2 Corinthians 1:24

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 Living Translation (NLT)But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm.

Context of 2 Corinthians 1:24

22who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. 23Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.

2 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Notοὐou · noG3756
• for thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• we have dominionκυριεύωkurieuō · to lord overG2961
• over yourσύsu · youG4771
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• helpersσυνεργόςsunergos · co-workerG4904
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• ye standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:24

• Matthew 23:8But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.
• Matthew 24:49and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
• 1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?
• 2 Timothy 2:24And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,
• 1 Peter 5:3nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;
• 2 Corinthians 2:1But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow.
• Romans 1:12that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
• Philippians 1:25And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,
• 2 Corinthians 5:7For we walk by faith, not by sight.
• Romans 5:2through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Romans 11:20Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.
• 1 Corinthians 15:1Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
• Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may 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