2 Corinthians related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: 1 Corinthians corrected many problems in the church; 2 Corinthians pours out Paul’s heart, defends his ministry, and celebrates their reconciliation.
• Next: Galatians defends the gospel of grace against a works-based distortion with similar fervor.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Exodus 34:29-35 - Moses’ shining, fading glory, contrasted with the surpassing glory of the new covenant (2 Corinthians 3).
  • Isaiah 53 - The sinless Servant made sin for us, behind the great exchange (2 Corinthians 5:21).
  • Jeremiah 9:24 - “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord,” quoted in Paul’s argument (2 Corinthians 10:17).

Cross-Testament Connections

Second Corinthians shows Christ as the substance of the new covenant:

• The surpassing glory: The new covenant fulfills and exceeds the glory of Moses (2 Corinthians 3:7-11; Exodus 34; Jeremiah 31:31-34).
• The great exchange: The sinless Christ made sin for us fulfills the suffering Servant who bore our iniquities (2 Corinthians 5:21; Isaiah 53:5-6).
• New creation: Being “in Christ” makes one a new creation, the beginning of the promised renewal (2 Corinthians 5:17; Isaiah 65:17; Galatians 6:15).
• Boasting in the Lord: Paul’s rule of boasting only in the Lord fulfills the prophets’ word (2 Corinthians 10:17; Jeremiah 9:23-24).