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2 Corinthians 1–7
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Commentary
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Reading Plan
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Monday
- Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 1:5
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
- Video: BibleProject - Book of 2 Corinthians Summary: A Complete Animated Overview
Tuesday
- Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 1:12
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-24
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-11
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:1-4
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:6
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:7
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:8
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:9
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:10
Wednesday
- Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 3:17
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-18
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:14-15
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 2:15-16
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 3:1-3
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 3:6
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 3:7-11
Thursday
- Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 4:17
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 4:13-15
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 4:16
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 4:17
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 4:18
Friday
- Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 5:6-7
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-21
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-2
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 5:1-5
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 5:6-7
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 5:10
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 5:11
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 5:21
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 6:1-2
Saturday
- Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 6:4
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:3-13
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 6:3-10
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 6:11-13
Sunday
- Verse of the Day: 2 Corinthians 7:10
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:1-16
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 7:1
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 7:2-3
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 7:4
- Commentary: 2 Corinthians 7:8-12
Joseph Smith Translation Variants
Explore Joseph Smith's inspired translation of the bible by comparing his changes to the King James Version of the New Testament. To learn more, see Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns.
2 Corinthians 2
KJV |
JST |
(4) For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. |
(4) For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly toward you. |
2 Corinthians 3
KJV |
JST |
(16) Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. |
(16) Nevertheless, when their heart shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. |
2 Corinthians 4
KJV |
JST |
(12) So then death worketh in us, but life in you. |
(12) So then itworketh death unto us, but life unto you. |
(15) For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. |
(15) For we bearall things for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. |
2 Corinthians 5
KJV |
JST |
(10) For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. |
(10) For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive a reward of the deeds done in the body, things according to what he hath done, whether |
(13) For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. |
(13) For we bear record that we are not beside ourselves. For whether we glory it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your sakes. |
(14) For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: |
(14) For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, thanare all dead. |
(16) Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. |
(16) Wherefore henceforth live we no more after the flesh: yea, though we once lived after the flesh, yet since we have known Christ. Now henceforth live we no more after the flesh. |
(17) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. |
(17) Therefore, if any man live in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. |
(18) And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; |
(18) And receivethall the things of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; |
(19) To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. |
(19) To wit that God is in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. |
2 Corinthians 6
KJV |
JST |
(1) We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. |
(1) We then, as workers together with Christ, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. |
Reading Resources
2 Corinthians 1–7
Lynne Hilton Wilson, "2 Corinthians 1-7," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.
Background to the Pauline Epistles:
- Frank F. Judd Jr., “The Epistles of the Apostle Paul: An Overview,” in New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 419-445.
- Eric D. Huntsman, “The Occasional Nature, Composition, and Structure of Paul’s Letters,” in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 190–207.
The Purpose of Trials
- Henry B. Eyring, “Try, Try, Try,” General Conference October 2018.
- Jeffrey R. Holland, “Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders Among You,” General Conference April 2016.
- Elder Evan A. Schmutz, “God Shall Wipe Away All Tears,” General Conference October 2016
- Quentin L. Cook, “Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time,” General Conference October 2008.
- Robert D. Hales, “Behold, We Count Them Happy Which Endure,” General Conference April 1998.
- Neal A. Maxwell, “Enduring Well,” Ensign April 1999.
- Dallin H. Oaks, “Adversity,” BYU Speeches January 1995.
- Truman G. Madsen, “Joseph Smith and Trials,” BYU Speeches August 1978
Reconciliation with God
- Gaye Strathearn, “‘Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified’: Paul’s Testimony of Christ,” in Jesus Christ: Son of God, Savior, ed. Paul H. Peterson, Gary L. Hatch, and Laura D. Card (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002), 334–357.
- Matthew O. Richardson, “We Have Now Received the Atonement,” in Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch, (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009), 30–45.
- Terence M. Vinson, “Reconciled to God,” Ensign, October 2014.
Godly Sorrow and Repentance
- D. Chad Richardson, “Forgiving Oneself,” Ensign, March 2007.
- Dallin H. Oaks, “Sin and Suffering,” BYU Speeches August 1990.
- J. Richard Clarke, “The Healing Power of Christ,” BYU Speeches March 1984.
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “You Can Do It Now!” General Conference October 2013.