2 Corinthians.
Paul's ministry — its sufferings, its boasting in weakness, its defence against opponents.
Who wrote 2 Corinthians?
Paul.
Who was it written for?
The Corinthian church, after a painful exchange with Paul.
Structure
- Reconciliation (1–7)
- The collection for Jerusalem (8–9)
- Paul's "foolish boasting" (10–13)
Key verses
Why 2 Corinthians matters
2 Corinthians is the most personal of Paul's letters. He defends his apostleship not by claiming credentials but by listing his sufferings — shipwrecks, beatings, "the thorn in the flesh" (12:7). "We have this treasure in jars of clay" (4:7) is the book's image: divine glory carried in human fragility, on purpose, so the power is clearly God's and not the apostle's.
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