2 Corinthians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, to the Assembly of God that is in Corinth, with all the holy ones who are in all Achaia:

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 who are in all Achaia:

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

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

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

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

4 who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;

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

5 because, as the sufferings of the Christ abound to us, so through the Christ our comfort also abounds;

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

6 and whether we be in tribulation, [it is] for your comfort and salvation, that is worked in the enduring of the same sufferings that we also suffer; whether we are comforted, [it is] for your comfort and salvation;

And whether we are 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 are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

7 and our hope [is] steadfast for you, knowing that even as you are partakers of the sufferings—so also of the comfort.

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

8 For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above [our] power, so that we even despaired of life;

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, so that we despaired even of life:

9 but we ourselves have had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we may not be trusting on ourselves, but on God, who is raising the dead,

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

10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and delivers, in whom we have hoped that even yet He will deliver;

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

11 you also working together for us by your supplication, that the gift through many persons to us, through many, may be thankfully acknowledged for us.

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.

12 For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;

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 conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

13 for no other things do we write to you, but what you either read or also acknowledge, and I hope that you will also acknowledge to the end,

For we write no other things to you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;

14 according as you also acknowledged us in part, that we are your glory, even as also you [are] ours, in the Day of the Lord Jesus;

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.

15 and in this confidence I was intending to come to you before, that you might have a second favor,

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

16 and to pass to Macedonia through you, and to come to you again from Macedonia, and to be sent forward by you to Judea.

And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again from Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

17 This, therefore, intending, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, [did] I counsel according to the flesh, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?

When I therefore was thus minded, did I do it lightly? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?

18 And God [is] faithful, that our word to you did not become Yes and No,

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

19 for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, having been preached through us among you—through me and Silvanus and Timotheus—did not become Yes and No, but in Him it has become Yes;

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

20 for as many as [are] promises of God, in Him [are] the Yes, and in Him the Amen, for glory to God through us;

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

21 and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and anointed us, [is] God,

Now he who establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

22 who also sealed us, and gave the deposit of the Spirit in our hearts.

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

23 And I call on God for a witness on my soul, that sparing you, I did not come to Corinth yet;

Moreover I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I have not as yet come to Corinth.

24 not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by faith you stand.

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