Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul's Anxiety Over the Corinthian Church
SUMMARY OF II CORINTHIANS 1: Salutations. Paul's Recent Danger in Asia.
His Conscientious Sincerity in Preaching the Gospel at Corinth. An
Answer to Those Who Criticized His Change of Plans in Coming. to
Corinth.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ. See PNT "1Co 1:1".
And Timothy [our] brother. Timothy had been sent to Corinth along
with the First Letter (1 Corinthians 4:17) and had now returned to Paul. As
he had so recently been on a special mission to Corinth, he joins in
the salutation.
With all the saints who are in all Achaia. That is, in the whole
of Greece, Achaia being the Roman name of the province. Corinth was the
Roman capital. Hence it seems that other churches already existed in
the province. We know of two, Cenchrea (Romans 16:1) and possibly
Athens (Acts 17:34).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 18:9
1 Corinthians 16:11
2 Corinthians 1:1
2 Corinthians 6:1
2 Corinthians 10:1
Philippians 1:1
Colossians 1:1
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