΟΛΗ _dat. fem. sing. от_ ΟΛΟΣ (G3650)...
TIMOTHY OUR BROTHER,— That is, either _in the common faith,_ (see Romans 1:13 and 1 Corinthians 16:13.) or, brother _in the work of the ministry._ See Romans 16:21. St. Paul may be supposed to have gi...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Salutation Scripture_ 2 Corinthians 1:1-2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with a...
Butler's Comments SECTION 1 Affliction (2 Corinthians 1:1-11) 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother. To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the s...
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: TIMOTHY OUR BROTHER - perhaps...
1 Timothy is associated with Paul in this introduction, as Sosthenes is in the former epistle, yet it is evident that Paul himself wrote both epistles, for he continually refers to himself in them, an...
AGAIN.. IN HEAVINESS] a clear reference to a visit to Corinth, which gave him much pain, subsequent to his writing the First Epistle (see Intro.). BY THE WILL OF GOD] He asserts his divine call to off...
INTRODUCTORY SECTION 2 Corinthians 1:1. Salutation and Thanksgiving After the usual epistolary introduction, St. Paul makes pointed reference to a severe trouble he has lately endured, and gives tha...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT 2 CORINTHIANS AUTHOR Paul wrote the letter called 2 Corinthians. See 2 Corinthians 1:1 and 2 Corinthians 10:1. The letter...
I. (1) TIMOTHY OUR BROTHER. — Literally, _Timothy the brother._ The word is used obviously in its wider sense as meaning a fellow-Christian. The opening words of the Epistle are nearly identical with...
CHAPTER 1 SUFFERING AND CONSOLATION. 2 Corinthians 1:1 (R.V) THE greeting with which St. Paul introduces his Epistles is much alike in them all, but it never becomes a mere formality, and ought not...
2 Corinthians 1:1-2 ADDRESS. The usual form of address at the beginning of a Greek letter was A. B. χαίρειν (see Acts 23:26); and this is adopted by St. James in his Epistle (James 1:1), and is follow...
SHARING COMFORT IN AFFLICTION 2 Corinthians 1:1 This was a circular letter, including in its scope all the scattered communities in the district. _Grace_ was the usual salutation of the West, _Peace_...
The second letter to the Corinthians was evidently the outcome of the first. The apostle opened with the usual introduction, laying emphasis on his apostleship by the will of God, coupled with the sal...
GREETINGS Paul started answering his accusers immediately. He stressed that he was an apostle chosen by God, not men. He placed Timothy's name with his in the introduction, perhaps because he had help...
St. Timothy, it appears, had been sent to Corinth to confirm the faithful in the doctrine which they had received from St. Paul. After he had fulfilled this commission, he returned to St. Paul, and ga...
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: (2) Grace be to you and peace fro...
CONTENTS The Apostle opens this Second Epistle, with his usual Apostolic Benediction. He blesseth God for the sweet Consolations the whole Church are possessed of, in and through Christ. He speaks of...
1._Paul an Apostle _As to the reasons why he designates himself an _Apostle of Christ, _and adds that he has obtained this honor _by the will of God, _see the foregoing Epistle, where it has been obse...
The apostle writes the second Epistle to the Corinthians under the influence of the consolations of Christ consolations experienced when the troubles which came upon him in Asia were at their height;...
PAUL AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST BY THE WILL OF GOD,.... The inscription of this epistle is pretty much the same with that of the former; only whereas here he styles himself an apostle of Jesus Christ,...
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy _our_ brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: Ver. 1. _Our brother_] In the...
_Paul, an apostle_ Appointed and made such, not by my own will or choice, or those of any man, or any number of men; but _by the will of God_ Who called me by his grace to that sacred and important of...
ADDRESS, THANKSGIVING, AND CONSOLATION. The address of the letter:...
PAUL, AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST BY THE WILL OF GOD, AND TIMOTHY, OUR BROTHER, UNTO THE CHURCH OF GOD WHICH IS AT CORINTH, WITH ALL THE SAINTS WHICH ARE IN ALL ACHAIA:...
It is again with apostolic authority that Paul writes, the will of God, a predominant matter in the epistle. While Paul uses his authority in lowliness, yet he must assert God's authority in writing....
1-11 We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. The Lord is able to give peace to the troubled conscience, and to calm...
2 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 1 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1,2 Paul saluteth the Corinthians, 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3 and blesseth God for the comforts and deliverances given him, not solely for his own sake, but for the...
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia:...
2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul G3972 apostle G652 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 by G1223 will G2307 God G2316 and...
OPENING GREETING (2 CORINTHIANS 1:1). ‘Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the...
2 Corinthians 1:1. PAUL... AND TIMOTHY OUR (_Gr._ ‘the') BROTHER. See on 1 Corinthians 1:1. Timothy had been sent to Corinth along with the First Epistle (1 Corinthians 4:17), and along with hi
AND TIMOTHY (κα Τιμοθεος). Timothy is with Paul, having been sent on to Macedonia from Ephesus (Acts 19:22). He is in no sense co-author any more than Sosthenes was in 1 Corinthians 1:1.IN ALL ACHA...
2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:_ Paul is ver...
2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,_ Paul is very careful to remind the Corinthians of that fact, since some of them had gone the length of denying his apostleshi...
CONTENTS: Paul's interest in the Corinthian Christians and his encouragement to them in Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Silvanus. CONCLUSION: Man's extremity is God's op...
2 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul and Timothy our brother._ It was proper that Timothy should be named, he having been specially sent to Corinth. _With all the saints which are in Achaia;_ in which peninsula t...
FROM PAUL. Compare note on 1 Corinthians 1:1. OUR BROTHER TIMOTHY. He had taken the First Letter to Corinth (1 Corinthians 4:17), and was back with Paul at this time. TO THE CHURCH OF GOD. See note on...
_Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God._ PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS Note-- I. The blending of lowliness and authority in Paul’s designation of himself. 1. He does not always bring his a...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Paul’s Defense of His Ministry as an Apostle. Paul’s ministry reflects the work of the Holy Spirit. ⇐
SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 1 CONTENTS He consoles the Corinthians, whom in the First Epistle he had sharply rebuked, and absolves the excommunicated fornicator, who was now penitent....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 2 Corinthians 1:1. TIMOTHY.—“Not later (see 1 Corinthians 4:17) and perhaps rather earlier than he wrote the First Epistle, Paul sent (Acts 19:22) Timothy to Macedonia, with instructi...
EXPOSITION Address and greeting (2 Corinthians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 1:2). Thanksgiving for the comfort sent to him by God, wherein, as in his affliction which rendered it necessary, they sympathetically...
Tonight let's turn to 2 Corinthians, chapter 1. The church of Corinth had been a divided church. There was a lot of carnality, a lot of problems in their doctrines that prompted Paul's first epistle,...
1 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 16:10; 1 Corinthians 16:15;...
Timothy our brother. Lit., the brother. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:1. Well known in the Christian brotherhood. When Paul writes to Timothy himself he calls him son " (Bengel). Timothy appears, not as ama...
THE GOD WHO IS ENOUGH 2 Corinthians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God, in every need, is the God who is enough. His resources are sufficient for all, deficient for none. His supply is abundant. When Abrah...
Timotheus our brother — St. Paul writing to Timotheus styled him his son; writing of him, his brother....
Observe here, 1. The writer of this epistle described by his name, PAUL; by his office, AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST; with the manner how he obtained this office of an apostle, namely, BY THE WILL OF GO...