2 Corinthians 1:15-2:17 Interlinear

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*August 08, 2009
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   *D. 2 CORINTHIANS 1:15-2:17*

“*FAITHFULNESS TO THE WORD: PAUL'S EXAMPLE”*

*1. 1:15-22 GOD MAKES PAUL'S 'YES', AND 'AMEN'*

*a. 1:15-16 PAUL'S IMMEDIATE PLAN*

Kai TAUt*e* t*e* pe-poiTH*E*sei [4006] e-bouLOm*e*n [1014] PROte-ron pros
huMAS elTHEIN,

*And in this :confidence I intended to come first unto you,*

HIna deuTEran CHAran SCH*E*te;

*that you might have a second joy;*

kai di' huM*O*N di-elTHEIN eis Ma-ke-doNIan,

*16 and by you to pass into Macedonia,*

kai PAlin aPO Ma-ke-doNIas elTHEIN pros huMAS,

*and again from Macedonia to come unto you,*

kai huph' huM*O*N pro-pemphTH*E*nai [4311] eis t*e*n 'IouDAIan.

*and of you to be set forward unto :Judaea.*


 *b. 1:17 PAUL QUESTIONS HIS OWN INTEGRITY*

TOUto oun bouLOme-nos, M*E*ti Ara t*e* e-laphRIa [1644] ech-r*e*SAm*e*n
[5530]?

*When I therefore intended thus, did I show :fickleness?*

*e* ha bouLEUo-mai, kaTA SARka [4561] bouLEUo-mai,

*or the things I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh,*

HIna *e* par' eMOI to Nai nai kai to Ou ou?

*that with me the yea should be yea and the nay nay?*


 *c. 1:18 PAUL'S INTEGRITY: ROOTED IN GOD'S WORD*

pisTOS de ho TheOS

*But :God is faithful*

HOti ho LOgos h*e*M*O*N ho pros huMAS ouk EStin Nai kai Ou.

*that our :word :unto you is not yea and nay.*


 *d. 1:19 CHRIST: THE BASIS OF PAUL'S INTEGRITY*

ho tou TheOU gar huiOS, ChrisTOS 'I*e*SOUS,

*For the Son of :God, Jesus Christ,*

ho en huMIN di' h*e*M*O*N k*e*-ruchTHEIS [2784],

*who was preached among you through us,*

di eMOU kai Si-lou-aNOU kai Ti-moTHEou,

*through me and Silvanus and Timothy,*

ouk eGEne-to Nai kai Ou, alLA Nai en auT*O* GEgo-nen.

*was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.*


 *e. 1:20 CHRIST SUPERCEDES ALL OTHER OF GOD'S PROMISES*

HOsai gar e-pag-geLIai [1860] TheOU,

*For however many the promises of God,*

en auT*O* to Nai: di' ho kai di' auTOU to A-M*E*N.

*in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen,*

t*o* The*O* pros DOxan di' h*e*M*O*N.

*unto glory to :God through us.*


 *f. 1:21-22 GOD: ESTABLISHES AND SEALS THE APOSTLES*

ho de be-bai*O*N [950] h*e*MAS sun huMIN eis ChrisTON,

*Now who stablishes us with you unto Christ,*

kai CHRIsas [5548] h*e*MAS, TheOS;

*and anointed us, is God;*

ho kai sphra-giSAme-nos [4972] h*e*MAS,

*22 who also sealed us, *

kai dous ton ar-raB*O*na [728] tou PNEUma-tos en tais karDIais h*e*M*O*N.

*and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our :hearts.*


 *2. 1:23-2:4 PAUL'S DESIRE: TO COME IN JOY, NOT IN GRIEF*

*a. 1:23 REASON FOR PAUL'S DELAY*

E-G*O* de MARtu-ra [3144] ton TheON e-pi-kaLOUmai ePI t*e*n eM*E*N psuCH*E*N
[5590],

*But I call God for a witness upon my :soul,*

HOti pheiDOme-nos [5339] huM*O*N ouKEti *E*Lthon eis KOrin-thon.

*that to spare you I came not yet unto Corinth.*


 *b. 1:24 PAUL: FELLOW-LABORER IN FAITH*

ouch HOti ku-riEUo-men [2961] huM*O*N t*e*s PISte-*o*s,

*Not that we lord it over your :faith,*

alLA su-nerGOI [4904] es-men t*e*s chaRAS huM*O*N: t*e* gar PIStei hesT*E*ka-te
[2476].

*but are fellow-laborers of your :joy: for by :faith you stand fast.*


 *c. 2:1 PAUL'S DECISION*

EKri-na [2919] gar e-mauT*O* TOUto:

*For I determined this for myself:*

to m*e* PAlin en LUp*e* [3077] pros huMAS elTHEIN.

*not to come again to you with sorrow.*


 *d. 2:2 THE CORRECTED MAKE GLAD THE CORRECTER*

ei gar eG*O* luP*O* huMAS, kai tis ho euPHRAIn*o*n [2165] me

*For if I make you sorry, who then is he that makes me glad*

ei m*e* ho luPOUme-nos [3076] ex eMOU?

*but he that is made sorry by me?*


 *e. 2:3 PAUL'S CONVERTS: HIS SOURCE OF JOY*

kai Egra-psa TOUto auTO, HIna m*e*, elTH*O*N,

*And I wrote this very thing, lest, when I came,*

LUp*e*n sch*o* aph' h*o*n Edei me CHAIrein;

*I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice;*

pe-poiTH*O*S [3982] ePI PANtas huMAS, HOti h*e* eM*E* chaRA PANt*o*n huM*O*N
es-tin.

*trusting you all, that my :joy is that of you all.*


 *f. 2:4 SORROW: BASIS OF FORMER LETTER*

ek gar polL*E*S THLIpse-*o*s [2347] kai su-noCH*E*S [4928] karDIas

*For out of much tribulation and anguish of heart*

Egra-psa huMIN diA polL*O*N daKRU*o*n [1144]; ouch HIna lu-p*e*TH*E*te,

*I wrote you with many tears; not that you be made sorry,*

alLA t*e*n aGAp*e*n HIna GN*O*te h*e*n Ech*o* pe-ris-soTEr*o*s eis huMAS.

*but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.*


 *3. 2:5-11 FORGIVENESS: THE TEST OF OBEDIENCE AND LOVE*

*a. 2:5 THE DIRECTION OF SORROW*

Ei de tis leLUp*e*-ken, ouk eME leLUp*e*ken,

*But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorow, not to me,*

alLA aPO MErous (HIna m*e* e-pi-baR*O*) PANtas huMAS.

*but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.*


 *b. 2:6-7 THE NECESSITY OF COMFORT*

hi-kaNON t*o* toiOUt*o* h*e* e-pi-tiMIa [2009] HAUt*e* h*e* huPO t*o*n
pleiOn*o*n;

*Sufficient to the such is the punishment which was by the many;*

tou'nanTIon MALlon huMAS chaRIsas-thai [5483] kai pa-ra-kaLEsai [3870],

*7 so that contrariwise you should rather forgive and comfort,*

m*e* p*o*s t*e* pe-ris-soTEra LUp*e* ka-ta-poTH*E* [2666] ho toiOUtos.

*lest the such be swallowed up with overmuch :sorrow.*


 *c. 2:8 LOVE: NEEDS TO BE CONFIRMED TO SINNERS*

di' ho pa-ra-kaL*O* [3870] huMAS kuR*O*sai [2964] eis auTON aGAp*e*n.

*Wherefore I beseech you to confirm love toward him.*


 *d. 2:9 PROOF OF OBEDIENCE: BASED ON HIS FIRST LETTER*

eis TOUto gar kai Egra-psa, HIna gn*o* t*e*n do-kiM*E*N [1382] huM*O*N,

*For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you,*

ei eis PANta huP*E*koOI [5255] es-te.

*whether you are obedienct in all things.*


 *e. 2:10-11 SATAN AND FORGIVENESS*

h*o* de ti chaRIzes-the [5483], ka' 'G*O*:

*But to whom you forgive anything, I also:*

kai gar eG*O* ho keCHAris-mai, ei ti keCHAris-mai,

*for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything,*

di' huMAS en proS*O*p*o* [4383] ChrisTOU;

*it is **for your sakes in Christ's person;*

HIna m*e* ple-o-nek-t*e*TH*O*men [4122] huPO tou Sa-taNA:

*11 that no advantage be gained over us by :Satan:*

ou gar auTOU ta vo*E*ma-ta [3540] ag-noOUmen [50].

*for we are not ignorant of his :devices.*


 *4. 2:12-17 LIFE OR DEATH: THE RESULT OF GOSPEL MINISTRY*

*a. 2:12-13 OPEN DOORS: REQUIRE BACKING OF FELLOW-WORKERS*

ElTH*O*N de eis t*e*n Tr*o*Ada eis to eu-agGEli-on [2098] tou ChrisTOU,

*Now when I came to :Troas for the gospel of the Christ,*

kai THUras [2374] moi a-ne-*o*gMEn*e*s [455] en KuRI*o*,

*and a door was opened to me in the Lord,*

ouk ESch*e*-ka Ane-sin t*o* PNEUmaTI mou t*o* m*e* heuREIN me TIton ton
a-delPHON mou:

*13 I had no relief for my :spirit in not finding Titus my :brother:*

alLA a-po-taXAme-nos [657] auTOIS, eX*E*Lthon eis Ma-ke-doNIan.

*but taking leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.*


 *b. 2:14 THE TRIUMPH OF CHRIST*

T*o* de The*O* CHAris,

*But thanks to :God,*

t*o* PANto-te thri-amBEUon-ti [2358] h*e*MAS en t*o* ChrisT*O*,

*who always leads us in triumph in the Christ,*

kai t*e*n osM*E*N 3744] t*e*s GN*O*se-*o*s auTOU pha-neROUNti [5319] di' h*e
*M*O*N en panTI TOp*o*.

*and makes manifest through us the savor of his :knowledge in every place.*


 *c. 2:15-16a APOSTLES: SAVOR OF EITHER LIFE OR DEATH*

HOti ChrisTOU eu-*o*DIa [2175] esMEN t*o* The*O*,

*For we are a sweet savor of Christ to God,*

en tois s*o*-zoMEnois [4982], kai en tois a-po-luMEnois [622];

*in those being saved, and in those perishing;*

hois men osM*E* ek thaNAtou [2288] eis THAna-ton;

*16a to the one a savor from death unto death;*

hois de osM*E* ek z*o*-*E*S [2222] eis z*o*-*E*N.

*to the other a savor from life unto life.*


 *d. 2:16b QUESTION*

kai pros TAUta tis hi-kaNOS?

*And who is sufficient for these?*


 *e. 2:17 PAUL'S DEFENCE OF SELF*

ou gar es-men h*o*s hoi polLOI, ka-p*e*LEUon-tes [2585] ton LOgon tou TheOU:

*For we are not as the many, bartering the word of :God:*

all' h*o*s ex ei-li-kriNIas [1505], all' h*o*s ek TheOU kaTEnan-ti TheOU en
ChrisT*O* laLOUmen.

*but as of sincerity, but as of God in God's sight speak we in Christ.*




 *NOTE*: In this passage we see the *faithfulness* of the apostle Paul to
the Word of God! How different from the attitude of the world - and sadly-
ofttimes to that of professing believers! This attitude is pre-eminent with
Paul - for he sees Christ and His Word as being *one*! Therefore he is being
faithful to *Christ* when he is faithful to His Word. He sets this forth in
1:19.


 Notice: Paul saw himself and all *true* apostles as chosen, anointed,
sealed and given the *earnest* (ar-raB*O*na) of the Spirit. This latter is
as it were God's down-payment for His final purchased possession of us at
the time of the resurrection of our bodies. *This* is what the indwelling
Holy Spirit meant to Rees Howells. *This* is what He means to all those who
walk submissively and joyfully in Him down here prior to our Graduation!


 In 1:23-2:4 Paul reveals his heart when it was necessary to mete out
discipline! It is like parents having to corporally discipline their
children! Yet in true love God does that for us, and in true love parents
realize that they *must* do this for their own. The world rejects this!
Liberals reject it. But the mess the world is in today, especially our
Western Culture, reveals the tragedy when God and His Bible are rejected!
Again - if only intelligent people would look at the life-work of Ivan Panin
in Bible Numerics, and understand that the Bible is *not* the work of man,
but the work of *God* *through* man! This applies to every type of teaching
in the bible, including abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, governmental
socialism, etc., etc., etc.


 See how deep was Paul's anguish when having to mete out discipline! But see
here another aspect of discipline: Following the reception of discipline by
the erring one, such must *now* be forgiven and received back, *just
like*parents do with their kids. Note also - where fellow believers in
a church
discipline and then forgive, *so also* *does* the *apostle Paul*! This is so
important to see and understand. It is much like grandparents do for their
grandchildren, when the parents have done right in this regard. But apostles
and grandparents *must* stand by churches and parents during the time of
this sequence. One father had to deal with his kids' grandfather on his
wife's side. It was *very* painful. But it worked out a relationship with
all concerned that truly glorified God!


 2 Corinthians 2:10-11 for me is the key to this passage. For *if* the above
sequence is *not* followed through, then Satan has an advantage. See how Job
*had* to forgive his 3 friends *after* they repented! Job's restoration of
double what he had lost, did not take place until *he* had forgiven them!
Pause and consider this truth.


 And finally, in 2:14, we see the amazing positive outlook of the apostle
Paul in this and *all other* trials of faith! Through *every* trial, God *
always* leads us triumphantly through them in *Christ*! - See how he did
this for Joshua in the conquest and distribution of Canaan-land on behalf of
Israel! And - in these victories - sometimes for blessing and sometimes for
judgment - yet *always* there is an appropriate savor of death unto death,
or life unto life!


 Much in this passage merits time spent in *meditation* and a prayerful
outpouring of thanksgiving to God. J.A.W.



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