2 Corinthians 7 is the seventh chapter of the

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in the

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of the

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. It was written by

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and

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( 2 Corinthians 1:1) in

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in 55–56 CE. Verse 1 is often linked with the preceding chapter and may be part of a later interpolation. Verses 2 onwards continue from Paul's appeal to the Corinthian church in 2 Corinthians 6:11-13 for his authority to be accepted.

Text

The original text was written in

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. This chapter is divided into 16 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early

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containing the text of this chapter are: *

Papyrus 46 Papyrus 46, also known as ''P. Chester Beatty II'', is an early Greek New Testament manuscript written on papyrus, and is one of the manuscripts comprising the Chester Beatty Papyri. It is designated by the siglum in the Gregory-Aland numberi ...

(~AD 200) *

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(325–350) *

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (; Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), also called the Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the deuterocanonica ...

(330–360) *

Papyrus 117 Papyrus 117 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓117, is a copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. The surviving texts of 2 Corinthians are ver ...

(4th century; extant verses 6–8,9-11) *

Codex Alexandrinus The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, Royal MS 1. D. V-VIII) is a manuscript of the Greek Bible,The Greek Bible in this context refers to the Bible used by Greek-speaking Christians who lived in Egypt and elsewhere during the early ...

(400–440) *

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(~450) *

Codex Freerianus Codex Freerianus, designated by I or 016 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 1041 ( von Soden), also called the ''Washington Manuscript of the Pauline Epistles'', is a 5th-century manuscript in an uncial hand on vellum in Greek. It is named afte ...

(~450; extant verses 7–8,13–14) *

Codex Claromontanus Codex Claromontanus, symbolized by Dp, D2 or 06 (in the Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland, Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 1026 (Biblical manuscript#Von Soden, von Soden), is a Greek-Latin diglot uncial manuscript of the New Testament, written in an ...

(~550).

Verse 1

The

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and the

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, and biblical commentators Johann Bengel and

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, treat verse 1 as the conclusion of verses 11–18 in the previous chapter: : ''Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.'' Some versions read "brethren" for "beloved", including the Ethiopic version. Gill, J. (1746–48)
''John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible'', 2 Corinthians 7:1
/ref> Baptist theologian John Gill (1697-1771) states that in "these promises", God promises to walk in His temple, dwell in His churches, be their God, and they His people, be their Father, and they His "beloved" sons and daughters ().

Verse 2

:''Receive us: we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.'' A number of translations say "Make room in your hearts for us", although "in your hearts" is not part of the original text. This, according to St. John Chrysostom and others, repeats previous exhortations, "be enlarged or dilated in heart, that is, have a love, and true charity, and a zeal for us, and for the ministers of the gospel".

Verses 5-16

The themes of "affliction" and "comfort" introduced in chapter 1 and again in verse 4 here, are further developed in this passage.

Verse 6

:''But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus.'':

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, arriving in Macedonia, brings news that the issues concerning "the offender" who, in , "had his father’s wife", have now been resolved.

References

Sources

External links

* King James Bible - Wikisource
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