THE WORKS OF OUR HOLY FATHER JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE

Volume X

Book 2

Discourses on the 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians

FIRST DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 1:1-4. Why did the Apostle write the second Epistle to the Corinthians? - Paul's Humility. - God is always comforting. - How one should act in sorrows.

SECOND DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 1:6-7. The virtue of the righteous shines forth and grows in sorrows. - The power of prayer. - Prayers for catechumens. - The nature of sin.

THIRD DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 1:12. The consolation of a clear conscience. - The immutability of God's promises. - The Faith and Virtue of Abraham. - His firmness.

FOURTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 1:23. The wisdom of Paul. - His love for his students. - A sign of good disciples. - Ways to cleanse sins.

FIFTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 1:12-13. The greatest virtue is to attribute everything to God. - No one can hide from the eyes of God. - There is no need to pray for the destruction of enemies. - Curses against enemies are ridiculous.

SIXTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 3:1. What is the life of the soul? - It is a great evil to speak shameful and shameful.

SEVENTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 3:7-8. How the law causes death. - The law ended with Christ. - The Holy Spirit is equal in dignity to the Father. - Real life is like a storm. - A way to eradicate lust.

EIGHTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 4:1. The error of the Marcionites and Manichaeans. - How the apostles conquered the universe.

NINTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 4:8. The benefit of temptations. - The resurrection of Christ affirms the universal resurrection. - Proof of the Future Last Judgment

TENTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 5:1. The Doctrine of the Resurrection. - Depiction of the Last Judgment.

DISCOURSE ELEVEN, 2 Corinthians 5:11. How everything became new for Christians. - The Dignity of the Apostles. - The greatness of the atoning sacrifice.

DISCOURSE TWELFTH on 2 Corinthians 6:1-2. Grace does not lead to salvation if there is no pure life. - What is true wealth? - The poor are happier than the rich.

DISCOURSE THIRTEEN on 2 Corinthians 6:11-12. Paul's love for everyone. - His prudence and humility. - Alms should not be done for show. - In matters pertaining to salvation, the poor have precedence over the rich.

FOURTEENTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 7:2-3. Paul's prudence. - How to treat sinning brethren.

FIFTEENTH DISCOURSE on 2 Corinthians 7:8. Sorrow for sins is useful. - A boss needs love for his subordinates. - Amaxovians, nomads and gymnosophists. - The characteristics of the church authorities, their superiority over the civil ones.

DISCOURSE SIXTEEN on 2 Corinthians 7:13. Praise for Titus. - Exhortation to mercy. - Alms are more important than raising the dead.