New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 1:24
24Not that we 1lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are 2standing firm.
2 Corinthians 1:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
- New International Version (NIV)Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
Context of 2 Corinthians 1:24
22who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. 23But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 12 Corinthians 1:24 word by word
οὐχ ὅτι κυριεύομεν ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως, ἀλλὰ συνεργοί ἐσμεν τῆς χαρᾶς ὑμῶν· τῇ γὰρ πίστει ἑστήκατε.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:24
- Matthew 23:8But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
- Matthew 24:49and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;
- 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one.
- 2 Timothy 2:24The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged,
- 1 Peter 5:3nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.
- 2 Corinthians 2:1But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.
- Romans 1:12that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
- Philippians 1:25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
- 2 Corinthians 5:7for we walk by faith, not by sight--
- Romans 5:2through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.
- Romans 11:20Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
- 1 Corinthians 15:1Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
- Ephesians 6:14Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
- 1 Peter 5:8Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Not for that we have dominion over your faith - I will not come to exercise my apostolical authority in punishing them who have acted sinfully and disorderly; for this would be to several of you a cause of distress, the delinquents being friends and relatives; but I hope to come to promote your joy, to increase your spiritual happiness, by watering the seed which I have already sowed. This I think to be the meaning of the apostle. It is certain that the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Not for that we have dominion - The sense of this passage I take to be this: “The course which we have pursued has been chosen not because we wish to lord it over your faith, to control your belief, but because we desired to promote your happiness. Had the former been our object, had we wished to set up a lordship or dominion over you, we should have come to you with our apostolical authority, and in the severity of apostolic discipline. We had power to…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. 23-24God as my witness: This mild oath shows he is telling the truth (see 1 Samuel 12:5; 20:12; Job 16:19; compare Ruth 1:17; 1 Samuel 14:44; 2 Samuel 3:35; 1 Kings 2:23; Jeremiah 42:5). Paul changed his travel plans to avoid giving them a severe rebuke (2 Corinthians 1:23) and to prevent another painful visit (2:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Not for that--that is, Not that. "Faith" is here emphatic. He had "dominion" or a right to control them in matters of discipline, but in matters of "faith" he was only a "fellow helper of their joy" (namely, in believing, Ro 15:13; Php 1:25). The Greek is, "Not that we lord it over your faith." This he adds to soften the magisterial tone of 2Co 1:23. His desire is to cause them not sorrow (2Co 2:1, 2), but "joy." The Greek for "helpers" implies a…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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