Second Epistle To The Corinthians

The Second Epistle to the Corinthians is a book of the New Testament.

It is sent by the apostle Paul to the church in Corinth.

It contains thirteen chapters.

Summary 1 Summary 2 Content 3 Bibliography 4 External links

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Chapter 1 contains greetings from Paul and a message of thanksgiving.

Chapter 2 provides personal advice to Titus.

Chapters 3-7 deal with the power of the gospel in the lives of saints and their leaders.

Chapters 8 and 9 recommend the Saints to give my heart to the poor.

Chapters 10 to 12 say the position of Paul as an apostle.

Chapter 13 calls to perfection.

Content

In the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians, Paul again refers to himself as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God and reassures the people of Corinth that his visit will not be another painful visit, but what it has to say, it does not cause pain, but to reassure them the love he has for them.

This letter is shorter compared to the first and a bit confusing if the reader is not aware of the social, religious and economic community. Paul felt that the situation in Corinth was more complicated and felt attacked.

Some people question his authority as an apostle and he compares the level of difficulty to other cities he visited, where he was welcomed as the Galatians. He is criticized for the way he speaks and writes and believes it is right to defend themselves with some of its important lessons.

He stressed the importance of forgiving others, and the new agreement that God has the Spirit of the living God (2 Cor. 3:3), and the importance of being a person of Christ and give generously to God's people in Jerusalem. The letter ends with his own experience of how God changed his life.

Bibliography

• Guy Bonneau, Paul and the Corinthians II: The second letter, al. Knowing the Bible, No. 36, Brussels, Editions Lumen Vitae, 2004, 80 p. ISBN 2-87324-243-4.

External Links

• (En) Text of the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians on Bible.catholique.org