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2 Coríntios 1

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1Paulo, apóstolo de Jesus Cristo, pela vontade de Deus, e o irmão Timóteo, para a igreja de Deus que está em Corinto, com todos os santos que estão em toda a Acaia.

2Graça e paz de Deus nosso Pai, e do Senhor Jesus Cristo.

3Bendito seja o Deus e Pai de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, o Pai das misericórdias, e o Deus de toda consolação,

4Que nos consola em toda aflição nossa, para que também possamos consolar aos que estiverem em alguma aflição, com a consolação com que nós mesmos por Deus somos consolados.

5Porque assim como os sofrimentos de Cristo são abundantes em nós, assim também por Cristo é abundante nossa consolação.

6Porém se nós somos afligidos, é para vossa consolação e salvação, que opera enquanto se suporta os mesmos sofrimentos que nós também sofremos; se estamos consolados, [também é] para vossa consolação e salvação

7E nossa esperança por vós é firme, sabendo que, como sois participantes dos sofrimentos, assim também [sois] da consolação.

8Porque, irmãos, não queremos que ignoreis nossa aflição que nos sobreveio na Ásia, em que fomos excessivamente oprimidos, mais do que podíamos suportar, de tal modo que já tínhamos perdido a esperança de sobrevivermos.

9Por isso já tínhamos em nós mesmos a sentença de morte, para que não confiássemos em nós mesmos, mas sim em Deus, que ressuscita aos mortos;

10O qual nos livrou de tamanha morte, e [ainda nos] livra; nele esperamos que também ainda [nos] livrará;

11Junto do vosso auxílio com oração por nós, a fim de que, pelo favor [concedido] a nós por causa de muitas pessoas, por muitos sejam dadas graças [a Deus] por nós.

12Porque nosso orgulho é este: o testemunho de nossa consciência, que com simplicidade e sinceridade de Deus, não com sabedoria carnal, mas com a graça de Deus, nós nos comportamos no mundo, e especialmente convosco.

13Porque nenhuma outra coisa vos escrevemos, a não ser as que já sabeis, ou também entendeis; e espero que as entendereis por completo.

14Assim como também já em parte tendes nos entendido, que somos vosso orgulho, como também vós sois o nosso [orgulho] no dia do Senhor Jesus.

15E com esta confiança eu quis primeiro vir até vós, para que tivésseis uma segunda graça;

16E por vós passar para a Macedônia; e da Macedônia vir outra vez até vós; e [depois] ser enviado por vós até a Judeia.

17Quando eu planejei isso, por acaso fiz de forma irresponsável? Ou o que eu planejo, planejo segundo a carne, para que eu diga sim e não [ao mesmo tempo] ?

18Porém [assim como] Deus é fiel, nossa palavra para vós não foi sim e não [ao mesmo tempo] .

19Porque o Filho de Deus, Jesus Cristo, o que por nós foi pregado entre vós, [isto é] , por mim, e Silvano, e Timóteo, não foi sim e não, mas nele foi o “sim”.

20Porque todas as promessas nele são “sim”, e nele [se diga] Amém, para glória de Deus por meio de nós.

21Mas o que nos confirma convosco, e o que nos ungiu, é Deus.

22O qual também nos selou, e [nos] deu o penhor do Espírito em nosso corações.

23Porém invoco a Deus por testemunha sobre minha alma, que para vos poupar, até agora não vim a Corinto.

24Não que sejamos senhores de vossa fé; porém somos cooperadores de vossa alegria. Porque pela fé estais firmes.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

Paul opens the letter praising God as the source of all comfort, recounting a severe trial he faced in Asia. He explains why he changed his travel plans, assuring the church that he does not act carelessly, but according to God's faithfulness.

Explanation

This second letter to the Corinthians carries a more personal and emotional tone than the first, written after conflicts and misunderstandings between Paul and the church. He begins by reaffirming an important pastoral principle: God comforts the afflicted, and that comfort received must be passed on to others who suffer — personal suffering, lived out in faith, becomes a tool for mutual help within the community. Paul also defends himself against accusations of inconsistency for postponing a visit, explaining that he did so to spare the church another painful encounter, not out of carelessness. Today's lesson is twofold: finding redemptive meaning in one's own suffering by using it to comfort others, and recognizing that changes of plan do not always signal a lack of commitment or integrity.

Fun facts

  • The 'trouble in Asia' mentioned by Paul (v.8), which led him to fear for his own life, likely refers to events that took place in Ephesus, a city where he faced fierce opposition, as recorded in Acts 19.
  • The title 'Father of mercies and God of all comfort' (v.3) is one of the most tender names given to God in all of Scripture, reflecting the pastoral and emotional emphasis that marks this letter.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 2 Coríntios 1:1This second letter to the Corinthians is Paul's most personal, written after a serious conflict with the church. He presents himself as an apostle chosen by God, alongside Timothy, addressing not only Corinth but the whole province of Achaia.
  2. 2 Coríntios 1:2Paul's standard greeting: “Grace” was the common Greek salutation, and “peace” the Hebrew one — he joins the two into a single wish for blessing from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  3. 2 Coríntios 1:3Paul begins with praise, not complaint, calling God “the Father of mercies” and “the God of all comfort” — already introducing the chapter's main theme: the comfort that comes from God in the midst of suffering.
  4. 2 Coríntios 1:4The comfort Paul receives from God doesn't stay with him alone: it equips him to comfort others going through similar hardships — suffering becomes a tool for caring for others.
  5. 2 Coríntios 1:5Paul links his own suffering to Christ's: the more he suffers for the gospel, the more he also experiences the comfort that comes through Christ — the two always run in the same proportion.
  6. 2 Coríntios 1:6He explains why he talks so much about his own suffering: it isn't a complaint, but so the Corinthians can also learn, by his example, to endure their own troubles with the same comfort.
  7. 2 Coríntios 1:7He closes this opening thought: since the Corinthians share in the same sufferings as Paul, he is confident they will also share in the same comfort — that's why his hope for them is unshaken.
  8. 2 Coríntios 1:8Paul finally reveals why he has talked so much about suffering: some serious persecution in the province of Asia (probably Ephesus) left him so distressed that he even despaired of life.
  9. 2 Coríntios 1:9Paul speaks of something very serious they went through in the province of Asia, bad enough that they thought they would die; he gives no details of exactly what happened, only uses the experience to say they learned to trust in God, “which raiseth the dead,” rather than in their own strength.
  10. 2 Coríntios 1:10He continues describing that same near-fatal experience in Asia: God delivered him from that deadly danger, and Paul expresses confidence that he will keep being delivered in the future.
  11. 2 Coríntios 1:11Paul asks the Corinthians themselves to pray for him, linking that prayer to the thanks many people will give to God when they see those requests answered.
  12. 2 Coríntios 1:12He appeals to his own clear conscience as proof of his integrity: he acted with sincerity, not with “fleshly wisdom,” in his dealings with the Corinthians — an argument that comes up again later when he defends himself further in the letter.
  13. 2 Coríntios 1:13Paul defends himself against an implied accusation: his letters hide no hidden agenda — what he writes is exactly what he means, with nothing between the lines.
  14. 2 Coríntios 1:14He acknowledges that the Corinthians already understand him in part, and hopes they will come to recognize that Paul is their reason to boast, just as they are his, on the day of the Lord.
  15. 2 Coríntios 1:15Paul explains a travel plan he had made earlier: to pass through Corinth twice, going to and returning from Macedonia, so the Corinthians might have “a second benefit” — a second visit of blessing.
  16. 2 Coríntios 1:16He details the original planned route: Corinth, then Macedonia, back to Corinth, and from there to Judea — an itinerary he ended up not keeping, which led to the accusation of fickleness he answers next.
  17. 2 Coríntios 1:17Paul defends himself for changing this travel plan, asking, almost with irony, whether that makes him someone who decides in a fickle or carnal way, saying yes and then no.
  18. 2 Coríntios 1:18He contrasts his own word with God's faithfulness: just as God is never inconsistent, Paul's word to the Corinthians was not a contradictory “yea and nay” either, even with the change of plans.
  19. 2 Coríntios 1:19He uses Jesus Christ as the ultimate proof that the message preached by Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy in Corinth was never ambiguous: in Christ there was only a constant “yea,” never a contradiction.
  20. 2 Coríntios 1:20Paul defends himself for changing his travel plan without cause, as if he were someone who says “yea” and then “nay.” He uses this to speak of Christ, in whom all of God's promises are a guaranteed “yea,” without that kind of inconsistency.
  21. 2 Coríntios 1:21After speaking of Christ as God's “yea,” Paul reminds them that the one who gives this faith its firmness — for both him and the Corinthians — and who anointed them is God Himself, not human merit.
  22. 2 Coríntios 1:22The words “sealed” and “earnest” were commercial terms of the time: sealing marked ownership and guaranteed a document, and an “earnest” (or down payment) was an advance guaranteeing full payment later. Paul says the Holy Spirit works the same way in a believer's life, as a guarantee of what is still to come in full.
  23. 2 Coríntios 1:23Paul finally explains the real reason he hadn't gone to Corinth as planned: it wasn't inconsistency, but the desire to spare the Corinthians a harsh visit, avoiding a direct confrontation at that moment.
  24. 2 Coríntios 1:24Paul explains why he still hadn't gone to Corinth in person: so as not to arrive for a harsh, confrontational visit. He makes clear that he doesn't want to “have dominion over” their faith, only to help, because each person's faith is their own responsibility.

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