2 Corinthians 1:2 NIV,NKJV

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

The second letter to the Corinthians was evidently the outcome of the first. The apostle opened with the usual introduction, laying emphasis on his apostleship by the will of God, coupled with the salutation of grace. He wrote of a great trouble through which he had passed, and rejoiced in the comfort that had come to him, and, still more, in the ability to comfort others that had come to him from his experience. Speaking of God as the "God of comfort," he said that experience of divine... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 2 Corinthians 1:1-5

The God Who Is Enough 2 Corinthians 1:1-5 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God, in every need, is the God who is enough. His resources are sufficient for all, deficient for none. His supply is abundant. When Abraham stood, with raised knife, ready to slay his son, God said, "Hold thy hand." Turning, Abraham saw a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. The ram was offered instead of the son. Then Abraham said, "Jehovah Jireh," The Lord will provide. God was enough. In Philippians we read the assuring... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:2

‘Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.’ ‘Grace’ and ‘peace’ were the two terms used in greetings in Paul’s world, the former by Gentiles the latter by Jews. But Paul, while taking them over, transforms them and imbues them with new meaning. It is noteworthy that with him ‘grace’ always precedes ‘peace’, for peace results from God’s ‘freely shown, unmerited favour’. ‘Grace to you.’ Nothing can be more desirable than to have God looking on us and acting towards us... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

2 Corinthians 1:1-1 Kings : . Salutation and Introduction. 2 Corinthians 1:1 f. Timothy, whose approaching visit to Corinth had been announced in 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 16:11, is now again in Paul’ s company, and joins with him in salutation to all “ God’ s people in Greece” ( cf. 2 Corinthians 9:2). 2 Corinthians 1:3-1 Kings : . Thanksgiving for Divine comfort, leading (2 Corinthians 8) to a fuller account of his sufferings. Paul does not hesitate to speak of the Father as the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:2

This was the apostle’s common salutation, Romans 1:7. See Poole on "Romans 1:7". 1 Corinthians 1:3; where it is observable, that not the Father only, but the Lord Jesus Christ is invoked, and made the Author of grace, which is the free love of God, and of peace, which signifieth either reconciliation with God upon the free pardon of our sin, or union with men, and brotherly love amongst themselves. The heathens used to begin their epistles with wishing one another health and prosperity; but the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Corinthians 1:1-2

CRITICAL NOTES2 Corinthians 1:1. Timothy.—“Not later (see 1 Corinthians 4:17) and perhaps rather earlier than he wrote the First Epistle, Paul sent (Acts 19:22) Timothy to Macedonia, with instructions to go on to Corinth if he could, of which, however (1 Corinthians 16:10), Paul was uncertain. We now find Timothy with Paul in Macedonia. But Paul’s anxiety (2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 7:5) makes us quite certain that, before his own arrival in Macedonia and his meeting with Titus, Timothy... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

Tonight let's turn to 2 Corinthians, chapter 1.The church of Corinth had been a divided church. There was a lot of carnality, a lot of problems in their doctrines that prompted Paul's first epistle, which is a rather stern epistle, and was a corrective epistle seeking to correct a lot of the doctrinal errors that did exist, seeking to bring them from their carnality into a real spiritual walk. A mark of their carnality, one of the marks of their carnality, was the party spirit that existed. For... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

2 Corinthians 1:1 . Paul and Timothy our brother. It was proper that Timothy should be named, he having been specially sent to Corinth. With all the saints which are in Achaia; in which peninsula the christians were now multiplied. Corinth was then also the capital, and the seat of the Roman government, having a ready communication with the country. 2 Corinthians 1:2 . Grace be to you. This is much the same as in 1 Corinthians 1:3. Romans 1:7. These benedictions comprise the love of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Corinthians 1:1-2

2 Corinthians 1:1-2Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God.Paul to the CorinthiansNote--I. The blending of lowliness and authority in Paul’s designation of himself.1. He does not always bring his apostolical authority to mind at the beginning of his letters. In the loving letter to the Philippians he has no need to urge his authority. In Philemon friendship is uppermost.2. “By the will of God” is at once an assertion of Divine authority, a declaration of independence, and a lowly... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 1:2

2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Ver. 2. From God the Father ] The Father is the fountain, the Son the conduit, whereby all good things are derived to us. read more