The Books of 1 & 2 Corinthians (2020 Edition)

The book of 1 Corinthians was written to believers in the city of Corinth, where God sent the apostle Paul to establish a church for people who desperately needed love and truth. It includes teachings on the church, love, and the resurrection and encourages believers to remain steadfast to the gospel.

The book of 2 Corinthians is one of the most personal letters from Paul and serves as an apostolic manual for the body of Christ, replete with supernatural encounters, encouragement, truth, glory, and revelation. At the center of this letter is a call for believers to lead holy lives marked by generosity. 

Like the Corinthian believers, we possess every spiritual gift; we are fully equipped to minister to others and demonstrate love to all. The treasures found within the inspired letters of 1 and 2 Corinthians should stir our hearts with greater passion to follow Jesus.

All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3

BRIAN SIMMONS is the lead translator of The Passion Translation®. The Passion Translation (TPT) is a heart-level translation that uses Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts to express God's fiery heart of love to this generation, merging the emotion and life-changing truth of God's Word. The hope for TPT is to trigger inside every reader an overwhelming response to the truth of the Bible and to reveal the deep mysteries of the Scriptures in the love language of God, the language of the heart. Brian is currently translating the Old Testament.

              After a dramatic conversion to Christ in 1971, Brian and his wife, Candice, answered the call of God to leave everything behind and become missionaries to unreached peoples. Taking their three children to the tropical rain forest of Central America, they planted churches for many years with the Paya-Kuna people group. Brian Simmons established leadership for the churches that Jesus birthed, and, having been trained in linguistics and Bible translation principles, assisted with the translation of the Paya-Kuna New Testament.

              After their ministry overseas, Brian and Candice returned to North America, where Brian began to passionately work toward helping people encounter the risen Christ. He and his wife planted numerous ministries, including a dynamic church in New England (U.S.). They also established Passion & Fire Ministries, under which they travel full time as Bible teachers in service of local churches throughout the world.

              Brian is the author of numerous books, Bible studies, and devotionals that help readers encounter God's heart and experience a deeper revelation of God as our Bridegroom King, including Throne Room Prayer, The Sacred Journey, Prayers on Fire, The Divine Romance, and The Vision.

              Brian and Candice have been married since 1971 and have three children as well as precious grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Their passion is to live as loving examples of a spiritual father and mother to this generation.