New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 1:20
20For 1as many as are the promises of God, 2in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is 3our Amen to the glory of God through us.
2 Corinthians 1:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
- New International Version (NIV)For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
Context of 2 Corinthians 1:20
18But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no. 19For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us--by me and Silvanus and Timothy--was not yes and no, but is yes in Him. For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us. 21Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 12 Corinthians 1:20 word by word
ὅσαι γὰρ ἐπαγγελίαι θεοῦ, ἐν αὐτῷ τὸ ναί· διὸ καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ τὸ ἀμὴν τῷ θεῷ πρὸς δόξαν δι᾽ ἡμῶν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:20
- Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
- Genesis 22:18In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
- Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed.
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 9:6For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
- Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,
- John 1:17For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
- John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
- Acts 3:25It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
- Acts 13:32And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,
- Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 15:8For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
- Galatians 3:16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ.
- Hebrews 6:12so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- Hebrews 7:6But the one whose genealogy is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20For all the promises of God - Had we been light, fickle, worldly-minded persons; persons who could only be bound by our engagements as far as comported with our secular interest; would God have confirmed our testimony among you? Did we not lay before you the promises of God? And did not God fulfill those promises by us - by our instrumentality, to your salvation and his own glory? God is true; therefore every promise of God is true; and consequently each…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20For all the promises of God in him - All the promises which God has made through him. This is another reason why Paul felt himself bound to maintain a character of the strictest veracity. The reason was, that God always evinced that; and that since none of His promises failed, he felt himself sacredly bound to imitate Him, and to adhere to all His. The promises of God which are made through Christ, relate to the pardon of sin to the penitent; the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 The apostle clears himself from the charge of levity and inconstancy, in not coming to Corinth. Good men should be careful to keep the reputation of sincerity and constancy; they should not resolve, but on careful thought; and they will not change unless for weighty reasons. Nothing can render God's promises more certain: his giving them through Christ, assures us they are his promises; as the wonders God wrought in the life, resurrection…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20God has confirmed the Old Testament prophecies by fulfilling them through Christ. This the "Yes." Believers respond with "Amen," which means "confirmed and agreed."Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Rather, How many soever be the promises of God, in Him is the "yea" ("faithfulness in His word": contrasted with the "yea and nay," 2Co 1:19, that is, inconstancy as to one's word). and in him Amen--The oldest manuscripts read, "Wherefore through Him is the Amen"; that is, In Him is faithfulness ("yea") to His word, "wherefore through Him" is the immutable verification of it ("Amen"). As "yea" is His word, so "Amen" is His oath, which makes our…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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