Chapter 1:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Corinthians Galatians
2 Corinthians 1
Concise Complete
The apostle blesses God for comfort in, and
deliverance out of troubles. (1-11) He professes his own and his
fellow-labourers' integrity. (12-14) Gives reasons for his not coming to them.
(15-24)
Verses 1-11
We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. The Lord is able to give peace to
the troubled conscience, and to calm the raging passions of the soul. These
blessings are given by him, as the Father of his redeemed family. It is our
Saviour who says, Let not your heart be troubled. All comforts come from God,
and our sweetest comforts are in him. He speaks peace to souls by granting the
free remission of sins; and he comforts them by the enlivening influences of the
Holy Spirit, and by the rich mercies of his grace. He is able to bind up the
broken-hearted, to heal the most painful wounds, and also to give hope and joy
under the heaviest sorrows. The favours God bestows on us, are not only to make
us cheerful, but also that we may be useful to others. He sends comforts enough
to support such as simply trust in and serve him. If we should be brought so low
as to despair even of life, yet we may then trust God, who can bring back even
from death. Their hope and trust were not in vain; nor shall any be ashamed who
trust in the Lord. Past experiences encourage faith and hope, and lay us under
obligation to trust in God for time to come. And it is our duty, not only to
help one another with prayer, but in praise and thanksgiving, and thereby to
make suitable returns for benefits received. Thus both trials and mercies will
end in good to ourselves and others.
Verses
12-14 Though, as a sinner, the apostle could only rejoice and glory in
Christ Jesus, yet, as a believer, he might rejoice and glory in being really
what he professed. Conscience witnesses concerning the steady course and tenor
of the life. Thereby we may judge ourselves, and not by this or by that single
act. Our conversation will be well ordered, when we live and act under such a
gracious principle in the heart. Having this, we may leave our characters in the
Lord's hands, but using proper means to clear them, when the credit of the
gospel, or our usefulness, calls for it.
Verses
15-24 The apostle clears himself from the charge of levity and inconstancy,
in not coming to Corinth. Good men should be careful to keep the reputation of
sincerity and constancy; they should not resolve, but on careful thought; and
they will not change unless for weighty reasons. Nothing can render God's
promises more certain: his giving them through Christ, assures us they are his
promises; as the wonders God wrought in the life, resurrection, and ascension of
his Son, confirm faith. The Holy Spirit makes Christians firm in the faith of
the gospel: the quickening of the Spirit is an earnest of everlasting life; and
the comforts of the Spirit are an earnest of everlasting joy. The apostle
desired to spare the blame he feared would be unavoidable, if he had gone to
Corinth before he learned what effect his former letter produced. Our strength
and ability are owing to faith; and our comfort and joy must flow from faith.
The holy tempers and gracious fruits which attend faith, secure from delusion in
so important a matter.
Chapter 1:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Corinthians Galatians
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
