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 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 hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 23Moreover I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I have not as yet come to Corinth. Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye 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

• Notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• overκυριεύωkurieuō · to lord overG2961
• yourὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• areἐσμένesmen · we areG2070
• helpersσυνεργόςsunergos · co-workerG4904
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:24

• Matthew 23:8But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
• Matthew 24:49And shall begin to beat his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
• 1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Paul, and whoisApollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
• 2 Timothy 2:24And the servant of the Lord must not quarrel; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient,
• 1 Peter 5:3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock.
• 2 Corinthians 2:1But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
• Romans 1:12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
• Philippians 1:25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
• 2 Corinthians 5:7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
• Romans 5:2By 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; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
• 1 Corinthians 15:1Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye have received, and in which ye stand;
• Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, 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