Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 2 Corinthians
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:1 JFB -> Commentary on 4:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:1 PNT -> Commentary on 4:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:1 TSK -> Commentary on 4:1 TSK -> Entry for 4:1 WEN -> Notes on 4:1 NTB -> Honesty; Minister, Christian; Righteous; Zeal, Religious PWP -> Devotional using 4:1 4:1 - [In Context] God, with his mercy, gave us this work to do. So we don't give up.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:2 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:2 JFB -> Commentary on 4:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:2 PNT -> Commentary on 4:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:2 TSK -> Commentary on 4:2 TSK -> Entry for 4:2 WEN -> Notes on 4:2 NTB -> Conscience; Deceit; Honesty; Hypocrisy; Integrity; Minister, Christian; Righteous; Truth; Word Of God; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Conscience; Deceit; Faithfulness; Ministers; Scriptures, The; Truth UTM -> Devotional using 4:2 PWP -> Devotional using 4:2 4:2 - [In Context] But we have turned away from secret and shameful ways. We don't use trickery, and we don't change the teaching of God. No! We teach the truth plainly. This is how we show people who we are. And this is how they can know in their hearts what kind of people we are before God.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:3 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:3 JFB -> Commentary on 4:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:3 PNT -> Commentary on 4:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:3 TSK -> Commentary on 4:3 TSK -> Entry for 4:3 WEN -> Notes on 4:3 NTB -> Blindness; Gospel; Minister, Christian TTT -> Blindness, Spiritual; Gospel, The PWP -> Devotional using 4:3 4:3 - [In Context] The Good News F16 that we tell people may be hidden. But it is hidden only to those people who are lost.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:4 JFB -> Commentary on 4:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:4 PNT -> Commentary on 4:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:4 TSK -> Commentary on 4:4 TSK -> Entry for 4:4 WEN -> Notes on 4:4 NTB -> Blindness; Character; God (continued); Gospel; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Minister, Christian; Satan TTT -> Blindness, Spiritual; Character of the Wicked; Devil, The; Gospel, The; Light; Titles and Names of the Devil; Unbelief EBD -> Faith; Satan SBD -> Satan PWP -> Devotional using 4:4 4:4 - [In Context] The ruler F17 of this world (the devil) has blinded the minds of people who don't believe. They cannot see the light (truth) of the Good News--the Good News about the glory of Christ. Christ is the One who is exactly like God.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:5 JFB -> Commentary on 4:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:5 PNT -> Commentary on 4:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:5 TSK -> Commentary on 4:5 TSK -> Entry for 4:5 WEN -> Notes on 4:5 NTB -> Love; Minister, Christian; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Ministers; Titles and Names of Ministers PWP -> Devotional using 4:5 TV -> Devotional using 4:5 TV -> Devotional using 4:5 TV -> Devotional using 4:5 4:5 - [In Context] We don't tell people about ourselves. But we tell people that Jesus Christ is Lord; and we tell people that we are your servants for Jesus.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:6 JFB -> Commentary on 4:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:6 PNT -> Commentary on 4:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:6 TSK -> Commentary on 4:6 TSK -> Entry for 4:6 WEN -> Notes on 4:6 NTB -> Blindness; Darkness; Glory; God; Gospel; Heart; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Light; Man; Minister, Christian; Regeneration; Treasure; Wisdom TTT -> Blindness, Spiritual; Creation; Glory of God, The; Gospel, The; Heart, The EBD -> Face; Faith; Sanctification PWP -> Devotional using 4:6 4:6 - [In Context] God once said, "The light will shine out of the darkness!" And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts. He gave us light by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:7 JFB -> Commentary on 4:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:7 PNT -> Commentary on 4:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:7 TSK -> Commentary on 4:7 TSK -> Entry for 4:7 WEN -> Notes on 4:7 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Man; Minister, Christian; Treasure TTT -> Ministers PWP -> Devotional using 4:7 TV -> Devotional using 4:7 TV -> Devotional using 4:7 TV -> Devotional using 4:7 4:7 - [In Context] We have this treasure {from God}. But we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that this great power is from God, not from us.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:8 JFB -> Commentary on 4:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:8 PNT -> Commentary on 4:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:8 TSK -> Commentary on 4:8 TSK -> Entry for 4:8 WEN -> Notes on 4:8 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Assurance; Faith; Minister, Christian; Persecution; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Afflictions Made Beneficial; Assurance; Despair; Ministers PWP -> Devotional using 4:8 4:8 - [In Context] We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We often don't know what to do, but we don't give up.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:9 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:9 JFB -> Commentary on 4:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:9 PNT -> Commentary on 4:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:9 TSK -> Commentary on 4:9 TSK -> Entry for 4:9 WEN -> Notes on 4:9 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Assurance; Faith; Minister, Christian; Persecution; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Afflictions Made Beneficial; Despair; Ministers; Persecution PWP -> Devotional using 4:9 4:9 - [In Context] We are persecuted, but God does not leave us. We are hurt sometimes, but we are not destroyed.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:10 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:10 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:10 JFB -> Commentary on 4:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:10 PNT -> Commentary on 4:10 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:10 SRN -> Study Notes on 4:10 TSK -> Commentary on 4:10 TSK -> Entry for 4:10 WEN -> Notes on 4:10 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Assurance; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Minister, Christian; Persecution; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Afflictions Made Beneficial UTM -> Devotional using 4:10 PWP -> Devotional using 4:10 4:10 - [In Context] We have the death of Jesus in our own bodies. We carry this death so that the life of Jesus can also be seen in our bodies (lives).
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:11 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:11 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:11 JFB -> Commentary on 4:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:11 PNT -> Commentary on 4:11 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:11 TSK -> Commentary on 4:11 TSK -> Entry for 4:11 WEN -> Notes on 4:11 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Persecution; Suffering; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Afflictions Made Beneficial PWP -> Devotional using 4:11 4:11 - [In Context] We are alive, but for Jesus we are always in danger of death. This happens to us so that the life of Jesus can be seen in our bodies that die.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:12 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:12 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:12 JFB -> Commentary on 4:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:12 PNT -> Commentary on 4:12 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:12 TSK -> Commentary on 4:12 TSK -> Entry for 4:12 WEN -> Notes on 4:12 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Persecution; Suffering; Zeal, Religious PWP -> Devotional using 4:12 4:12 - [In Context] So death is working in us, but life is working in you.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:13 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:13 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:13 JFB -> Commentary on 4:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:13 PNT -> Commentary on 4:13 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:13 TSK -> Commentary on 4:13 TSK -> Entry for 4:13 WEN -> Notes on 4:13 NTB -> Faith; Quotations And Allusions; Suffering; Testimony; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Faith PWP -> Devotional using 4:13 4:13 - [In Context] The Scriptures F18 say, "I believed, so I spoke." F19 Our faith is like that too. We believe, and so we speak.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:14 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:14 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:14 JFB -> Commentary on 4:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:14 PNT -> Commentary on 4:14 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:14 TSK -> Commentary on 4:14 TSK -> Entry for 4:14 WEN -> Notes on 4:14 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ (continued); Resurrection; Righteous; Suffering; Testimony; Zeal, Religious PWP -> Devotional using 4:14 4:14 - [In Context] God raised the Lord Jesus from death. And we know that God will also raise us with Jesus. God will bring us together with you, and we will stand before him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:15 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:15 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:15 JFB -> Commentary on 4:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:15 PNT -> Commentary on 4:15 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:15 SRN -> Study Notes on 4:15 TSK -> Commentary on 4:15 TSK -> Entry for 4:15 WEN -> Notes on 4:15 NTB -> God; God (continued); Righteous; Suffering; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Privileges of Saints PWP -> Devotional using 4:15 4:15 - [In Context] All these things are for you. And so the grace (kindness) of God is being given to more and more people. This will bring more and more thanks to God for his glory.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:16 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:16 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:16 JFB -> Commentary on 4:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:16 PNT -> Commentary on 4:16 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:16 TSK -> Commentary on 4:16 TSK -> Entry for 4:16 WEN -> Notes on 4:16 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Assurance; Faith; Man; Suffering; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Assurance; New Birth, The; Privileges of Saints; Reward of Saints, The EBD -> Afflictions; Heaven TV -> Devotional using 4:16 TV -> Devotional using 4:16 TV -> Devotional using 4:16 4:16 - [In Context] That is why we never become weak. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:17 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:17 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:17 JFB -> Commentary on 4:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:17 PNT -> Commentary on 4:17 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:17 TSK -> Commentary on 4:17 TSK -> Entry for 4:17 WEN -> Notes on 4:17 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Assurance; Faith; Glory; Righteous; Suffering; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Afflictions; Glory; Privileges of Saints; Reward of Saints, The; Weights EBD -> Afflictions; Heaven TV -> Devotional using 4:17 TV -> Devotional using 4:17 4:17 - [In Context] We have small troubles for a while now, but those troubles are helping us gain an eternal glory. That eternal glory is much greater than the troubles.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 4:18 DSN -> Synopsis on 4:18 GEB -> Study Notes on 4:18 JFB -> Commentary on 4:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 4:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 4:18 PNT -> Commentary on 4:18 RWP -> Study Notes on 4:18 TSK -> Commentary on 4:18 TSK -> Entry for 4:18 WEN -> Notes on 4:18 NTB -> Assurance; Faith; Suffering; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Reward of Saints, The EBD -> Afflictions; Heaven SPG -> Devotional using 4:18 TV -> Devotional using 4:18 TV -> Devotional using 4:18 TV -> Devotional using 4:18 4:18 - [In Context] So we think about the things we cannot see, not what we see. The things we see continue only a short time. And the things we cannot see will continue forever.
FOOTNOTES: F16: Good News, gospel   The news that God has made a way for people to have their sins forgiven and live with him forever. F17: The ruler   Literally, "The god." F18: Scriptures   Holy Writings--the Old Testament. F19: "I believed … spoke"   Quote from Ps. 116:10.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.