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Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians, probably written about 55 C.E. at Ephesus, Asia Minor, deals with problems that arose in the early years after Paul's initial missionary visit (c. 47-48 C.E.) to Corinth and his establishment there of a Christian community.
In Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, he again refers to himself as an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and reassures the people of Corinth that they will not have another painful visit, but what he has to say is not to cause pain but to reassure them of the love he has for them.