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NASB | 2 Corinthians 2:1 But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 2:1 But I made up my mind not to grieve you with another painful visit. |
Bible Question:
What was the painful experience that Paul had that made it difficult for him to go to Corinth and send Titas? 1 and 2nd Corintians. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Eneilei, Here is a bit of information regarding the background and setting of 2 Corinthians that explains the 'painful experience' that Paul had with the Corinthians.. "Paul's association with the important commercial city of Corinth began on his second missionary journey (Acts 18:1-18), when he spent 18 months (Acts 18:11) ministering there. After leaving Corinth, Paul heard of immorality in the Corinthian church and wrote a letter (since lost) to confront that sin, referred to in 1 Cor. 5:9. During his ministry in Ephesus, he received further reports of trouble in the Corinthian church in the form of divisions among them (1 Cor. 1:11). In addition, the Corinthians wrote Paul a letter (1 Cor. 7:1) asking for clarification of some issues. Paul responded by writing the letter known as 1 Corinthians. Planning to remain at Ephesus a little longer (1 Cor. 16:8,9), Paul sent Timothy to Corinth (1 Cor. 4:17; 16:10,11). Disturbing news reached the apostle (possibly from Timothy) of further difficulties at Corinth, including the arrival of self-styled false apostles (2 Cor. 11:13). "To create the platform to teach their false gospel, they began by assaulting the character of Paul. They had to convince the people to turn from Paul to them if they were to succeed in preaching demon doctrine. Temporarily abandoning the work at Ephesus, Paul went immediately to Corinth. The visit (known as the "painful visit," 2:1) was not a successful one from Paul's perspective; someone in the Corinthian church (possibly one of the false apostles) even openly insulted him (2:5-8,10; 7:12). Saddened by the Corinthians' lack of loyalty to defend him, seeking to spare them further reproof (cf. 1:23), and perhaps hoping time would bring them to their senses, Paul returned to Ephesus. From Ephesus, Paul wrote what is known as the "severe letter" (2:4) and sent it with Titus to Corinth (7:5-16). Leaving Ephesus after the riot sparked by Demetrius (Acts 19:23-20:1), Paul went to Troas to meet Titus (2:12,13). But Paul was so anxious for news of how the Corinthians had responded to the "severe letter" that he could not minister there though the Lord had opened the door (2:12; cf. 7:5). So he left for Macedonia to look for Titus (2:13). To Paul's immense relief and joy, Titus met him with the news that the majority of the Corinthians had repented of their rebellion against Paul (7:7). Wise enough to know that some rebellious attitudes still smoldered under the surface, and could erupt again, Paul wrote (possibly from Philippi, cf. 11:9 with Phil. 4:15; also, some early manuscripts list Philippi as the place of writing) the Corinthians the letter called 2 Corinthians. In this letter, though the apostle expressed his relief and joy at their repentance (7:8-16), his main concern was to defend his apostleship (chaps. 1-7), exhort the Corinthians to resume preparations for the collection for the poor at Jerusalem (chaps. 8,9), and confront the false apostles head on (chaps. 10-13). He then went to Corinth, as he had written (12:14; 13:1,2). The Corinthians' participation in the Jerusalem offering (Rom. 15:26) implies that Paul's third visit to that church was successful." (1) Blessings to you, Makarios (1) Pages 1760-1761, The MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997. |
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Ema |