BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
Chapter One
THE PROBLEM OF ADVERSITY
(2 Corinthians 1:1-24)
IDEAS TO INVESTIGATE:
1.
Was this epistle addressed to any other than the Corinthians?
2.
What is affliction? What purpose does it serve?
3.
What is comfort? How does one know when he is receiving comfort?
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Salutation
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 1:1-2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will
of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at
Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia: 2 Grace
to you and peace from God our Father and the... [ Continue Reading ]
Butler's Comments
SECTION 1
Affliction (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our
brother.
To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are
in the whole of Achaia:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesu... [ Continue Reading ]
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Comfort in Affliction
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 1:3-11. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; 4 who comforteth
us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are
in any affliction, through the c... [ Continue Reading ]
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Paul's defense of His Conduct and Writing
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 1:12-14. For our glorying is this, the testimony of our
conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly
wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and
more abundantly... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Acrimony (2 Corinthians 1:12-24)
12 For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have
behaved in the world, and still more toward you, with holiness and
godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God. 13For
we write you nothing but wha... [ Continue Reading ]
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Explanation of His Deferred Visit
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 1:15-24. And in this confidence I was minded to come
first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit; 16 and by you to
pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of
you to be set forward on... [ Continue Reading ]