Second Corinthians is Paul's defense of his apostleship against rivals who questioned his credentials, and in making it he opens his own ministry to view: the comfort of God in affliction, the surpassing glory of the new covenant, treasure in clay jars, the ministry of reconciliation, the appeal for generous giving to the saints in Jerusalem, and the thorn that taught him to rely on grace rather than strength.

Each volume in the MacArthur New Testament Commentary works verse by verse through the Greek text, explains the passage in its context, and presents its theology with precision, in the service of expository preaching rather than academic debate. The series is written for pastors preparing sermons, teachers preparing lessons, and any believer willing to study carefully, and it is the fruit of more than five decades of pulpit ministry at Grace Community Church.