2 Corinthians 1:20 (GNV)

Passage

For all the promises of God in him are Yea, and are in him Amen, vnto the glorie of God through vs.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:18 Yea, God is faithfull, that our worde towarde you was not Yea, and Nay.

2 Corinthians 1:19 For the Sonne of God Iesus Christ, who was preached among you by vs, that is, by me, and Siluanus, and Timotheus, was not Yea, and Nay: but in him it was Yea.

2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are Yea, and are in him Amen, vnto the glorie of God through vs.

2 Corinthians 1:21 And it is God which stablisheth vs with you in Christ, and hath anoynted vs.

2 Corinthians 1:22 Who hath also sealed vs, and hath giuen the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "promises", "amen", "vnto", "glorie", and "through". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "promises" and "amen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "For the Sonne of God Iesus Christ..." into verse 21's "And it is God which stablisheth vs...", so "promises" and "amen" 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 "promises" and "amen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.