2 Corinthians 1:21

and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, [is] God,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20for as many as [are] promises of God, in him [are] the Yes, and in him the Amen, for glory to God through us;

22who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:23From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

Psalms 87:5And of Zion it is said: Each one was born in her, And He, the Most High, doth establish her.

Isaiah 9:7To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

Isaiah 59:21And I — this [is] My covenant with them, said Jehovah, My Spirit that [is] on thee, And My words that I have put in thy mouth, Depart not from thy mouth, And from the mouth of thy seed, And from the mouth of thy seed's seed, said Jehovah, From henceforth unto the age!

Isaiah 62:7And give not silence to Him, Till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem A praise in the earth.

Acts 10:38Jesus who [is] from Nazareth — how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, 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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