Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 1:21
Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Corinthian church, defending his reliability as a messenger of God's promises against rival teachers who had shaken their confidence in him and in their own standing.
The words — βεβαιῶν (bebaiōn), "establishing, making firm," carries the sense of confirming something already in place so it cannot be shaken. The preposition σὺν (sun), "with," binds "us" and "you" into a single group rather than two separate ones.
The thread — The anointing that follows in the verse echoes 1 John 2:20 and 1 John 2:27, where the anointing from the Holy One is what enables believers to know the truth without outside instruction.
Why it lands — The verse removes the reader from the equation of their own security: God is the one who has made them firm in Christ, so the task is not to prove their standing but to accept that it has already been secured by Him.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
Cross-references
- 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
- 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- 1 John 2:20 You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- Romans 8:9 You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:5 And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.