2 Corinthians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the congregation of God that is at Corinth, with all the sanctified who are in the whole of Achaia.

2 Grace [be] to you and peace from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all encouragement,

4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

who encourages us in all our affliction, in order for us to be able to encourage those in every affliction, through the encouragement of which we ourselves are encouraged by God.

5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

Because, as the sufferings of the Christ abound to us, so also our encouragement abounds through the Christ.

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.

But whether we are oppressed, it is for your encouragement and salvation, which works by endurance from the same sufferings that we also experience (and our hope for you is steadfast), or we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement and salvation,

7 And our hope of you [is] stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so [shall ye be] also of the consolation.

knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the encouragement.

8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about our affliction that happened to us in Asia, because we were extraordinarily weighed down, above strength, so as for us to despair even to be alive.

9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

But we ourselves have had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not be trusting in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.

10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];

Who rescued us out of so great a death, and does rescue, in whom we have hoped that he will also still rescue.

11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift [bestowed] upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

And of you who help together by supplication for us (a gift for us from many persons, because of many), so that there may be gratitude about you.

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.

For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.

13 For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;

For we write no other thing to you, but rather what ye read or also acknowledge. And I hope ye will also acknowledge until the end,

14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also [are] ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

as also ye did acknowledge us in part, because we are your boast, just as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

And in this confidence I intended to come to you earlier, so that ye might have a second benefit,

16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

and to pass through you into Macedonia, and to come again from Macedonia to you, and by you to be helped on the way toward Judea.

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 yea yea, and nay nay?

Therefore intending this, did I accordingly employ anything in lightness? Or what I decide, do I decide according to flesh, so that it would be with me the yes, yes and the no, no?

18 But [as] God [is] true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

But God is faithful, because our word toward you became not, yes and no.

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was proclaimed among you by us (by me and Silvanus and Timothy) became not, yes and no, but in him has become, yes.

20 For all the promises of God in him [are] yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

For as many as be promises of God, in him is the Yes, and in him the Truly, for glory to God through us.

21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, [is] God;

Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and who anointed us, is God.

22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

He also is who put a seal on us, and who gave the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.

23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that I did not yet come to Corinth, sparing you.

24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

Not because we lord over your faith, but are co-workmen of your joy, for by faith ye stand.