Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, New Living Translation It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, English Standard Version And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, Berean Standard Bible Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, Berean Literal Bible Now the One establishing us with you unto Christ, and having anointed us, is God, King James Bible Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; New King James Version Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, New American Standard Bible Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, NASB 1995 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, NASB 1977 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, Legacy Standard Bible Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, Amplified Bible Now it is God who establishes and confirms us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and who has anointed us [empowering us with the gifts of the Spirit]; Christian Standard Bible Now it is God who strengthens us together with you in Christ, and who has anointed us. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now it is God who strengthens us, with you, in Christ and has anointed us. American Standard Version Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; Contemporary English Version And so God makes it possible for you and us to stand firmly together with Christ. God is also the one who chose us English Revised Version Now he that stablisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; GOD'S WORD® Translation God establishes us, together with you, in a relationship with Christ. He has also anointed us. Good News Translation It is God himself who makes us, together with you, sure of our life in union with Christ; it is God himself who has set us apart, International Standard Version Now the one who makes us—and you as well—secure in union with the Messiah and has anointed us is God, Majority Standard Bible Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, NET Bible But it is God who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anointed us, New Heart English Bible Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; Webster's Bible Translation Now he who establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Weymouth New Testament But He who is making us as well as you stedfast through union with the Anointed One, and has anointed us, is God, World English Bible Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and anointed us, [is] God, Berean Literal Bible Now the One establishing us with you unto Christ, and having anointed us, is God, Young's Literal Translation and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, is God, Smith's Literal Translation And he making us firm with you in Christ, and having anointed us, is God; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and that hath anointed us, is God: Catholic Public Domain Version Now the One who confirms us with you in Christ, and who has anointed us, is God. New American Bible But the one who gives us security with you in Christ and who anointed us is God; New Revised Standard Version But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow it is God who has confirmed us with you in Christ, and who has anointed us; Aramaic Bible in Plain English But it is God who establishes us with you in The Messiah, he who has anointed us. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor he who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God, Godbey New Testament But the one confirming us along with you unto Christ, and having anointed us, is God. Haweis New Testament Now he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Mace New Testament now it is God who keeps you fix'd in the doctrine of Christ; who has appointed me, Weymouth New Testament But He who is making us as well as you stedfast through union with the Anointed One, and has anointed us, is God, Worrell New Testament Now He Who confirmeth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; Worsley New Testament but He that establisheth us as well as you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Change of Plans…20For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God. 21Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, 22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.… Cross References Ephesians 1:13-14 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, / who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory. 1 John 2:20 You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Romans 8:9-11 You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. / But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. / And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. / There are different ministries, but the same Lord. / There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. ... 1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Colossians 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, / equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, Ezekiel 36:26-27 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Jeremiah 31:33-34 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. Treasury of Scripture Now he which establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God; stablisheth. 2 Corinthians 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Psalm 37:23,24 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way… Psalm 87:5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her. anointed. Psalm 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Isaiah 59:21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever. Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Jump to Previous Anoint Anointed Christ Commissioned Confirming Establishes Establisheth Faith Firm Grace Makes Making Stablisheth Stand Stedfast Strong Together UnionJump to Next Anoint Anointed Christ Commissioned Confirming Establishes Establisheth Faith Firm Grace Makes Making Stablisheth Stand Stedfast Strong Together Union2 Corinthians 1 1. Paul salutes the Corinthians;3. he encourages them against troubles, 5. by the comforts and deliverances which God had given him, 8. so particularly in his late danger in Asia. 12. And calling both his own conscience and theirs, 15. he excuses his not coming to them, as proceeding not of lightness, 23. but of his care for them. Now it is God This phrase emphasizes the divine initiative and sovereignty in the life of believers. The Greek word for "God" here is "Theos," which signifies the supreme deity, the Creator, and Sustainer of all things. In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul is reminding the Corinthians that it is not by human effort or wisdom that they stand firm, but by God's power and purpose. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that God is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). who establishes both us and you in Christ He anointed us In Christ.--Literally, into Christ, as though the result of the "establishing" was an actual incorporation with Him. This seems a truer interpretation than that which paraphrases, "confirms us in believing on Christ." And hath anointed us.--Literally, and anointed, as referring to a definite moment in the life of the disciples. The verb follows naturally on the mention of Christ the Anointed One. The time referred to is that when, on baptism or the laying on of hands (Acts 8:17), they had received the first-fruits of the gift of the Spirit, as in Acts 2:38; Acts 8:17; Acts 10:44; Acts 19:6; the "unction from the Holy One" (1John 2:20; 1John 2:27). . . . Verse 21. - Now he that stablisheth us. They will have seen, then, that steadfastness not levity, immutability not vacillation, has been the subject of their teaching. Who is the Source of that steadfastness? God, who anointed us and confirmed us, and you with us, into unity with his Anointed. With you. We partake alike of this Christian steadfastness; to impugn mine is to nullify your own. In Christ; rather, into Christ, so as to be one with him. They are already "in Christo;" they would aim more and more to be established "in Christurn." Who anointed us. Every Christian is a king and priest to God, and has received an unction from the Holy One (1 John 2:20, 27).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Nowδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [it is] God Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. who Ὁ (Ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. establishes βεβαιῶν (bebaiōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 950: To confirm, ratify, secure, establish; pass: I guarantee. From bebaios; to stabilitate. [both] us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and σὺν (syn) Preposition Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. in εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Christ. Χριστὸν (Christon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. He anointed χρίσας (chrisas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5548: Probably akin to chraomai through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, i.e. to consecrate to an office or religious service. us, ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Links 2 Corinthians 1:21 NIV2 Corinthians 1:21 NLT 2 Corinthians 1:21 ESV 2 Corinthians 1:21 NASB 2 Corinthians 1:21 KJV 2 Corinthians 1:21 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 1:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 1:21 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 1:21 French Bible 2 Corinthians 1:21 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 1:21 Now he who establishes us with you (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |
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