ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 1 v1a

BY THE WILL OF GOD. AMBROSIASTER: Freed from all anxiety about the Corinthians, Paul confidently declares that he is an apostle of the Lord. In the first letter he said that he was “called an apostle,” though he was not approved of by those who had been lured away from his teaching. In order to affirm that his apostleship has been ratified, he adds that he has been made an apostle by the will of God. He writes in association with Timothy, from whom he has heard the good news of the changes which have taken place at Corinth, and he associates the people there with believers in other churches, in order to confirm to them that they have made progress. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

PAUL, AN APOSTLE. PELAGIUS: People ask why it is that Paul puts his own name first, when the normal custom in letters is to put the name of the addressee at the beginning. The reason for this is that he is an apostle who is writing to those who are accountable to him. This is why he adopts the custom of secular judges, who do the same thing when they write to those over whom they exercise authority. Note too that he did not say “Paul and Timothy,” because they were not both apostles. But in writing to the Philippians Paul did say that, because it was not so necessary for him to stress his authority in that case. COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 1.

TIMOTHY. CHRYSOSTOM: In his first epistle, Paul said that he would send Timothy with the letter, but now he associates Timothy with him. Why is this? Evidently Timothy had already accomplished his mission and returned to be with Paul. Having been for some time in Asia, they had crossed into Macedonia, from which he wrote this letter. By associating Timothy with himself, Paul increased respect for him and displayed his own great humility, since Timothy was far less well known than Paul. But love brings all things together. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 1.2.

TIMOTHY AND TITUS. THEODORET OF CYR: Timothy and Titus were both sent to Corinth, but Paul did not mention Titus in the letter because he was the one who actually carried it there. COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 289.

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