The question Paul set before the ancient church in Corinth, do you not recognize that Jesus Christ is in and among you, remains a critical question for the church today. This commentary by Mark Seifrid seeks to hear Paul's message afresh and to communicate it to our own time, working through the letter's argument about weakness, suffering, and the power of God displayed in both.

Seifrid is known for his work on justification and on Paul's theology more broadly, and that background shapes his reading of the letter's central chapters. The Pillar series aims at a middle register: close enough to the text to serve the exegete, clear enough to serve the preacher, with Greek discussion kept to the notes. Well suited to anyone preaching through 2 Corinthians.