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2 Corinthians 7 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 2 Corinthians 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
2 Corinthians 7 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| λυπέω | lypéō | G3076 | 6 | cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, sorrow |
| χαίρω | chaírō | G5463 | 4 | farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting |
| παρακαλέω | parakaléō | G3870 | 4 | beseech, call for, comfort, desire |
| Τίτος | Títos | G5103 | 3 | Titus |
| ἀδικέω | adikéō | G91 | 3 | hurt, injure, be an offender, be unjust |
| παράκλησις | paráklēsis | G3874 | 3 | comfort, consolation, exhortation, intreaty |
| οὐδείς | oudeís | G3762 | 4 | any, aught, man, neither any |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on 2 Corinthians 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This chapter begins with an exhortation to progressive holiness and a due regard to the ministers of the gospel, ver. 1-4. Then the apostle returns from a long digression to speak further of the affair concerning the incestuous person, and tells them what comfort he received in his distress about that matter, upon his meeting with Titus (ver. 5-7), and how re rejoiced in their repentance, with the evidences thereof, ver. 8-11. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 2 Corinthians 7:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Macedonia — 2 Cor 7:5
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