2 Corinthians 13 Resources

2 CORINTHIANS 1 RESOURCES
Commentaries, Sermons, Illustrations, Devotionals


2 CORINTHIANS - PAUL'S MINISTRY IN THE LIGHT OF THE INDESCRIBABLE GIFT
Click chart to enlarge
Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission
Another Chart from Charles Swindoll
Overview of
Second Corinthians
2Co 1:1-7:16
Character
of Paul
2Co 8:1-9:15
Collection
for the Saints
2Co 10:1-12:21
Credentials
of Paul
Testimonial & Didactic Practical Apologetic
Past:
Misunderstanding & Explanation
Present:
Practical Project
Future:
Anxieties
Apostle's Conciliation, Ministry & Exhortations Apostle's Solicitation for Judean Saints Apostle's Vindication
of Himself
Forgiveness, Reconciliation
Gratitude
Confidence Vindication

Ephesus to Macedonia:
Change of Itinerary
Explained

Macedonia: Preparation for Visit to Corinth

To Corinth:
Certainty and Imminence
of the Visit

2Co 1:1-7:16

2Co 8:1-9:15

2Co 10:1-12:21

2Corinthians written ~ 56-57AD - see Chronological Table of Paul's Life and Ministry

Adapted & modified from Jensen's Survey of the New Testament (Highly Recommended Resource) & Wilkinson's Talk Thru the Bible


HENRY ALFORD - The New Testament for English Readers

HENRY ALFORD -  The Greek New Testament

MIKE ANDRUS SERMONS

About 180 pages of sermons on 2 Corinthians - recommended. The links below will access both the Audio and the Notes. The notes are excellent. 

PAUL APPLE COMMENTARY

WILLIAM BARCLAY COMMENTARY Daily Study Bible

D Edmond Hiebert - Uses author's own translation. Especially valuable for the historical background material presented. Good word studies and various illustrations. (from Hiebert's critique of Barclay on Peter's epistles - "Barclay holds that Christ's descent into Hades gave those who there heard Him a second chance.")

Comment: I appreciate Barclay's unique insights on Greek words, but clearly his teaching about a "second chance" is NOT sound doctrine! Be an Acts 17:11+ Berean with Barclay. See discussion of his orthodoxy especially the article "The Enigmatic William Barclay".

ALBERT BARNES COMMENTARY

RICHARD BAXTER - 280 page book!

JOSEPH BEET COMMENTARY

D Edmond Hiebert - A clear and full interpretation by a British Methodist scholar of the past century. Its doctrinal summaries are intended as a contribution to systematic theology.

BRIAN BELL SERMON NOTES

SAME MATERIAL - some duplication but does not include the older sermons above

JOHANN A BENGEL Gnomon of the New Testament

James Rosscup writes "This work (Gnomon), originally issued in 1742, has considerable comment on the Greek, flavoring the effort with judicious details about the spiritual life. It has much that helps, but has been surpassed by many other commentaries since its day." (Commentaries for Biblical Expositors: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works or Logos)

JOHANN BENGEL The Critical English Testament

C H Spurgeon -- "'A Critical New Testament, so compiled as to enable a reader, unacquainted with Greek, to ascertain the exact English force and meaning of the language of the New Testament, and to appreciate the latest results of modern criticism.' Such is the professed aim of this commentary, and the compilers have very fairly carried out their intentions. The whole of Bengel’s Gnomon is bodily transferred into the work, and as one hundred and twenty years have elapsed since the first issue of that book, it may be supposed that much has since been added to the wealth of Scripture exposition; the substance of this has been incorporated in brackets, so as to bring it down to the present advanced state of knowledge. We strongly advise the purchase of this book, as it is multum in parvo, and will well repay an attentive perusal. Tischendorf and Alford have contributed largely, with other German and English critics, to make this one of the most lucid and concise commentaries on the text and teachings of the New Testament" (Spurgeon, C. H. Lectures to my Students, Vol. 4: Commenting and Commentaries; Lectures Addressed to the students of the Pastors' College, Metropolitan Tabernacle)

J H BERNARD Expositor's Greek Testament

BIBLE.ORG RESOURCES Resources that Reference 2 Corinthians

BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR Joseph Exell, Editor

JIM BOMKAMP

BRIDGEWAY COMMENTARY - Donald Fleming

WICK BROOMALL - Wycliffe Bible Commentary

PERRY BROWN

JOHN CALVIN COMMENTARY

CAMBRIDGE BIBLE FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAMBRIDGE GREEK TESTAMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

RICH CATHERS SERMON NOTES

JOHN CHRYSOSTOM - homilies

CHURCH PULPIT COMMENTARY

ADAM CLARKE 2 CORINTHIANS COMMENTARY

Click brief critique of Clarke

GEORGE CLARK - People's Commentary - especially designed for pastors and Sunday Schools

THOMAS CONSTABLE - more modern commentary notes (as are Paul Apple, David Guzik, S Lewis Johnson, Rod Mattoon)

W A CRISWELL - sermons

RON DANIEL - SERMON NOTES

BOB DEFFINBAUGH SERMONS

JAMES DENNEY  The Expositor's Bible (1906) 

GER DE KONIG - See his short biography (Interesting commentary)

JOHN DUMMELOW - brief comments, older but well done work

WILLIAM EVANS

CHARLES ELLICOTT - EDITOR E H Plumptre author of this commentary

GARY EVERETT COMMENTARY

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH JACKSON - J LIGON DUNCAN, DEREK THOMAS, et al

A C GAEBELEIN

GENE GETZ - essential principles, short videos

  • 2 Corinthians 12:14-13:13; A Pastoral Passion: All spiritual leaders in God's churches should have one major goal--to help all believers become mature in Jesus Christ. Video 

JOHN GILL

DOUG GOINS SERMONS

GOT QUESTIONS

L M GRANT 

DAVE GUZIK COMMENTARY - modern commentary like Apple, Constable, S Lewis Johnson

JAMES HASTINGS

MATTHEW HENRY COMMENTARY

DAVID HOCKING - series of sermons

CHARLES HODGE COMMENTARY

Cyril Barber - First published in 1859. This doctrinal commentary demonstrates the importance of exegesis in proper, biblical exposition. Also reveals the many facets of the apostle Paul's ministry. (The Minister's Library - Volume 2)

F B HOLE - brief intro

DAVID HOLWICK - frequent use of illustrations

BRUCE HURT

INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL COMMENTARY - 2 Corinthians - A. A. Plummer

INTERVARSITY PRESS COMMENTARY - Linda Belleville

Cyril Barber - Belleville, Linda L. Second Corinthians. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995. A careful study of 2 Corinthians that contains many new insights. The author aims at elucidating the meaning of the text, and in this she succeeds. A popular resource. (The Minister's Library - Volume 2)

H A IRONSIDE

JAMIESON, FAUSSET, BROWN COMMENTARY

 Below are links to the unabridged version of JFB:

JOHN ANGEL JAMES, 1846

IRVING JENSEN

S LEWIS JOHNSON Sermons on 2 Corinthians:

WILLIAM KELLY -  Plymouth Brethren

STEVE KRELOFF preaches from the perspective of a Messianic believer

PAUL KRETZMANN - commentary, Lutheran expositor

COLIN KRUSE - 2 Corinthians - Tyndale New Testament Commentary

LANGE'S COMMENTARY C F Kling

D Edmond Hiebert - A voluminous conservative Lutheran exposition. The epistles are divided into convenient paragraphs, with the material under each section appearing in three parts, exegetical and critical, doctrinal and ethical, homiletical and practical. Contains much rich ore to be mined by those willing to dig into its closely printed pages.

LIFEWAY - sermons

LIGONIER MINISTRY - Devotionals

JOHN MACARTHUR SERMONS

Questions and Answers - John MacArthur

HENRY MAHAN SERMONS

J VERNON MCGEE 2 Corinthians Commentary - Zip File of Audios - complete book

F B MEYER - brief comments. 

HEINRICH MEYER Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament

MONERGISM 

G CAMPBELL MORGAN COMMENTARY

D Edmond Hiebert (these are actually comments on Morgan's related work - see the online Pdf copy =  "The Corinthian Letters of Paul. An Exposition of I and II Corinthians") - Carefully outlined pulpit expositions by a noted expository preacher. Reflects the fervent devotional approach of the preacher in dealing with the problems that plague the Church.

Commentary on 1-2 Corinthians 

Commentary by Chapter from Analyzed Bible - distinct from preceding commentary

ROBERT MORGAN SERMONS

HENRY MORRIS Defender's Study Bible - Excellent, conservative, literal study Bible notes from a leading creationist commentator.

NET BIBLE NOTES 2 Corinthians

PHIL NEWTON

WILLIAM NICHOLSON, 1862

HERMANN OLSHAUSEN A Commentary on Paul's First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians.

Cyril Barber - First published in 1855. This highly esteemed exegetical and expository work enlivens the sacred page and enriches the spiritual life of the reader. "Pays careful attention to the theological exposition, entering into the marrow of religious ideas, and introducing the student to the spirit and inward unity of the divine revelation" (Philip Schaff). (Click here for links to First Corinthians comments).

JOSEPH PARKER The People's Bible

J C PHILPOT - selected chapters and verses

MATT POSTIFF - SERMONS

  • 2 Corinthians 13:5-6 (doc)
  • 2 Corinthians 13:7-14 (doc)

OUR DAILY BREAD 2 CORINTHIANS DEVOTIONALS

PASTOR LIFE 2 CORINTHIANS SERMONS

PREACHER'S HOMILETICAL COMMENTARY

ARTHUR PEAKE - commentary

PETER PETT - commentary

A W PINK 

ALFRED PLUMMER A Critical and Exegetical Commentary

D Edmond Hiebert - Greek text Important introduction and a very thorough treatment of the Greek text, bringing out its finer shades of meaning. Essential for the careful student of the original text.

MATTHEW POOLE Commentary

RICHARD PRATT SERMONS

PULPIT COMMENTARY 

Hint: Click on expositions and scroll down for numerous additional homilies on individual passages.

REFORMATION STUDY BIBLE - Study notes

RICK RENNER

A. T. ROBERTSON Word Pictures - Greek word studies 2 Corinthians

DON ROBINSON Sermons on 2 Corinthians

PHILIP SCHAFF COMMENTARY

JOHN SCHULTZ - 62 page commentary in pdf - Link to his main page with commentaries on all 66 books

SERMON AUDIO - pdf transcripts - variable quality. Be a Berean. 

SERMON BIBLE COMMENTARY

CHARLES SIMEON Sermons on 2 Corinthians

CHUCK SMITH 2 CORINTHIANS

Commentary

PHILIP SMITH - Easy English

C. H. SPURGEON All Spurgeon's Sermons on 2 Corinthians

C H SPURGEON Expositional Notes on 2 Corinthians

RAY STEDMAN Commentary Expository Studies on 2 Corinthians Power Out of Weakness

Cyril Barber - Fully in keeping with all we have come to expect of this gifted expositor and wise pastor. Explains this epistle in easy-to understand terms. (The Minister's Library - Volume 2)

RAY STEDMAN - 2 Corinthians Daily Devotionals 

28: The Mark Of A True Servant 2 Corinthians 12:14-13:4
29: How To Examine Yourself 2 Corinthians 13:5-10
30: A Word Of Peace 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

SAM STORMS - sermons

JOHN SUTCLIFFE COMMENTARY

THEOLOGY OF WORK 2 CORINTHIANS

THIRD MILLENNIUM STUDY NOTES

GEOFF THOMAS SERMONS

TODAY IN THE WORD DEVOTIONALS MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE 

JOHN TRAPP - commentary

BOB UTLEY

MARVIN VINCENT New Testament Word Studies

GEORGE WHITEFIELD

DANIEL WHEDON commentary

STEVE ZEISLER SERMONS

SERMONS BY VERSE - older expositors

Announcement of His Purpose C. Lipscomb 2 Corinthians 13:1-4
Paul's Epistolary Farewell to the Corinthians D. Thomas, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:1-14
The Proof of Our Ministry C. H. Spurgeon. 2 Corinthians 13:3-5
Crucified Through Weakness R. Tuck 2 Corinthians 13:4
The Death and Resurrection of Christ Contrasted E. Hurndall 2 Corinthians 13:4
Weakness and Power J.R. Thomson 2 Corinthians 13:4
On Being in the Faith C. Williams. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Prove Yourselves J.R. Thomson 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination B. Gregory, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination J. Foster. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination J. Grant, M. A. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination C. H. Spurgeon. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination J. Burnet. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination W. L. Watkinson. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination Bishop Hacket. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination J. Burns, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination D. Fraser 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination R. Tuck 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Knowledge C. Wadsworth, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Testing E. Hurndall 2 Corinthians 13:5
The Professing Christian Tried A. Ross, M. A. 2 Corinthians 13:5
Who are the Reprobates? R. Tuck 2 Corinthians 13:5
Self-Examination Recommended; Supremacy of Divine Truth C. Lipscomb 2 Corinthians 13:5-10
Paul's Prayer for the Restoration of the Corinthians to Corporate Perfectness W. B. Pope, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:7-9
Christ's Truth Uninjurable D. Thomas, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:8
Invincible Truth J.R. Thomson 2 Corinthians 13:8
The Impotence of Man in Antagonism to the Truth Dean Vaughan. 2 Corinthians 13:8
The Impotence of Revolt Against the Truth W. J. Dawson. 2 Corinthians 13:8
Christian Perfection J. Vincy. 2 Corinthians 13:9
Christian Perfection B. Beddome, M. A. 2 Corinthians 13:9
Christian Perfection Homilist 2 Corinthians 13:9
Final Counsels R. Tuck 2 Corinthians 13:11
Live in Peace J.R. Thomson 2 Corinthians 13:11
The God of Love and Peace D. Fraser 2 Corinthians 13:11
A Beautiful Farewell E. Hurndall 2 Corinthians 13:11, 12
Christian Unity Bp. Horne. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Farewell W. Cadman, M. A. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Parting Tenderness C. Lipscomb 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Perfection C. A. Bartol. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Perfection J. Edwards, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Perfection and Comfort R. H. Story, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Perfection in Christ Mark Guy Pearse. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
The City of Peace T. Adams. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
The Highest Character and the Highest Companion D. Thomas, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Unity, Peace, and Blessedness C. V. Rensselaer, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Salutation J.R. Thomson 2 Corinthians 13:12, 13
Benediction J.R. Thomson 2 Corinthians 13:14
Communion Human and Divine Bp. Phillips Brooks. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Apostolic Benediction R. Hole, M. A. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Benediction E. Hurndall 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Benediction of the Church T. T. Lynch. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Christian Benediction R. Tuck 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Communion of the Holy Spirit A. G. Brown. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Divine Trinity F. W. Walters. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Threefold Benediction E. Hatch, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Trinity George B. Stevens, D. D. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Trinity a Practical Truth Bp. Huntington. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Trinity in Unity J. Natt, B. D. 2 Corinthians 13:14
The Triune Blessing H. G. Youard. 2 Corinthians 13:14
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