2 Corinthians

April 06, 2023 – Thursday  2 Corinthians 1:3-4    NIV 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians…

July 21, 2022 – Thursday     2 Corinthians 12:7-10     NIV 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Comments – Part 2 To really understand what Paul is telling us…

July 20, 2022 – Wednesday     2 Corinthians 9:14     NIV 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Comments – Part 2 In a reply to my comments yesterday (may be found here) on the verse above, a reader wrote the following, My random thoughts, I have…

July 19, 2022 – Tuesday     2 Corinthians 9:14     NIV 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Comments  As powerful as the above verse is, it is even more so in context. Thus, here is some context, 12 This service that you perform is not…

July 18, 2022 – Monday     2 Corinthians 8:8-9     NIV 8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.  9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might…

July 15, 2022 – Friday     2 Corinthians 8:1     NIV 1 And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. Comments  This is going to be a bit of a surprise for many I think, the use of the word grace above. It is still God’s favor, His unmerited favor, but in a…

July 13, 2022 – Wednesday     2 Corinthians 6:1-2     NIV 1 As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 2 For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” *  I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. * from Isaiah 49:8 Comments  Is Paul saying you can receive God’s grace in…

July 12, 2022 – Tuesday    2 Corinthians 4:15     NIV 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Comments  While the focus today is on the grace that is reaching more and more people here are the two preceding verses for…

July 11, 2022 – Monday    2 Corinthians 1:12     NIV 12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace. 2 Corinthians…

February 23, 2022 – Wednesday     2 Corinthians 11:14-15    NIV             13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.  15 It is not surprising, then, if…

February 22, 2022 – Tuesday     2 Corinthians 6:14    NIV                   14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? Comment. …

February 21, 2022 – Monday     2 Corinthians 4:7    NIV                     7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. Comment.  On Friday’s Verse of…

February 18, 2022 – Friday     2 Corinthians 4:5-6     NIV                 5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.  6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made…