Outline of 2 Corinthians

Act| Rom| 1Co| 2Co| Gal| Eph| Phi

The Second Epistle of Paul
to the
Corinthians

I. |Introduction—1:1-2:11A. |Greeting—1:1-2B. |The comfort of God—1:3-11

1. |Comforted to comfort—vv.|3-4

2. |Pressed down unto despair—vv.|5-11

C. |The apostles' boasting—1:12-14D. |Concerning the apostle's coming—1:15-2:11

1. |Being one with Christ—1:15-22

2. |The reasons for the delay—1:23-2:11

a. |To spare the Corinthians—1:23-24b. |Not to come in sorrow—2:1-11II. |The ministry of the new covenant—2:12-3:11A. |Its triumph and effect—2:12-17B. |Its function and competency—3:1-6C. |Its glory and superiority—3:7-11III. |The ministers of the new covenant—3:12-7:16A. |Constituted by and with the Lord as the life-giving and transforming Spirit—3:12-18B. |Conducting themselves for the shining of the gospel of Christ—4:1-6C. |Living a crucified life for the manifestation of the resurrection life by the power of the treasure in the earthen vessels—4:7-18D. |Longing to be clothed upon with the transfigured body—5:1-8E. |Making it their aim to please the Lord by living to Him—5:9-15F. |Commissioned with the ministry of reconciliation for the Lord's new creation—5:16-21G. |Working together with God by an all-fitting life—6:1-7:16

1. |The work of the reconciling ministry—6:1-2

2. |The adequate life of the reconciling ministry—6:3-13

3. |A frank exhortation of the reconciling ministry—6:14-7:1

4. |The intimate concern of the apostles' ministering life—7:2-16

IV. |The apostle's fellowship concerning the ministry to the needy saints—8:1-9:15A. |The grace from four parties—8:1-15B. |Exercising foresight for what is honorable—8:16-24C. |Giving as a blessing, not as covetousness—9:1-5D. |Sowing for reaping the fruits of righteousness—9:6-15V. |Paul's vindication of his apostolic authority—10:1-13:10A. |By the way of his warring—10:1-6B. |By the measure of God's rule—10:7-18C. |By his jealousy for Christ—11:1-15D. |By his compelled boasting—11:16-12:18