(little; but remotely from a derivative of , meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostleἀπόστολος
apóstolos
a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)Χριστοῦ
Christós
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of JesusἸησοῦ
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelitesδιὰ
diá
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)θελήματος
thélēma
a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclinationθεοῦ
theós
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, veryκαὶ
kaí
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small wordsΤιμόθεος
Timótheos
dear to God; Timotheus, a Christianὁ
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ἀδελφὸς
adelphós
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )τῇ
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ἐκκλησίᾳ
ekklēsía
a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both)τοῦ
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)θεοῦ
theós
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, veryτῇ
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)οὔσῃ
eimí
I exist (used only when emphatic)ἐν
en
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.Κορίνθῳ,
Kórinthos
Corinthus, a city of Greeceσὺν
sýn
with or together (but much closer than or ), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.τοῖς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ἁγίοις
hágios
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)πᾶσιν
pâs
all, any, every, the wholeτοῖς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)οὖσιν
eimí
I exist (used only when emphatic)ἐν
en
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.ὅλῃ
hólos
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverbτῇ
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)Ἀχαΐᾳ·
Achaḯa
Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
2 Corinthians 1:1 · Greek NT (SBLGNT)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, and to all the saints (God’s people) throughout Achaia (southern Greece):
Why a second letter to Corinth at all? Chrysostom, preaching through this book verse by verse in fourth-century Antioch, opens by pointing out that Paul had promised in 1 Corinthians to visit soon, then didn't come - the Spirit held him elsewhere on more urgent business, and this letter partly explains and makes up for the delay. But the bigger reason is what had changed in the meantime: the man living with his father's wife, whom the Corinthians had tolerated and even taken pride in, had finally been disciplined and cut off by the church. The 'severe letter' had worked. So this second letter carries a different tone than the first - real warmth and relief mixed with the ongoing argument, because Paul is now writing to a church that, however imperfectly, actually listened to him. That's also why he opens not with rebuke but with an outpouring about God's comfort in affliction: he's just come through his own crisis in Asia, and he's addressing a church that has just come through a crisis of its own with him rather than against him.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, and to all the saints (God’s people) throughout Achaia (southern Greece):”
Why a second letter to Corinth at all? Chrysostom, preaching through this book verse by verse in fourth-century Antioch, opens by pointing out that Paul had promised in 1 Corinthians to visit soon, then didn't come - the Spirit held him elsewhere on more urgent business, and this letter partly explains and makes up for the delay. But the bigger reason is what had changed in the meantime: the man living with his father's wife, whom the Corinthians had tolerated and even taken pride in, had finally been disciplined and cut off by the church. The 'severe letter' had worked. So this second letter carries a different tone than the first - real warmth and relief mixed with the ongoing argument, because Paul is now writing to a church that, however imperfectly, actually listened to him. That's also why he opens not with rebuke but with an outpouring about God's comfort in affliction: he's just come through his own crisis in Asia, and he's addressing a church that has just come through a crisis of its own with him rather than against him.