Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Corinthians+002   CHAPTER 2 (ESV) 5 Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. 6 For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, 7 so you should rather turn to forgive […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Corinthians+001   2 Corinthians Introduction Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth gives us a glimpse into his deeply personal and tumultuous relationship with this gathering of Jesus-followers. The letter we know as 2 Corinthians further reveals the triumphs and struggles that result when life in the present age meets […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+024   CHAPTER 24 (ESV) 1 Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” 2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army, who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+023   CHAPTER 23 (ESV) 1 Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel: 2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Samuel+022   CHAPTER 22 (ESV) 1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my […]