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SUMMARY. Paul is joined by Timothy as he begins this epistle with greetings to the church in Corinth, and to all the brethren in Achaia (1-2). A feature common in Paul's epistles is to start with a few words of praise and/or thanksgiving, and in this epistle he includes both.
Leaders among Christians should work alongside their people to increase their joy. David Guzik commentary on 2 Corinthians 1, where Paul praises the God of all comfort in times of distress, and then defends his ministry.
In 2 Corinthians 1, Paul opens his letter by affirming God as the source of all comfort and sharing his personal experiences of affliction. He offers an explanation for his change of travel plans and assures the Corinthians of his integrity and sincerity.
What does 2 Corinthians chapter 1 mean? Second Corinthians is Paul's second biblical letter to the church he helped to establish in the Greek city of Corinth. Much has happened between him and the Corinthians since he wrote 1 Corinthians from the city of Ephesus about a year earlier.
He is the God of patience and of comfort (Romans 15:5), the God of glory (Acts 7:2), the God of hope (Romans 15:33), the God of peace (Romans 15:33), and the God of love and peace (2 Corinthians 13:11).
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE! Paul’s Letters to a Troubled Church: I and II Corinthians BOB UTLEY PROFESSOR OF HERMENEUTICS (BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION) STUDY GUIDE COMMENTARY SERIES NEW TESTAMENT, VOL. 6 BIBLE LESSONS INTERNATIONAL, MARSHALL, TEXAS 2002 (revised 2011)
I. The object of the apostle's thanksgiving, to whom he offers up blessing and praise, namely, the blessed God, who only is to be praised, whom he describes by several glorious and amiable titles. 1. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: ho Theos kai pateµr tou Kyriou heµmoµn Ieµsou Christou.
