Second Reading

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

This short passage from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians [...]

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Commentary on 2 Corinthians 3:12—4:2

This fascinating passage from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50

In today’s passage, Paul functions as the Corinthians’ teacher. He [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Christ’s bodily resurrection is not a stand-alone miracle. Rather, it [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Paul has often been viewed as the hero of (Protestant) [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

First Corinthians 13, probably best known as the Bible’s “Love [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

This week’s epistle lesson continues last week’s conversation, as the [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

When reading any part of 1 Corinthians—but especially chapters 12–13, [...]

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Commentary on Acts 8:14-17

The text before us records an interlude within the larger story of the gospel coming [...]

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Commentary on Ephesians 3:1-12

Here Paul grounds his apostolic vocation—including its hardships—in God’s glorious [...]