# Commentary on 2 Corinthians Word Study – Amen > *Amen* (2 Cor 1:20) - *Amen* (Gk.): means \"so be it\", \"so it is\", or \"truly\". Behind it stands a Hebrew term that conveys a sense of firmness or reliability. The term \"Amen\" appears frequently in the OT, where it is pronounced to confirm a divine oath or curse (Num 5:22; Deut 27:15), attest to the greatness of God (1 Chron 16:36; Neh 8:6), or express a prayerful wish (Tob 8:8). A double \"Amen\" concludes the first, second, and third divisions of the Psalter (Ps 41:13; 72:19; 89:52). In the NT, \"Amen\" is a liturgical response arising from the congregation in both the earthly (1 Cor 14:16) and heavenly liturgies (Rev 5:14; 7:12). It expresses a firm belief in God\'s revealed truth and often comes at the end of doxologies that extol his glory (Rom 11:36; Gal 1:5; Eph 3:21). To say \"Amen\" is to desire God\'s promises to be fulfilled and to trust that they will be (2 Cor 1:20). Christ is called the \"Amen\" because he embodies the reliability and covenant faithfulness of God (Rev 3:14). Jesus often uses this expression as an abbreviated oath formula to insist that his words are incontrovertible declarations of truth (Mt 5:18; 18:3; Jn 1:51) (CCC 1061-65). --- > Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, *The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament*, Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010).