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1	Reference	ID	Tags	Quote	Occurrence	Question	Response
2	1:1	krio				Who wrote this epistle?	Paul and Timothy wrote the epistle.
3	1:1	nkj4				To whom was the epistle written?	It was written to the church of God which was at Corinth and to all the saints in the entire region of Achaia.
4	1:3	zfqy				How does Paul describe God?	Paul describes God as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all comfort.
5	1:4	yoz4				Why does God comfort us in our affliction?	He comforts us so that we are able to comfort those who are in affliction, with the same comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
6	1:8-9	khhr				What trouble did Paul and his companions have in Asia?	They were burdened beyond what they could bear, so that they expected to die.
7	1:9	cz6y				For what reason was the sentence of death on Paul and his companions?	The sentence of death caused them to not put their trust in themselves, but instead to trust in God.
8	1:11	jd06				How did Paul say that the Corinthian church could help them?	Paul said the Corinthian church could help them by their prayer.
9	1:12	yux4				Of what did Paul say that he and his companions were proud?	They were proud of the testimony of their conscience, which is that they had conducted themselves in the world—and especially in dealing with the Corinthian church—with the holiness and sincerity that come from God, not according to earthly wisdom but by the grace of God.
10	1:14	ikct				What was Paul confident would happen on the day of our Lord Jesus?	He was confident that on that day Paul and his companions would be the reason for the pride of the Corinthian saints.
11	1:15	hzbm				How many times was Paul planning to visit the Corinthian saints?	He was planning to visit them two times.
12	1:22	t3mt				What is one reason that Christ gave us the Spirit in our hearts?	He gave the Spirit as a down payment or guarantee of what he would later give us.
13	1:23	ycfl				Why did Paul not come to Corinth?	He did not come to Corinth so that he might spare them.
14	1:24	ove4				What did Paul say he and Timothy were and were not doing with the Corinthian church?	Paul said they were not trying to control what their faith should be, but they were working with the Corinthian church for their joy.
15	2:1	tl9b				What circumstances was Paul trying to avoid by not coming to the Corinthian church?	Paul was avoiding coming to the Corinthian church in sorrow.
16	2:3	k6hk				Why did Paul write as he did in his previous epistle to the Corinthian church?	He wrote as he did so that when he came to them he might not be hurt by those who should have made him rejoice.
17	2:4	c81q				When Paul wrote to the Corinthians before, what was his state of mind?	He was in great tribulation and anguish of heart.
18	2:4	gclm				Why did Paul write this letter to the Corinthian church?	He wrote to them so that they would know the depth of the love that he had for them.
19	2:6-7	xw3l				What did Paul say the Corinthian saints should now do for the one they punished?	Paul said they should forgive and comfort that person.
20	2:7	jbk8				Why did Paul say the Corinthian saints should forgive and comfort the one they had punished?	This was so that the one they had punished would not be overwhelmed by too much sorrow.
21	2:9	acyb				What is another reason Paul wrote to the Corinthian church?	Paul wrote to them to test them and to find out whether they were obedient in everything.
22	2:11	rono				Why was it important for the Corinthian church to know that whoever they had forgiven was also forgiven by Paul and in the presence of Christ?	This was so that Satan would not trick them.
23	2:13	cosq				Why did Paul have no peace of mind when he went to the city of Troas?	He had no peace of mind because he couldn’t find his brother Titus in Troas.
24	2:14-15	h163				What did God do through Paul and his companions?	Through Paul and his companions God spread the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Christ everywhere.
25	2:17	x0a7				How did Paul say that he and his companions were different from many people who sold the word of God for profit?	Paul and his companions were different in that they spoke with purity of motives, as sent from God, speaking in Christ in the presence of God.
26	3:2	fzs6				What letter of recommendation did Paul and his companions have?	The saints at Corinth were their letter of recommendation, known and read by all people.
27	3:4-5	fwm9				What was the confidence that Paul and his companions had in God through Christ?	Their confidence was not in their own competence, but in the adequacy that God provided them.
28	3:6	q5yd				What was the basis of the new covenant of which God had qualified Paul and his companions to be servants?	The new covenant was based on the Spirit, who gives life, not the letter, which kills.
29	3:7	sbaz				Why could the people of Israel not look directly at Moses’ face?	They could not look directly at his face because of the glory of his face, a glory that was fading.
30	3:9	ov3q				Which will have more glory, the ministry of condemnation or the service of righteousness?	The ministry of righteousness abounds much more in glory.
31	3:14	t89r				How can Israel’s mind be opened and the veil removed from their hearts?	Only when Israel turns to the Lord Christ are their minds opened and the veil lifted away.
32	3:15	zb0n				What is the problem which remains today for the people of Israel whenever the old covenant of Moses is read?	Their problem is that their minds are closed and a veil lies over their hearts.
33	3:16	h66q				How can Israel’s mind be opened and the veil removed from their hearts?	Only when Israel turns to the Lord Christ are their minds opened and the veil lifted away.
34	3:17	islc				What is present with the Spirit of the Lord?	Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
35	3:18	el3x				Into what are all those who are seeing the glory of the Lord being transformed?	They are being transformed into the same glorious likeness from one degree of glory into another.
36	4:1	zdyl				Why did Paul and his companions not become discouraged?	They didn’t become discouraged because of the ministry they had and because they had received mercy.
37	4:2	agpr				What were the ways that Paul and his companions had renounced?	They had renounced the ways that are shameful and hidden. They didn’t live by craftiness and did not mishandle the word of God.
38	4:2	ksfp				How did Paul and those like him recommend themselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God?	They did this by presenting the truth.
39	4:3	wn02				To whom is the gospel veiled?	It is veiled to those who are perishing.
40	4:4	eo9q				Why is the gospel veiled to those who are perishing?	It is veiled because the god of this world has blinded their unbelieving minds so they are not able to see the light of the gospel.
41	4:5	up8p				What did Paul and his companions proclaim about Jesus and about themselves?	They proclaimed Christ Jesus as Lord and themselves as the servants of the Corinthian church for Jesus’ sake.
42	4:7	hiqn				Why did Paul and his companions have this treasure in jars of clay?	They had this treasure in jars of clay so that it would be clear that the exceedingly great power belongs to God and not to them.
43	4:10	x6tq				Why did Paul and his companions carry in their bodies the death of Jesus?	They carried the death of Jesus in their bodies so that the life of Jesus might also be shown in their bodies.
44	4:14	uaiv				Who will be raised and brought into the presence of him who raised the Lord Jesus?	Paul and his companions as well as the Corinthian saints will be brought into the presence of him who raised the Lord Jesus.
45	4:15	gi5u				What will happen as a result of grace spreading to many people?	As grace is spread to many people, thanksgiving will increase to the glory of God.
46	4:16	nnhv				Why did Paul and his companions have reason to become discouraged?	They had reason to become discouraged because, outwardly, they were decaying.
47	4:16-18	f2sj				Why did Paul and his companions not become discouraged?	They didn’t become discouraged because inwardly they were being renewed day by day. Also, their momentary, light affliction was preparing them for an eternal weight of glory that exceeds all measurement. Lastly, they were watching for unseen eternal things.
48	5:1	i3tr				What did Paul say we still have if our earthly dwelling is destroyed?	Paul said we have a building from God, a house not made by human hands, but an eternal house, in the heavens.
49	5:4	kz4m				Why did Paul say that we groan while we are in this tent?	Paul said this because while in this tent, we are burdened and want to be clothed so that what is mortal may be absorbed by life.
50	5:5	tqpu				What did God give to us as a pledge of what is to come?	God gave us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
51	5:8	lyor				Would Paul rather be in the body or at home with the Lord?	Paul said, “We would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
52	5:9	dei6				What was Paul’s goal?	Paul made it his goal to please the Lord.
53	5:10	jo62				Why did Paul make it his goal to please the Lord?	Paul made this his goal because we all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ to receive what is due for the things done in the body, whether for good or for bad.
54	5:11	xb3x				Why did Paul and his companions persuade people?	They persuaded people because they knew the fear of the Lord.
55	5:12	tyx7				Paul said they were not again recommending themselves to the Corinthian saints. What were they doing?	They were giving the Corinthian saints a reason to be proud of them, so that the Corinthian saints might have an answer for those who boasted about appearances but not about what was in the heart.
56	5:15	tm1r				Since Christ died for all, what should those who live do?	They should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised.
57	5:16	wb64				By what standards do the saints no longer judge anyone?	The saints no longer judge anyone by human standards
58	5:17	fjw3				What happens to anyone who is in Christ?	He is a new creation. The old things have passed away; new things have come.
59	5:19	epiw				When God through Christ reconciles people to himself, what does God do for them?	God doesn’t count their sinful stumblings against them, and he entrusts to them the message of reconciliation.
60	5:20	plr8				As appointed representatives of Christ, what is the plea of Paul and his companions to the Corinthians?	Their plea to the Corinthians is to be reconciled to God for the sake of Christ!
61	5:21	n2e0				Why did God make Christ become the sacrifice for our sin?	God did this so that in Christ we might become the righteousness of God.
62	6:1	j8xg				What did Paul and his companions beg the Corinthians not to do?	They begged the Corinthians not to receive the grace of God to no effect.
63	6:2	dczo				When is the favorable time? When is the day of salvation?	Now is the favorable time. Now is the day of salvation.
64	6:3	kyu3				Why did Paul and his companions not place a stumbling block in front of anyone?	They didn’t put a stumbling block in front of anyone, for they did not want their ministry to be blamed.
65	6:4	e2c5				What did the actions of Paul and his companions prove?	Their actions proved they were God’s servants.
66	6:4-5	q45m				What are some of the things that Paul and his companions endured?	They endured affliction, distress, hardship, beatings, imprisonments, riots, hard work, sleepless nights and hunger.
67	6:8	ik7g				Even though Paul and his companions were truthful, of what were they accused?	They were accused of being deceitful.
68	6:11	zq4x				What exchange does Paul wish to make with the Corinthians?	Paul said his heart was wide open to the Corinthians and, in fair exchange, Paul wanted the Corinthians saints to open their hearts wide to Paul and his companions.
69	6:13	hzou				What exchange does Paul wish to make with the Corinthians?	Paul said their heart was wide open to the Corinthians and in fair exchange Paul wanted the Corinthians saints to open their hearts wide to Paul and his companions.
70	6:14-16	x642				What reasons does Paul give as to why the Corinthian saints should not be tied together with unbelievers?	Paul gives the following reasons: What association does righteousness have with lawlessness? Does light have fellowship with darkness? Can Christ agree with Beliar? What share does a believer have together with an unbeliever? Can there be agreement between the temple of God and idols?.
71	6:17-18	u5ti				What does the Lord say he will do for those who will, “Come out from among them and be set apart, and touch no unclean thing…”?	The Lord says he will welcome them. He will be a Father to them and they will be his sons and daughters.
72	7:1	yeyh				Of what does Paul say we are supposed to cleanse ourselves?	We are supposed to cleanse ourselves of everything that makes us unclean in body and spirit.
73	7:2	ax17				What did Paul want the Corinthian saints to do for himself and his companions?	Paul wanted them to, “Make room for us!”
74	7:3-4	kc7w				What words of encouragement did Paul have for the Corinthian saints?	Paul told the Corinthian saints they were in his and his companion’s hearts, to die together and to live together. Paul also told them he had great confidence in them and was proud of them.
75	7:6-7	uwbv				What comfort did God give to Paul and his companions when they came to Macedonia and were troubled in every way – conflicts on the outside and fears on the inside?	God comforted them by the arrival of Titus, by the report of the comfort Titus had received from the Corinthian saints, and by the Corinthian’s great affection and their sorrow and deep concern for Paul.
76	7:8-9	esxj				What did Paul’s previous letter produce in the Corinthian saints?	The Corinthian saints experienced grief unto repentance in response to Paul’s previous letter.
77	7:9	ygq7				What did Godly sadness produce in the Corinthian saints?	Sadness brought about repentance in them.
78	7:12	m7z2				Why did Paul say he wrote his previous letter to the Corinthian saints?	Paul said he wrote so that the earnestness of the Corinthians saints for Paul and his companions should be made known to the Corinthian saints in the sight of God.
79	7:13	k2om				Why was Titus joyful?	He was joyful because his spirit was refreshed by all the Corinthian saints.
80	7:15	mitf				Why did Titus’ affection for the Corinthian saints grow even greater?	Titus’ affection for the Corinthian saints grew even greater as he remembered the obedience of all the Corinthian saints as they welcomed him with fear and trembling.
81	8:1	r2ai				What did Paul want the Corinthian brothers and sisters to know?	Paul wanted them to know about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia.
82	8:2	lrui				What did the churches of Macedonia do during a great test of affliction, and even though were extremely poor?	They produced great riches of generosity.
83	8:6	nvfq				What did Paul urge Titus to do?	Paul urged Titus to bring to completion this act of grace on the part of the Corinthian saints.
84	8:7	nsw3				In what else did the Corinthian believers abound?	They abounded in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in their love for Paul.
85	8:12	ek7v				What does Paul say is a good and acceptable thing?	Paul says it is a good and acceptable thing for the Corinthian saints to have a readiness to do that work.
86	8:13-14	ghbz				Does Paul want this task to be done so others may be relieved and the Corinthian saints may be burdened?	No. Paul said the Corinthians' abundance at that current time would supply what they (the other saints) needed, and so that their abundance might also supply the Corinthian saints' need, and so that there might be fairness.
87	8:16-17	oufl				What did Titus do after God put into his heart the same earnest care that Paul had for the Corinthian saints?	Titus accepted Paul’s appeal, and being very earnest about it, he came to the Corinthian saints of his own free will.
88	8:20	pf1h				What was Paul careful to avoid in his actions concerning this act of generosity?	Paul was careful to avoid giving anyone reason to complain about his actions.
89	8:24	vglq				What did Paul tell the Corinthian saints to do concerning the brothers that were sent to them by the other churches?	Paul told the Corinthian church to show them their love and to show them why Paul had boasted about the Corinthian church among the other churches.
90	9:1	o3wa				About what does Paul say it is not necessary to write to the Corinthian saints?	Paul says it isn’t necessary to write to them concerning the ministry for the saints.
91	9:3	bjar				Why did Paul send the brothers to Corinth?	He sent the brothers so that his boasting about the Corinthian saints might not be futile, and so that the Corinthian saints would be ready, as Paul said they would be.
92	9:4-5	tumg				Why did Paul think it necessary to urge the brothers to go to the Corinthian saints and make arrangements in advance for the gift the Corinthians had promised?	Paul thought is necessary so that Paul and his companions would not be put to shame in case any Macedonians came with Paul and found the Corinthians unprepared. Paul wanted the Corinthians to be ready with the gift as one freely offered and not because the Corinthians were forced to give it.
93	9:6	rbsa				What does Paul say is the point of their giving?	Paul says the point is this: “The one who sow sparingly will reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
94	9:7	clv5				How is each one to give?	Each one is to give as he has planned in his heart—not out of compelling obligation or so as to have sorrow when he gives.
95	9:10-11	n3di				What was the one who provides seed for the sower and bread for food going to do for the Corinthian saints?	That one was going to supply and multiply their seed for sowing and increase the harvest of their righteousness. They were going to be enriched in every way so they could be generous.
96	9:13	bh3f				How did the Corinthian saints glorify God?	They glorified God by the obedience of their confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of their gift.
97	9:14	b12z				Why did the other saints long for the Corinthian saints as they prayed for them?	They longed for them because of the exceedingly great grace of God that was upon the Corinthians.
98	10:2	v5cq				What did Paul beg of the Corinthian saints?	Paul begged of them that when he was present with them, he would not have to be bold with self-confidence.
99	10:2	v6f7				For what occasion did Paul think he would have to be bold with self-confidence?	Paul thought he would have to be bold with self-confidence when he opposed those who supposed that Paul and his companions were living according to the flesh.
100	10:4	v4sc				When Paul and his companions waged war, what kind of weapons did they not use?	Paul and his companions did not use fleshly weapons when they waged war.
101	10:4	f5m5				What did the weapons that Paul used have the power to do?	The weapons Paul used had divine power to destroy strongholds.
102	10:8	gvuy				For what reason did the Lord give Paul and his companions authority?	The Lord gave Paul and his companions authority so they could build up the Corinthian saints and not destroy them.
103	10:10	x852				What were some people saying about Paul and his letters?	Some were saying Paul’s letters were serious and powerful, but physically he was weak and his speech was not worth listening to.
104	10:11	o9m6				What did Paul say to those who thought he was much different in person than his letters indicated?	Paul said that what he said by letter when he was away would be the same as he would do when he was there with the Corinthians saints.
105	10:12	qkvy				What did those who praised themselves do to show they had no insight?	They showed they had no insight because they measured themselves by one another and compared themselves with each other.
106	10:13	gpyw				What were the limits of Paul’s boasting?	Paul said his boasting would stay in the area that God had assigned to them, even reaching as far as the Corinthians. Paul said they would not boast about the labor of others, about the work being done in another’s area.
107	10:15-16	afkv				What were the specific limits of Paul’s boasting?	Paul said their boasting would stay in the area that God had assigned to them, even reaching as far as the Corinthians. Paul said they would not boast about the labor of others, about the work being done in another’s area.
108	10:18	vgxf				Who is the one who is approved?	The one who is approved is the one the Lord commends.
109	11:2	qdgp				Why did Paul have a godly jealousy for the Corinthian saints?	He was jealous for them because he had promised them in marriage to one husband, to present them as pure virgins for Christ.
110	11:3	boci				What was Paul afraid of concerning the Corinthian saints?	Paul was afraid their thoughts might be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
111	11:4	dh9x				What did the Corinthian saints tolerate?	They tolerated someone coming and proclaiming another Jesus, a different gospel than the one Paul and his companions preached.
112	11:7	xbyg				How did Paul preach the gospel to the Corinthians?	Paul preached the gospel freely to the Corinthians.
113	11:8	zb8y				How did Paul “rob” other churches?	He “robbed” them by accepting support from them so he could serve the Corinthians.
114	11:13	temx				How does Paul describe those who wish to be found equal to Paul and his companions in the things about which they boast?	Paul describes such people as false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
115	11:14	mzrh				How does Satan disguise himself?	He disquises himself as an angel of light.
116	11:16	s9lm				Why did Paul ask the Corinthian saints to receive him like a fool?	Paul asked them to receive him like a fool so he could boast a little.
117	11:19-20	go6f				With whom did Paul say the Corinthian saints gladly put up?	Paul said they gladly put up with the foolish, with someone who enslaved them, with someone who caused divisions among them, with someone who took advantage of them, with one who put on airs, or one who slapped them in the face.
118	11:22-23	y0t3				What are Paul's boasts comparing himself to those who wish to be found equal with Paul in what they boasted about?	Paul boasted that he was a Hebrew, an Israelite and a descendant of Abraham just like those who claimed to be equal to Paul. Paul said he was more a servant of Christ than they were–in even more hard work, in far more prisons, in beatings beyond measure, in facing many dangers of death.
119	11:24-26	r6hw				What were some of the specific dangers Paul endured?	Paul received five times the “40 lashes minus one” from the Jews. Three times he was beaten with rods. Once he was stoned. Three times he was shipwrecked. He spent a night and a day in the open sea. He was in danger from rivers, from robbers, from his own people, from the Gentiles. He was in danger in the city, in the wilderness, in the sea and in danger from false brothers.
120	11:29	sbcz				According to Paul, what caused him to burn within?	One causing another to fall into sin made Paul burn within.
121	11:30	s4tr				What did Paul say he would boast about, if he had to boast?	Paul said he would boast about what showed his weaknesses.
122	11:32	xdhi				What danger afflicted Paul at Damascus?	The governor of Damascus guarded the city to arrest Paul.
123	12:1	c7ux				About what did Paul say he would now boast?	Paul said he would go on to boast about visions and revelations from the Lord.
124	12:2	pc03				What happened to the man in Christ 14 years ago?	He was caught up into the third heaven.
125	12:6	j4ow				Why does Paul say it would not be foolish if he boasted?	Paul said it would not be foolish for him to boast because he would be speaking the truth.
126	12:7	qkhc				What happened to Paul to keep him from becoming puffed up?	Paul was given a thorn in the flesh, a messenger from Satan to harass him.
127	12:9	qb1l				What did the Lord tell Paul after Paul asked the Lord to remove his thorn in the flesh?	The Lord told Paul, “My grace is enough for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.”
128	12:9	aey9				Why did Paul say it was preferable to boast about his weakness?	Paul said it was preferable so that the power of Christ might reside in him.
129	12:12	s3fj				What was performed among the Corinthians with all patience?	Signs wonders and mighty deeds, the true signs of an apostle, were performed among them with all patience.
130	12:14	wcan				Why did Paul tell the Corinthians he would not be a burden to them?	Paul told them this to show them that he did not want what was theirs. He wanted them.
131	12:15	gfv8				What did Paul say he would most gladly do for the Corinthian saints?	Paul said he would most gladly spend and be spent for their souls.
132	12:19	xz62				For what purpose did Paul say all these things to the Corinthian saints?	Paul said all these things to build up the Corinthian saints.
133	12:20	ihut				What was Paul afraid he might find when he went back to the Corinthian saints?	Paul was afraid that among them he would find arguments, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, gossip, pride, and disorder.
134	12:21	rfkd				What was Paul afraid that God might do to him?	Paul was afraid God might humble Paul before the Corinthian saints.
135	12:21	tdhb				For what reason does Paul think he might mourn for many of the Corinthian saints who previously sinned?	Paul was afraid they might not have repented of the impurity and sexual immorality and lustful indulgence which they previously practiced.
136	13:1-2	cf6k				How many times had Paul already come to the Corinthian saints at the time 2 Corinthians was written?	Paul had already come to them twice at the time 2 Corinthians was written.
137	13:3	v2d0				Why did Paul tell the Corinthians saints who had sinned and all the rest that if he came again, he would not spare them?	Paul told them this because the Corinthian saints were seeking evidence that Christ was speaking through Paul.
138	13:5	oyi5				For what did Paul tell the Corinthian saints to examine and test themselves?	Paul told them to examine and test themselves to see if they were in the faith.
139	13:6	tpme				What was Paul confident the Corinthian saints would find concerning Paul and his companions?	Paul was confident the Corinthian saints would find that they were not unapproved, but approved by God.
140	13:8	x6m8				What did Paul say that he and his companions were not able to do?	Paul said they were not able to do anything against the truth.
141	13:10	m3b8				Why did Paul write these things to the Corinthian saints while he was away from them?	Paul did this so that when he was with them, he would not have to act harshly toward them.
142	13:10	qgbu				How did Paul want to use the authority the Lord gave him with regard to the Corinthian saints?	Paul wanted to use his authority to build up the Corinthian saints and not tear them down.
143	13:11-12	qz8o				In concluding, what did Paul want the Corinthians to do?	Paul wanted them to rejoice, to work for restoration, to agree with one another, to live in peace, and to greet each other with a holy kiss.
144	13:14	jbtv				What did Paul want all the Corinthian saints to have with them?	Paul wanted them all to have the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.