2 Corinthians 11:2
What is written? (ESV)
For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
What does it say?
I (Paul) feel a divine jealousy for you because I’m the one that betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
What is its immediate context?
Paul, while away from Corinth, is being marginalized by other men that Paul refers to as “super-apostles” (vs 5). They are criticizing what Paul spoke when he “preached God’s gospel” to them “free of charge” (vs 7 xref Acts 18:8-11). He is warning the Corinthians of these individuals’ inferiority in the knowledge of Christ and labels them as “false apostles” and “deceitful workmen” (vs 13).
How 2 Corinthians 11:2 is applied across Bible answers
Top 5: Images of the church?
Paul wed those at the church in Corinth to Christ as "pure virgins".
