2Cor 1:1 | PNT | STEP | Paul's Anxiety Over the Corinthian Church SUMMARY OF II CORINTHIANS 1: Salutations. Paul's Recent Danger in Asia. His Conscientious Sincerity in Preaching the Gospel at Corinth. An Answer to Those Who Criticized His Change of Plans in Coming. to Corinth. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ . See PNT . And Timothy [our] brother . Timothy had been sent to Corinth along with the First Letter ( ) and had now returned to Paul. As he had so recently been on a special mission to Corinth, he joins in the salutation. With all the saints who are in all Achaia . That is, in the whole of Greece, Achaia being the Roman name of the province. Corinth was the Roman capital. Hence it seems that other churches already existed in the province. We know of two, Cenchrea ( ) and possibly Athens ( ).

‏ 2 Corinthians 1:1

Paul's Anxiety Over the Corinthian Church SUMMARY OF II CORINTHIANS 1: Salutations. Paul's Recent Danger in Asia. His Conscientious Sincerity in Preaching the Gospel at Corinth. An Answer to Those Who Criticized His Change of Plans in Coming. to Corinth.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ.

See PNT 1Co 1:1.

And Timothy [our] brother. Timothy had been sent to Corinth along with the First Letter (1Co 4:17) and had now returned to Paul. As he had so recently been on a special mission to Corinth, he joins in the salutation.

With all the saints who are in all Achaia. That is, in the whole of Greece, Achaia being the Roman name of the province. Corinth was the Roman capital. Hence it seems that other churches already existed in the province. We know of two, Cenchrea (Ro 16:1) and possibly Athens (Ac 17:34).