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, to the church of God which is at Corinth, and all the saints that are in 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 the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all consolation; who comforteth us in all our affliction,

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.

that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.

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

For as the sufferings for the sake of Christ abound on us, so our consolation by Christ doth also abound.

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 wrought out by the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or if 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 is firm concerning you, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so 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 have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befel us in Asia, that we were exceedingly pressed above our strength, so 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 within ourselves, that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth 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 doth 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.

you also assisting by prayer for us, that the favor obtained for us by the prayers of many might be thankfully acknowledged by many on our account.

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 this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and pious sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and especially towards 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 to you, but what ye own and acknowledge, and I hope ye will always acknowledge.

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 ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, as ye also are ours, 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 had a mind to come to you first, (that ye might have a second benefit, ) and to pass by you into Macedonia;

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 then to come to you again from Macedonia, and by you to be forwarded on my way to Judea.

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?

Now when I intended this, was I chargeable with levity? or what I purpose, do I purpose from carnal motives, that with me there should be yea, yea, and then no, no?

18 As surely as God is faithful, our message to you did not waver between “Yes” and “No.”

But the faithful God, He knows, that our word to you was not yes and no.

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

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

but was yea in Him, (for all the promises of God are in Him yea, and in Him amen, ) to the glory of God by us:

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

but He that establisheth us as well as you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us,

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

and given us the earnest of the Spirit 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.

But I call God to witness on my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet to Corinth:

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

not that we are lords over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.