2 Corinthians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

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:

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 be the God and 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 comforts us in all our affliction, so that we can comfort those experiencing any kind of affliction with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Who comforts 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.

5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

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

6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation, which helps you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. And our hope for you is steadfast. If we are comforted, it is also for your comfort and salvation,

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.

7 because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

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

8 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

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:

9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves, but on God, who raises the dead.

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

10 He rescued us from such a terrible death, and continues to rescue us. We have put our hope in him that he will rescue us yet again

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

11 as you join in helping us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on your behalf for the favor granted to us through the prayers of many.

All of you 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 Now this is the reason for our confidence: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not by worldly wisdom, but by the grace of God.

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 toward you.

13 For we are not writing anything to you other than what you can read and understand. And I hope that you will understand completely—

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

14 just as you have understood us in part—that on the day of the Lord Jesus you will be proud of us just as we will be proud of you.

As also all of you have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as all of you also are our's in the day of the Lord Jesus.

15 Because I was confident of this, I intended to come to you first, so that you would be blessed by a second visit.

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

16 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and return to you from Macedonia, and then have you send me on my way to Judea.

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.

17 Was I vacillating when I planned to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner, ready to say “Yes” and “No” at the same time?

When I therefore was thus minded, did I use levity? 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 As surely as God is faithful, our message to you did not waver between “Yes” and “No.”

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

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom Silvanus, Timothy, and I preached among you, did not waver between “Yes” and “No.” On the contrary, in him God's answer has always been “Yes.”

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.

20 For in him every one of God's promises is “Yes,” and in him we say “Amen” to the glory of God.

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

21 Now it is God who establishes us with you in Christ and who anointed us.

Now he which establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God;

22 He has also sealed us and put his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

Who has also sealed us, and given the earn of the Spirit (pneuma) in our hearts.

23 I call upon God as a witness against me, that the reason I did not return to Corinth was to spare you.

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

24 Not that we rule over your faith; rather, we work with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

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