II Corinthians 10
II Corinthians 10:1-17: With 10:1 the reader encounters such an abrupt change of both subject and mood that it is difficult to understand chapters 10-13 as originally part of the same letter as chapters 1-9. (Peoples New Testament Commentary) The tone changes so abruptly here that it is difficult to imagine
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The Collection: On Paul’s final journey through the east – Greece and Asia Minor, Paul “collected a substantial sum of money as an offering from the Gentile churches to aid the Jewish Christian churches in Jerusalem and Judea” (People’s New Testament Commentary). Luke was silent about this offering in the account he
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II Corinthians 7:1: Paul’s comments about paying attention to the kinds of associations one makes with the surrounding culture end with this verse. To reiterate what I’ve already said, it is better, and more in keeping with Paul’s thought elsewhere, to think in terms of resisting elements of the surrounding culture that
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II Corinthians 5:1-10: These verses conclude the sustained meditation Paul began in 4:7. Paul introduces another image that mixes strength and weakness. What matters most in ministry are those things that cannot be seen – growth in love, for instance. Here Paul uses the image of the body as a tent and
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II Corinthians 3:1-18: At the end of the previous chapter, Paul has contrasted his ministry with those who simply peddle spirituality. He asserts that he has spoken as a person of sincerity, as a person sent from God, and as a person living in an on-going relationship with God.
The beginning here
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