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# 2 Corinthians 1 General Notes
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### Structure and formatting
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The first paragraph reflects a common way to begin a letter in the ancient Near East.
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### Special Concepts
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#### Paul's integrity
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People were criticizing Paul and saying he was not sincere. He refutes them by explaining his motives for what he was doing.
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#### Comfort
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Comfort is a major theme of this chapter. The Holy Spirit comforts Christians. The Corinthians probably were afflicted and needed to be comforted.
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### Important figures of speech in this chapter
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#### Rhetorical question
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Paul uses two rhetorical questions to defend himself against a charge of not being sincere. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
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#### We
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Paul uses the pronoun "we". This likely represents at least Timothy and himself. It may also include other people.
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#### Guarantee
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Paul says the Holy Spirit is the guarantee, which means pledge or down payment, of a Christian's eternal life. Christians are securely saved. But they will not experience all of God's given promises until after they die. The Holy Spirit is a personal guarantee that this will happen. This idea comes from a business term. A person gives some valuable item to another person as a "guarantee" that they will repay money. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]])
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## Links:
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* __[2 Corinthians 1:1 Notes](./01.md)__
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* __[2 Corinthians intro](../front/intro.md)__
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__| [>>](../02/intro.md)__
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