SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:21
Y el que nos confirma con vosotros a Cristo, y el que nos ungi, es Dios;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 1:21
Verse 21. Now he which stablisheth us with you] It is God that has brought both us and you to this sure state of salvation through Christ; and he has anointed us, giving us the extraordinary influences of the Holy Ghost, that we might be able effectually to administer this Gospel to your salvation. Through this unction we know and preach the truth, and are preserved by it from dissimulation and falsity of every kind.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. Now he which stablisheth us with you , etc..] Two things are in this verse ascribed to God. First, the establishing of the saints in Christ; in which may be observed, that the people of God are in a firm, settled, established state and condition; they are encircled in the arms of everlasting love; they are secure of the favour of God; they are engraven on his hands, and set as a seal on his heart, from whence they can never be removed; they are taken into his family by adopting grace; and will never be turned out; they are in a state of justification, and shall never enter into condemnation; they are regenerated and sanctified by the Spirit of God, and shall never finally and totally fall from that grace they have received. This their establishment is in Christ, and in no other. They had no stability in Adam, nor have they any in themselves; their standing is alone in him; the unchangeable love and favour of God, which is their grand security, is in Christ; the covenant of grace, in which is all their salvation, is made and stands fast with him; their persons, with all their grace and glory, are put into his hands, and made his care and charge, and there they are safe. They are espoused unto him, made one with him, incorporated into him, and are built upon him the rock of ages, where they are so established, that hell and earth cannot shake them, so as to remove and unsettle them from this foundation: one and all of them, and all together, are established in him, us with you ; all the elect of God are alike, and together in Christ, and have the same place and standing in his love, power, and care; they make up one body, of which Christ is the head, and not one of them shall be lost, whether they be Jews or Gentiles, ministers or private believers; for so this phrase may be interpreted, us Jews with you Gentiles, or us ministers with you believers. This work of establishing the saints in Christ is wholly the Lord's act; he is God that does it; which does not contradict the word and ordinances being means of establishment; nor does it hinder or discourage persons making use of means for their stability; for the apostle here is not speaking so much of the stability of hearts, frames, and exercise of grace, as of state; though a firm, steady, and stable assurance of interest in Christ, is what God gives by his Spirit. The apostle's view seems to be this, that whatever steadfastness and stability the saints have, whether ministers or people, they ought to ascribe it entirely to God, Father, Son, and Spirit. Secondly, the anointing of them: he hath anointed us ; which is to be understood either of the unction of ministers, with the gifts of the Spirit for ministerial service; or rather of the anointing of private Christians with the grace of the Spirit, compared to oil or ointment, in allusion to the anointing oil under the law, by which the tabernacle, and its vessels, Aaron, and his sons, were anointed, who were typical of the saints and priests of God under the Gospel; or to the lamp oil in the candlestick, which was pure, and for light; or to oil in common, for its sweet smell, refreshing nature, and for its usefulness for ornament and healing. This also is the Lord's work, and not man's; this unction comes from the God of all grace, through Christ, by the Spirit.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-24 - The apostle clears himself from the charge of levity and inconstancy in not coming to Corinth. Good men should be careful to keep the reputation of sincerity and constancy; they should not resolve, but of careful thought; and they will not change unless for weighty reasons Nothing can render God's promises more certain: his giving them throug Christ, assures us they are his promises; as the wonders God wrought in the life, resurrection, and ascension of his Son, confirm faith. The Holy Spirit makes Christians firm in the faith of the gospel: the quickening of the Spirit is an earnest of everlasting life; and the comforts of the Spirit are an earnest of everlasting joy. The apostl desired to spare the blame he feared would be unavoidable, if he ha gone to Corinth before he learned what effect his former lette produced. Our strength and ability are owing to faith; and our comfor and joy must flow from faith. The holy tempers and gracious fruit which attend faith, secure from delusion in so important a matter __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
ο 3588 T-NSM δε 1161 CONJ βεβαιων 950 5723 V-PAP-NSM ημας 2248 P-1AP συν 4862 PREP υμιν 5213 P-2DP εις 1519 PREP χριστον 5547 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ χρισας 5548 5660 V-AAP-NSM ημας 2248 P-1AP θεος 2316 N-NSM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
21. Stablisheth - in Christ (bebaiwn - eiv). The present participle with eijv into indicates the work as it is in progress toward a final identification of the believers with Christ.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
1:21 {Establishes} (bebaiwn). Present active participle from bebaios, firm. An apt metaphor in Corinth where confirmation of a bargain often took place (bebaiwsis) as Deissmann shows (_Bible Studies_, p. 109) and as verse #22 makes plain. {Anointed} (crisas). From criw, to anoint, old verb, to consecrate, with the Holy Spirit here as in #1Jo 2:20.
