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# 2 Corinthians 01 General Notes

#### Structure and formatting

The first paragraph reflects a common way to begin a letter in the ancient Near East.  

#### Special Concepts

##### Paul's integrity
People were criticizing Paul and saying he was not sincere. He refutes them by explaining his motives for what he was doing. 

##### Comfort
Comfort is a major theme of this chapter. The Holy Spirit comforts Christians. The Corinthians probably were afflicted and needed to be comforted.  

#### Important figures of speech in this chapter

##### Rhetorical question

Paul uses two rhetorical questions to defend himself against a charge of not being sincere. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) 

#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter

##### We
Paul uses the pronoun "we". This likely represents at least Timothy and himself. It may also include other people. 

##### Guarantee

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]])
 
## Links:

* __[2 Corinthians 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
* __[2 Corinthians intro](../front/intro.md)__

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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`#### Structure and formatting`
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Changes from Trainer 2018-01-12 18:34:04 +00:00			`The first paragraph reflects a common way to begin a letter in the ancient Near East.`
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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`#### Special Concepts`
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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`##### Paul's integrity`
Changes from Trainer 2018-01-12 18:34:04 +00:00			`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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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`##### Comfort`
Changes from Trainer 2018-01-12 18:34:04 +00:00			`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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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`#### Important figures of speech in this chapter`
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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`##### Rhetorical question`
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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter`
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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`##### We`
Changes from Trainer 2018-01-12 18:34:04 +00:00			`Paul uses the pronoun "we". This likely represents at least Timothy and himself. It may also include other people.`
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tN issue 1970 2018-07-30 15:13:57 +00:00			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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Delete duplicate MD hash marks 2019-01-31 22:33:39 +00:00			`## Links:`
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			`* __[2 Corinthians 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__`
			`* __[2 Corinthians intro](../front/intro.md)__`
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