2 Corinthians 1
Lutheran reading notes
In 2 Corinthians chapter 1, the message of the gospel develops the theme of Paul’s defense of ministry and encouragement to believers. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
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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 Corinthians 1:1 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Grace {be} to you and peace from God our Father, and {from} the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:2 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Blessed {be} God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
2 Corinthians 1:3 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
2 Corinthians 1:4 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:5 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And whether we be afflicted, {it is} for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, {it is} for your consolation and salvation. {is effectual: or, is wrought}
2 Corinthians 1:6 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And our hope of you {is} stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so {shall ye be} also of the consolation.
2 Corinthians 1:7 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
2 Corinthians 1:8 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: {sentence: or, answer}
2 Corinthians 1:9 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver {us};
2 Corinthians 1:10 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift {bestowed} upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
2 Corinthians 1:11 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
2 Corinthians 1:12 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
2 Corinthians 1:13 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also {are} ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
2 Corinthians 1:14 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; {benefit: or, grace}
2 Corinthians 1:15 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
2 Corinthians 1:16 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
2 Corinthians 1:17 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But {as} God {is} true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. {word: or, preaching}
2 Corinthians 1:18 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, {even} by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
2 Corinthians 1:19 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For all the promises of God in him {are} yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
2 Corinthians 1:20 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, {is} God;
2 Corinthians 1:21 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Corinthians 1:22 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
2 Corinthians 1:23 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
2 Corinthians 1:24 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.