False apostles in Corinth are trying to seduce the Corinthians away from their commitment to Christ. As their spiritual father, Paul is attempting to keep the Corinthians from sin.

False apostles and other critics were challenging Paul's role as a true apostle of Jesus Christ. Paul tackles one of their arguments against him in this chapter.

This chapter continues to urge Christians in the Corinthian church to follow through on their commitment.

Paul moves on to a new topic about collecting funds for suffering Christians in Jerusalem. The Corinthians had previously agreed to participate in contributing to this collection about a year earlier, are they still committed to that now?

The first verse of this chapter concludes Paul's teaching from the previous chapter. It goes on to talk about how Christians should cleanse themselves from every physical and spiritual thing that is opposed to God.

Paul is concerned that some amongst the church of Corinth who have heard his message of the gospel have not come to full faith in Christ alone for their salvation. This may be because of idol worship or false teachers distorting the gospel of Jesus and accusing Paul of being a false apostle.

This chapter is a continuation of chapter 4, and it begins with Paul's honest description of the experience of life on this side of eternity.

Against criticism and questioning, Paul continues to defend his legitimacy as an apostle of Jesus.

Eager for the Corinthians to understand that he is not promoting himself, Paul wants them to look at themselves to validate his role as an apostle of Jesus.

In this chapter, Paul explains the reason he delayed his return to Corinth from Macedonia.