2 Corinthians 1 | |
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Book | Second Epistle to the Corinthians |
Category | Pauline epistles |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 8 |
2 Corinthians 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Timothy ( 2 Corinthians 1:1) in Macedonia in 55–56 CE. [1]
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 24 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Timothy's name is also associated with Paul's name in the Epistles to the Philippians, Colossians, both of those written to the Thessalonians, and in that to Philemon. [4]
Paul's preface to his letter begins in 2 Corinthians 1:3 with a thanksgiving to God the "father of mercies" ( Ancient Greek: ο πατηρ των οικτιρμων, ho pater tov oiktirmon), a Jewish term frequently used in prayer. [5] The plural ('mercies') generates a strong sense of God's many mercies alongside God's merciful nature; James uses a similar expression, ( Ancient Greek: ο πατηρ των φωτων ho pater tov photon, the father of lights), in James 1:17. [4]
Paul outlines his aborted plans to travel to Corinth on his way to Macedonia, return to Corinth and then travel to Judea. [6] The letter does not indicate where he is writing from, or would have been travelling from. Easton's Bible Dictionary suggests "it was probably written at Philippi, or, as some think, Thessalonica". [7]
Cross reference: Ephesians 1:13
2 Corinthians 1 | |
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Book | Second Epistle to the Corinthians |
Category | Pauline epistles |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 8 |
2 Corinthians 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Timothy ( 2 Corinthians 1:1) in Macedonia in 55–56 CE. [1]
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 24 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Timothy's name is also associated with Paul's name in the Epistles to the Philippians, Colossians, both of those written to the Thessalonians, and in that to Philemon. [4]
Paul's preface to his letter begins in 2 Corinthians 1:3 with a thanksgiving to God the "father of mercies" ( Ancient Greek: ο πατηρ των οικτιρμων, ho pater tov oiktirmon), a Jewish term frequently used in prayer. [5] The plural ('mercies') generates a strong sense of God's many mercies alongside God's merciful nature; James uses a similar expression, ( Ancient Greek: ο πατηρ των φωτων ho pater tov photon, the father of lights), in James 1:17. [4]
Paul outlines his aborted plans to travel to Corinth on his way to Macedonia, return to Corinth and then travel to Judea. [6] The letter does not indicate where he is writing from, or would have been travelling from. Easton's Bible Dictionary suggests "it was probably written at Philippi, or, as some think, Thessalonica". [7]
Cross reference: Ephesians 1:13