2 Corinthians 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the

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of the Christian

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. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Timothy ( 2 Corinthians 1:1) in Macedonia in 55–56 CE.

Text

The original text was written in

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

. 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 The Codex Vaticanus ( The Vatican, Bibl. Vat., Vat. gr. 1209), designated by siglum B or 03 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 1 ( von Soden), is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old ...

(325–350) *

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus ( Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscript ...

(330–360) *

Codex Alexandrinus The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, Royal MS 1. D. V-VIII), designated by the siglum A or 02 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 4 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a manu ...

(400–440; complete) * Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450; extant verses 3–24) *

Codex Freerianus Codex Freerianus, designated by I or 016 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1041 ( von Soden), also called the ''Washington Manuscript of the Pauline Epistles'', is a 5th-century manuscript in an uncial hand on vellum in Greek. It is named afte ...

(~450; extant verses 1, 9, 16–17) * Codex Claromontanus (~550)

Greetings

Verse 1

: ''

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, an

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Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,'' ::''To the church of God which is at

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government refor ...

, with all the saints who are in all

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:'' (NKJV) Timothy's name is also associated with Paul's name in the Epistles to the Philippians,

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, both of those written to the Thessalonians, and in that to Philemon.Lias, J. J
Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on 2 Corinthians 1
accessed 25 August 2017

Preface

Paul's preface to his letter begins in with a thanksgiving to God the "father of mercies" ( grc, ο πατηρ των οικτιρμων, ), a Jewish term frequently used in prayer.Gill, J.

accessed 26 August 2017 The plural ('mercies') generates a strong sense of God's many mercies alongside God's merciful nature;

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uses a similar expression, ( grc, ο πατηρ των φωτων , the father of lights), in .

Sparing the Church

Paul outlines his aborted plans to travel to Corinth on his way to Macedonia, return to Corinth and then travel to

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. The letter does not indicate where he is writing from, or would have been travelling from.

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suggests "it was probably written at Philippi, or, as some think,

Thessalonica Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

Verse 20

:''For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.'' *"All the promises of God in Him are Yes" ("''yea''" in

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): 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 reyea". *"And in Him

Amen Amen ( he, אָמֵן, ; grc, ἀμήν, ; syc, ܐܡܝܢ, ; ar, آمين, ) is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament. It is used in Jewish, Christian, and ...

": that is, like Christ himself, who is "the amen, the true and faithful witness, the same today, yesterday, and for ever." *"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".''John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible'', – 2 Corinthians 1:20
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Verse 21

:''Now the one who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anoints us is God,''

Verse 22

:''who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. '' NKJV Cross reference: Ephesians 1:13

References

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External links

* King James Bible - Wikisource
English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate

''Online Bible'' at GospelHall.org
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