2 Corinthians

Paul defends his ministry and writes on comfort in affliction.

13chapters

257verses

2 Corabbreviation

NTNew Testament

How 2 Corinthians begins

The first verses of 2 Corinthians 1 in the King James Version.

2 Cor 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
2 Cor 1:2
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1:3
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
2 Cor 1:4
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
2 Cor 1:5
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

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2 Corinthians is book 47 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 13 chapters and 257 verses in the public-domain text.