He persuades and suffers (vi. 1-13).
Warning against being yoked with unbelievers (vi. 14-vii. 1).
(3) The Corinthian Church and Titus: vii. 2-ix. 15.—The visit of Titus to Corinth, the godly sorrow that followed (vii. 2-16).
The collection for the poor at Jerusalem, Macedonian generosity, praise of Titus (viii.).
Exhortation to a generosity like that of the Macedonians (ix.).
(4) A sorrowful expostulation: x.-xiii.—A warning to those who despise his authority (x.).
His rights and his sufferings for Christ (xi.).
Revelations given, but also a thorn in the flesh, the signs of an apostle, how he and Titus had dealt with the Corinthians (xii.).
He repeats that he will come to Corinth a third time, exhortation, benediction (xiii.).
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