2 Corinthians
New Testament · Pauline Epistles · 23 chapter studies
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- Intro 2 Corinthians - Overview Second Corinthians reveals how the Triune God restores wounded communion through comfort, repentance, generosity, and apostolic power shaped by the Cross.
- 1 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 - The God of All Comfort The Father comforts His people within affliction, joins their suffering to Christ, and turns received mercy into service, intercession, and thanksgiving.
- 1-2 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4 - Tears, Trust, and Pastoral Love Paul answers a crisis of trust by placing conscience under grace, human plans beneath God's Yes in Christ, and apostolic authority in the service of the Church's joy.
- 2 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 - Forgiveness After Discipline Paul commands the Church to complete truthful discipline with forgiveness, comfort, and visible love so that sorrow heals rather than consumes.
- 2 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 - The Fragrance of Christ God makes Christ known through a burdened apostle, teaching every servant to receive ministry as grace, bear Christ's fragrance faithfully, and speak under God's gaze.
- 3 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 - You Are Our Letter Paul teaches that the Church's transformed life is Christ's living letter, written by the Spirit, and that every true ministry receives its sufficiency from God.
- 3 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 - Unveiled Before the Lord Paul leads the Church from Moses' real but provisional glory to unveiled communion with Christ, where the Holy Spirit gives liberty and transforms the faithful from glory to glory.
- 4 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 - God Shines in the Face of Christ Paul teaches that mercy sustains truthful ministry, the powers of this age blind unbelieving minds, and God reveals His glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
- 4 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 - Treasure in Earthen Vessels Paul shows how God's power and the life of Jesus are revealed through fragile apostolic servants for the life of the Church, sustained by resurrection hope and an eternal weight...
- 5 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 - The Earthly Tent and the Judgment Seat Paul teaches that Christian hope is transformed embodiment, mortality swallowed by life, the Spirit given as God's pledge, and a present life aimed at pleasing Christ before His...
- 5-6 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 - Ambassadors of Reconciliation Paul shows that holy fear, Christ's compelling love, and God's reconciling work make the Church an ambassador of reconciliation in the present day of salvation.
- 6 2 Corinthians 6:3-13 - Open Hearts in the Day of Salvation Paul shows that true ministry is tested by endurance joined to holiness, truth, the Holy Spirit, and a heart that remains open under pressure.
- 6-7 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 - The Temple of the Living God Because God's people are His living temple, Paul calls the Church to refuse rival worship and cleanse the whole person in response to divine presence and promise.
- 7 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 - Godly Sorrow and Comfort Restored Paul distinguishes sorrow that collapses into death from sorrow that turns toward God, bears visible repentance, and restores truthful communion.
- 8 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 - They First Gave Themselves Paul shows that grace becomes self offering, willing generosity, completed mercy, and mutual sufficiency because Christ first gave Himself for us.
- 8-9 2 Corinthians 8:16-9:5 - Honorable Before God and People Paul shows that grace filled service becomes honorable through church recognized coworkers and advance preparation that protects freedom.
- 9 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 - Generosity Becomes Thanksgiving Paul shows how grace frees the heart to give, turns material relief into communion and thanksgiving, and returns every gift to God's saving generosity in Christ.
- 10 2 Corinthians 10:1-18 - Weapons Not of the Flesh Paul answers attacks on his ministry by the meekness of Christ, tearing down proud arguments rather than people, receiving a God given field of labor, and boasting only in the...
- 11 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 - Godly Jealousy and False Apostles Paul guards the Church's undivided fidelity to Christ and exposes spiritual authority that hides self interest beneath an appearance of righteousness.
- 11 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 - Boasting in Wounds Paul exposes consuming authority and reveals cruciform service through wounds, care for the churches, and a humble escape from Damascus.
- 12 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 - My Grace Is Sufficient for You Christ answers Paul's thorn not with immediate removal but with sufficient grace, teaching the Church that strength is made perfect in weakness and that boasting belongs in Christ...
- 12 2 Corinthians 12:11-21 - A Father's Fear for His Children Paul shows that apostolic authority seeks people rather than possessions, submits ministry to transparent accountability, and mourns unrepented sin for the sake of restoration.
- 13 2 Corinthians 13:1-14 - Examine Yourselves, Aim for Restoration Paul closes 2 Corinthians by turning the demand for proof into a call to self examination, restoration, peace, and life in the Holy Trinity.