OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

1

• Greetings (1, 2)

• Comfort from God in all tribulation (3-11)

• Change in Paul’s travel plans (12-24)

2

• Paul’s intention to bring joy (1-4)

• A sinner forgiven and reinstated (5-11)

• Paul in Troas and Macedonia (12, 13)

• The ministry, a triumphal procession (14-17)

  • Not peddlers of God’s word (17)

3

• Letters of recommendation (1-3)

• Ministers of the new covenant (4-6)

• New covenant’s superior glory (7-18)

4

• Light of the good news (1-6)

  • Unbelievers’ minds blinded (4)

• Treasure in earthen vessels (7-18)

5

• Putting on the heavenly dwelling (1-10)

• Ministry of reconciliation (11-21)

  • A new creation (17)

  • Ambassadors for Christ (20)

6

• God’s kindness not to be misused (1, 2)

• Paul’s ministry described (3-13)

• Do not become unevenly yoked (14-18)

7

• Cleanse ourselves of defilement (1)

• Paul’s joy over the Corinthians (2-4)

• Titus brings a good report (5-7)

• Godly sadness and repentance (8-16)

8

• Collection for Judean Christians (1-15)

• Titus to be sent to Corinth (16-24)

9

• Motivation for giving (1-15)

  • God loves a cheerful giver (7)

10

• Paul defends his ministry (1-18)

  • Our weapons not fleshly (4, 5)

11

• Paul and the superfine apostles (1-15)

• Paul’s hardships as an apostle (16-33)

12

• Paul’s visions (1-7a)

• Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” (7b-10)

• Not inferior to superfine apostles (11-13)

• Paul’s concern for the Corinthians (14-21)

13

• Final warnings and exhortations (1-14)

  • “Keep testing whether you are in the faith” (5)

  • Be readjusted; think in agreement (11)