2 Corinthians 1:24 (YLT)

Passage

not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:22 who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

2 Corinthians 1:23 And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth;

2 Corinthians 1:24 not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "lords", "over", "workers", "together", and "stand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "lords", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I for a witness on God...", giving immediate footing for "faith" and "lords". In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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