2 Corinthians 1:6 ESV

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 1:6

Later in this letter we shall see that the Corinthian Christians lacked appreciation for the afflictions Paul had been enduring in his ministry for them. Some of them had even concluded that such experiences were not appropriate for one who was an apostle. They believed that by participating in them Paul’s apostleship was open to question. Therefore Paul began to deal with this unsympathetic attitude and the incorrect thinking behind it.Paul had endured sufferings for the "comfort and salvation... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

Introductory Section2 Corinthians 1:1-11. Salutation and ThanksgivingAfter the usual epistolary introduction, St. Paul makes pointed reference to a severe trouble he has lately endured, and gives thanks to God for deliverance from it.1. By the will of God] He asserts his divine call to office in presence of opposition: cp. 1 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:1, and contrast Philippians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1, in cases where his relations to the Church were happy. Saints] A common designation of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Corinthians 1:6

(6) And whether we be afflicted . . .—The better MSS. present some variations in the order of the clauses, some of them giving the words “and our hope of you is steadfast” after “which we also suffer” in this verse. The variation hardly affects the sense in any appreciable degree. That sense is that each stage of the Apostle’s experience, that of affliction no less than that of consolation, tended to make others sharers in the latter and not in the former.For your consolation and salvation.—The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 I. The Relation of Comfort to Trouble. When we deal with sorrow, not merely as a practical but as a personal fact, no general considerations suffice; speculation is powerless to assuage grief. We only know it is there, and we must either have it taken away or must be taught how to bear it; in other words, we feel the pain, and we long after either happiness or comfort. And of the two it is not happiness but comfort that God has appointed for us. With Christ,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 1:1-7

Chapter 1 SUFFERING AND CONSOLATION.2 Corinthians 1:1-7 (R.V)THE greeting with which St. Paul introduces his Epistles is much alike in them all, but it never becomes a mere formality, and ought not to pass unregarded as such. It describes, as a rule, the character in which he writes, and the character in which his correspondents are addressed. Here he is an apostle of Jesus Christ, divinely commissioned; and he addresses a Christian community at Corinth, including in it, for the purposes of his... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:1-7

Analysis and Annotations I. TRUE MINISTRY AS MANIFESTED IN THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF THE APOSTLE. Chapters 1-7 1. The Introduction CHAPTER 1:1-7 1. The Salutation. (2 Corinthians 1:1-2 ) 2. The Thanksgiving. (2 Corinthians 1:3-7 .) After the opening words of salutation, the Apostle blesses God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. The Apostle had many trials and testings, as well as much suffering, and in all these depressing... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:6

1:6 {4} And whether we be afflicted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation, which is {d} effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation.(4) He denies that either his afflictions with which he was often afflicted, or the consolations which he received of God, may justly be despised, seeing that the Corinthians both ought and might take great occasion to be strengthened and encouraged by either of... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

It is again with apostolic authority that Paul writes, the will of God, a predominant matter in the epistle. While Paul uses his authority in lowliness, yet he must assert God's authority in writing. Here, however, instead of Sosthenes, he links Timothy with him, a young man well known for his genuine care for souls, a true minister of God; and who had recently visited the Corinthians, possibly having carried Paul's First Epistle to them. While the assembly of God at Corinth is addressed, yet... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

THE APOSTLE ’S EXPLANATION Paul had left Ephesus where his first epistle had been written to this church, had crossed into Macedonia, and was now in Philippi (see Acts 19:23 to Acts 20:3 with 2 Corinthians 8:1 to 2 Corinthians 9:2 of this epistle.) The reception given his first letter had been generally favorable, but all had not submitted to his rebuke, and the adversaries who opposed his teachings before were more virulent than ever, now seeking to undermine his authority as an... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

"The God of All Comfort" 2 Corinthians 1:0 Paul had promised to go a second time to Corinth, but he did not go; so there were people in the Church who said that he was afraid to go, and that he would never come. Paul always wanted a great deal of room, and there were always some people who begrudged him the space which belonged to him by natural and Divine right. Some did not understand him; a few did not care for him; a sprinkling of people may be said to have been almost dead against him.... read more