2 CORINTHIANS 1:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;”
Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us — the Greek stērizō (make firm) is Paul's response to accusations of instability. Stability comes not from human resolve but from divine establishment (theos...ho stērizōn). The anointing (chrisas) recalls Old Testament consecration; Paul and the Corinthians are set apart by God.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 1:21
“Now He which establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; Who also sealed us, and gave us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.” Again, from the past He establishes the future. For if it is He that establishes us in Christ; (i.e., who suffers us not to be shaken from the faith which is in Christ;) and He that anointed us and gave the Spirit in our hearts, how shall He not give us the future things? For if He gave the principles and the foundations, and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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