2 Corinthians 1:19 (ASV)

Passage

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay?

2 Corinthians 1:18 But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.

2 Corinthians 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.

2 Corinthians 1:20 For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.

2 Corinthians 1:21 Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "christ", "preached", "even", "silvanus", and "timothy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "But as God is faithful our word..." into verse 20's "For how many soever be the promises...", so "jesus" and "christ" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.