2 Corinthians 1:18

Translations

Modern

But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

Traditional

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

Literal

But faithful is God, that our word to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

Latin

Fidelis autem Deus, quia sermo noster, qui fuit apud vos, non est in illo Est et Non.

Original

Greek

English

But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

Notes

2 Corinthians 1:18–20

But as surely as God is faithful: God is faithful, so we can trust him, His promises in Christ, and his work through the apostles.

2 Corinthians 1:18–22

Paul's enemies in Corinth had already attacked his character, calling him unreliable and deceitful (1:17). They then accused his entire message of being uncertain. In these verses, Paul responds to that accusation.

2 Corinthians 1:15–2:2

Paul had changed his travel plan. In 1 Corinthians 16:5, he hoped to visit Corinth after going through Macedonia. He had promised to visit Corinth earlier (perhaps in his “severe letter,” 2 Corinthians 7:8) on his way north. Now, he had to return to the original plan, and the earlier visit, which would have brought a double blessing, would not happen after all.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) God’s New Covenant

Related verses

1 Corinthians 1:9
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
Revelation 3:7
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
John 7:28
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
Revelation 3:14
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
John 8:26
“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
2 Corinthians 1:23
I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) First Letter to the Corinthians Second Letter to the Corinthians

Topics

Ministers: should Preach with Consistency Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul

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