2 Corinthians 1:21
Now the One who confirms us with you in Christ, and who has anointed us, is God.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
In Context
22And he has sealed us, and he has placed the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.
Cross References
Psalms 37:23Be attentive to my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
Psalms 87:5I am considered to be among those who will descend into the pit. I have become like a man without assistance,
Isaiah 9:7His reign will be increased, and there will be no end to his peace. He will sit upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to confirm and strengthen it, in judgment and justice, from now even unto eternity. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.
Isaiah 59:21This is my pact with them, says the Lord. My Spirit is within you, and my words, which I have put in your mouth, will not withdraw from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring’s offspring, says the Lord, from this moment, and even forever.
Isaiah 62:7and you should not grant silence to him, until he makes firm and establishes Jerusalem as a praise upon the earth.
Acts 10:38Jesus of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, traveled around doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil. For God was with him.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 1:16-24
Paul's Sincerity and Affliction. ( a. d. 57.) 15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judæa. 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? 18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.… Read the whole commentary →