2 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος ˚Θεοῦ, καὶ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς, τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν Κορίνθῳ, σὺν τοῖς ἁγίοις πᾶσιν τοῖς οὖσιν ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ:
2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ ˚Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, ὁ Πατὴρ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν καὶ ˚Θεὸς πάσης παρακλήσεως,
4 Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted of God.
ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν, εἰς τὸ δύνασθαι ἡμᾶς παρακαλεῖν τοὺς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει, διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοὶ ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds by Christ.
Ὅτι καθὼς περισσεύει τὰ παθήματα τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς, οὕτως διὰ τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ περισσεύει καὶ ἡ παράκλησις ἡμῶν.
6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
Εἴτε δὲ θλιβόμεθα, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως καὶ σωτηρίας, εἴτε παρακαλούμεθα, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως, τῆς ἐνεργουμένης ἐν ὑπομονῇ τῶν αὐτῶν παθημάτων, ὧν καὶ ἡμεῖς πάσχομεν.
7 And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation.
Καὶ ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν βεβαία ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, εἰδότες ὅτι ὡς κοινωνοί ἐστε τῶν παθημάτων, οὕτως καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως.
8 For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life:
Οὐ γὰρ θέλομεν ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς θλίψεως ἡμῶν τῆς γενομένης ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ὑπὲρ δύναμιν ἐβαρήθημεν, ὥστε ἐξαπορηθῆναι ἡμᾶς καὶ τοῦ ζῆν.
9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raises the dead:
Ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ἀπόκριμα τοῦ θανάτου ἐσχήκαμεν, ἵνα μὴ πεποιθότες ὦμεν ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ τῷ ˚Θεῷ, τῷ ἐγείροντι τοὺς νεκρούς·
10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
ὃς ἐκ τηλικούτου θανάτου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ ῥύσεται, εἰς ὃν ἠλπίκαμεν ὅτι καὶ ἔτι ῥύσεται,
11 You also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed on us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
συνυπουργούντων καὶ ὑμῶν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τῇ δεήσει, ἵνα ἐκ πολλῶν προσώπων, τὸ εἰς ἡμᾶς χάρισμα, διὰ πολλῶν, εὐχαριστηθῇ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Ἡ γὰρ καύχησις ἡμῶν αὕτη ἐστίν: τὸ μαρτύριον τῆς συνειδήσεως ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἐν ἁγιότητι καὶ εἰλικρινείᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ σαρκικῇ, ἀλλʼ ἐν χάριτι ˚Θεοῦ, ἀνεστράφημεν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, περισσοτέρως δὲ πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
13 For we write none other things to you, than what you read or acknowledge; and I trust you shall acknowledge even to the end;
Οὐ γὰρ ἄλλα γράφομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλʼ ἢ ἃ ἀναγινώσκετε ἢ καὶ ἐπιγινώσκετε, ἐλπίζω δὲ ὅτι ἕως τέλους ἐπιγνώσεσθε,
14 As also you have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
καθὼς καὶ ἐπέγνωτε ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ μέρους, ὅτι καύχημα ὑμῶν ἐσμεν, καθάπερ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ.
15 And in this confidence I was minded to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit;
Καὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πεποιθήσει ἐβουλόμην πρότερον, πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν, ἵνα δευτέραν χάριν σχῆτε,
16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia to you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
καὶ διʼ ὑμῶν διελθεῖν εἰς Μακεδονίαν, καὶ πάλιν ἀπὸ Μακεδονίας ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ ὑφʼ ὑμῶν προπεμφθῆναι εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν.
17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yes yes, and no no?
Τοῦτο οὖν βουλόμενος, μήτι ἄρα τῇ ἐλαφρίᾳ ἐχρησάμην; Ἢ ἃ βουλεύομαι, κατὰ σάρκα βουλεύομαι, ἵνα ᾖ παρʼ ἐμοὶ τὸ “Ναὶ, ναὶ”, καὶ τὸ “Οὒ, οὔ;”
18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no.
Πιστὸς δὲ ὁ ˚Θεὸς, ὅτι ὁ λόγος ἡμῶν ὁ πρὸς ὑμᾶς, οὐκ ἔστιν “Ναὶ” καὶ “Οὔ”.
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yes and no, but in him was yes.
Ὁ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ γὰρ Υἱὸς, ˚Ἰησοῦς ˚Χριστὸς, ὁ ἐν ὑμῖν διʼ ἡμῶν κηρυχθείς, διʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ Σιλουανοῦ, καὶ Τιμοθέου, οὐκ ἐγένετο “Ναὶ” καὶ “Οὒ”, ἀλλὰ “Ναὶ” ἐν αὐτῷ γέγονεν.
20 For all the promises of God in him are yes, and in him Amen, to the glory of God by us.
Ὅσαι γὰρ ἐπαγγελίαι ˚Θεοῦ, ἐν αὐτῷ τὸ “Ναί”. Διὸ καὶ διʼ αὐτοῦ, τὸ “Ἀμὴν”, τῷ ˚Θεῷ πρὸς δόξαν διʼ ἡμῶν.
21 Now he which establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God;
Ὁ δὲ βεβαιῶν ἡμᾶς σὺν ὑμῖν εἰς ˚Χριστὸν καὶ χρίσας ἡμᾶς ˚Θεός,
22 Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
ὁ καὶ σφραγισάμενος ἡμᾶς καὶ δοὺς τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν.
23 Moreover I call God for a record on my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet to Corinth.
Ἐγὼ δὲ μάρτυρα τὸν ˚Θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχήν ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον.
24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith you stand.
Οὐχ ὅτι κυριεύομεν ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως, ἀλλὰ συνεργοί ἐσμεν τῆς χαρᾶς ὑμῶν, τῇ γὰρ πίστει ἑστήκατε.
