Tuesday, December 13, 2016
2 Corinthians 2 NIV
I. Apologetic: Paul's Explanation of His Conduct and Apostolic Ministry (chs. 1-7)
A. Greetings (1:1-2)
B.Thanksgiving for Divine Comfort in Affliction (1:3-11)C.The Integrity of Paul's Motives and Conduct (1:12;2:4)- D.Forgiving the Offending Party at Corinth (2:5-11)
- E.God's Direction in Ministry (2:12-17)
F.The Corinthian Believers -- a Letter from Christ (3:1-11)G.Seeing the Glory of God with Unveiled Faces (3:12;4:6)H.Treasure in Clay Jars (4:7-16a)I.The Prospect of Death and What It Means for the Christian (4:16b;5:10)J.The Ministry of Reconciliation (5:11;6:10)K.A Spiritual Father's Appeal to His Children (6:11;7:4)L.The Meeting with Titus (7:5-16)
2 Corinthians 2 NIV
1 So I made up my mind that I would not
make another painful visit to you.
2For if I grieve you, who is left to make me
glad but you whom I have grieved?
3 I wrote as I did, so that when I came I
would not be distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had
confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.
4 For I wrote you out of great distress
and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know
the depth of my love for you.
5 If anyone has caused grief, he has not
so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent—not to put it
too severely.
6 The punishment inflicted on him by the
majority is sufficient.
7 Now instead, you ought to forgive and
comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8 I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your
love for him.
9Another reason I wrote you was to see if you
would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
10 Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And
what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the
sight of Christ for your sake,
11 in order that Satan might not outwit us.
For we are not unaware of his schemes.
12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the
gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,
13 I still had no peace of mind, because I
did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to
Macedonia.
14 But thanks be to God, who always leads
us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma
of the knowledge of him everywhere.
15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma of
Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
16 To the one we are an aroma that brings
death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a
task?
17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for
profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those
sent from God.
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