New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 1:8-24
8For 1we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our 2affliction which came to us in 34Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; 95indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; 10who 6delivered us from so great a peril of death, and will deliver us, 7He 8on whom we have set our hope. And He will yet deliver us, 11you also joining in 9helping us through your prayers, so that thanks may be given by 10many persons on our behalf for the favor bestowed on us through the prayers of many.
12For our 11proud confidence is this: the testimony of 12our conscience, that in holiness and 13godly sincerity, 14not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you. 13For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and I hope you will understand 15until the end; 14just as you also partially did understand us, that we are your reason to be proud as you also are ours, in 16the day of our Lord Jesus.
15In this confidence I intended at first to 17come to you, so that you might 18twice receive a 1920blessing; 1621that is, to 22pass 23your way into 24Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be 25helped on my journey to Judea. 17Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I purpose, do I purpose 26according to the flesh, so that with me there will be yes, yes and no, no at the same time? 18But as 27God is faithful, 28our word to you is not yes and no. 19For 29the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us--by me and 30Silvanus and 31Timothy--was not yes and no, but is yes 32in Him. 20For 33as many as are the promises of God, 34in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is 35our Amen to the glory of God through us. 21Now He who 36establishes us with you in Christ and 37anointed us is God, 22who also 38sealed us and 39gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a 40pledge.
23But 41I call God as witness 42to my soul, that 43to spare you I did not come again to 44Corinth. 24Not that we 45lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are 46standing firm.
Notes
- 1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Rom 1:13 ↩
- 2. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Acts 19:23; 1 Cor 15:32 ↩
- 3. 2 Corinthians 1:8 I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor ↩
- 4. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Acts 16:6 ↩
- 5. 2 Corinthians 1:9 Lit but we ourselves ↩
- 6. 2 Corinthians 1:10 Rom 15:31 ↩
- 7. 2 Corinthians 1:10 One early ms reads on whom we have set our hope that He will also ↩
- 8. 2 Corinthians 1:10 1 Tim 4:10 ↩
- 9. 2 Corinthians 1:11 Rom 15:30; Phil 1:19; Philem 22 ↩
- 10. 2 Corinthians 1:11 2 Cor 4:15; 9:11f ↩
- 11. 2 Corinthians 1:12 Lit boasting ↩
- 12. 2 Corinthians 1:12 Acts 23:1; 1 Thess 2:10; Heb 13:18 ↩
- 13. 2 Corinthians 1:12 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
- 14. 2 Corinthians 1:12 1 Cor 1:17; James 3:15 ↩
- 15. 2 Corinthians 1:13 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
- 16. 2 Corinthians 1:14 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
- 17. 2 Corinthians 1:15 1 Cor 4:19 ↩
- 18. 2 Corinthians 1:15 Lit have a second grace ↩
- 19. 2 Corinthians 1:15 One early ms reads joy ↩
- 20. 2 Corinthians 1:15 Rom 1:11; 15:29 ↩
- 21. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Lit and ↩
- 22. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Acts 19:21; 1 Cor 16:5-7 ↩
- 23. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Lit through you into ↩
- 24. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Acts 19:21; Rom 15:26 ↩
- 25. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Acts 15:3; 1 Cor 16:6, 11 ↩
- 26. 2 Corinthians 1:17 2 Cor 10:2f; 11:18 ↩
- 27. 2 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:9 ↩
- 28. 2 Corinthians 1:18 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
- 29. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Matt 4:3; 16:16; 26:63 ↩
- 30. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Acts 15:22; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1; 1 Pet 5:12 ↩
- 31. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Acts 18:5; 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
- 32. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Heb 13:8 ↩
- 33. 2 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 15:8 ↩
- 34. 2 Corinthians 1:20 Heb 13:8 ↩
- 35. 2 Corinthians 1:20 1 Cor 14:16; Rev 3:14 ↩
- 36. 2 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
- 37. 2 Corinthians 1:21 1 John 2:20, 27 ↩
- 38. 2 Corinthians 1:22 John 3:33 ↩
- 39. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Rom 8:16; 2 Cor 5:5; Eph 1:14 ↩
- 40. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Or down payment ↩
- 41. 2 Corinthians 1:23 Rom 1:9; Gal 1:20 ↩
- 42. 2 Corinthians 1:23 Lit upon ↩
- 43. 2 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 4:21; 2 Cor 2:1, 3 ↩
- 44. 2 Corinthians 1:23 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
- 45. 2 Corinthians 1:24 2 Cor 4:5; 11:20; 1 Pet 5:3 ↩
- 46. 2 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 11:20; 1 Cor 15:1 ↩
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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