Reading from November 23rd

Read 2 Corinthians 12.14-21
In 12.14-21: Fatherly love and anxiety.
In verse 14: Third time: The founding visit (Acts 18) was followed by the painful visit (2.1), which prompted this severe letter.
Writing from Macedonia, he is now ready to come a third time (13.1).
What is yours: he did not want their money.
The parent -child image extends through both letters (11.2; 1 Cor 4.14-15).
In verse 16: crafty explains his denials in 2.17 and 4.2.
In verses 17-18: The sending of Titus and the brother described in 8.16-24 appears to be in view.
Taking advantage could be applying pressure to participate in the collection.
In verse 19: His self-defense has occurred under oath.
Building up defines the purpose and the limits of Paul's use of authority (10.8).
In verse 20: Some of these vices of social disorder have been present for a long time (1 Cor 1-4).
In verse 21: Sexual sins have not figured prominently in 2 Corinthians, although they are included in the warnings of 6.14-7.1.
These fears may go back to the first letter (1 Cor 5, 7).
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