The question that Paul set before the ancient church in Corinth -- <em>Do you not recognize that Jesus Christ is in and among you?</em> (2 Cor 13:5) -- remains a critical question for the church today. This commentary by Mark Seifrid offers a unified reading of 2 Corinthians, which has often been regarded as a composite of excerpts and fragments, as Seifrid seeks to hear Paul's message afresh and communicate it to our time.