Paul's letters
2 Corinthians
Paul defends his ministry, speaks of weakness and comfort, and appeals for a collection for Jerusalem.
Paul wrote after Titus brought news from Corinth and he was in Macedonia (2 Corinthians 2:12–13; 7:5–7). It is Paul’s most personal letter.
Written at: Macedonia (2 Corinthians 2:13; 7:5; 9:2–4)
Kinds of writing
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Key verses
A new creation. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (World English Bible)
My grace is sufficient for you. He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (World English Bible)
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On the timeline
Paul writes 2 Corinthians from MacedoniaSaul escapes Damascus and visits Jerusalem
2 Corinthians quotes or alludes to the Old Testament 9 times (counted in the site’s Old in the New).
Dating notes
Conventional chronology. The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.