2 Corinthians 1:14 (DRB)

Passage

As also you have known us in part, that we are your glory: as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:12 For our glory is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.

2 Corinthians 1:13 For we write no other things to you than what you have read and known. And I hope that you shall know unto the end.

2 Corinthians 1:14 As also you have known us in part, that we are your glory: as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:15 And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you before, that you might have a second grace:

2 Corinthians 1:16 And to pass by you into Macedonia: and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "known", "part", "glory", "ours", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "known" and "part", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "For we write no other things to..." into verse 15's "And in this confidence I had a...", so "known" and "part" 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 "known" and "part" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.