2 Corinthians 1:21

Now it is God who establisheth us, with you, in the Messiah, and hath anointed us,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

In Context

20For all the promises of God in him, the Messiah, are Yes; for which cause, we through him give our Amen, to the glory of God.

22and hath sealed us, and hath given the earnest of his Spirit in our hearts.

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Cross References

Acts 10:38concerning Jesus, who was of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power. And he it was, who went about and healed those that were suffering from evil, because 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 →

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