2 Corinthians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, and to all the believers in the entire region of 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 May grace be 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 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised. He is the Father of mercies and the 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 God comforts us in all our affliction, so that we can comfort those who are in any affliction. We comfort others with the same comfort that God used to comfort us.

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 the sufferings of Christ abound for our sake, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

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

6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort. Your comfort is working effectively when you patiently share in the same sufferings that we also suffer.

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 Our expectation concerning you is unshaken, for we know that as you share the sufferings, you also share 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 For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the troubles we had in Asia. We were so completely crushed beyond our strength that we despaired even 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, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

9 Indeed, we had the sentence of death on us. But that was to make us not put our trust in ourselves, but instead in 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 deadly peril, and he will rescue us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.

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

11 He will do this as you also help us by your prayer. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor given 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 We are proud of this: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not relying on fleshly wisdom but on 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 We write to you nothing that you cannot read and understand. I expect that,

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 as you have understood us in part, we will be your reason for boasting on the day of our Lord Jesus, just as you will be our reason to boast.

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 about this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might receive the benefit of two visits.

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

16 I was planning to visit you on my way to Macedonia. Then I wanted to visit you again on my trip from Macedonia, and then for you to 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 When I was thinking this way, was I hesitating? Do I plan things according to human standards, so that I say “Yes, yes” and “No, 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 But just as God is faithful, we do not say both “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 proclaimed among you, is not “Yes” and “No.” Instead, he is always “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 all the promises of God are “Yes” in him. So also through 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 confirms us with you in Christ, and he appointed us,

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

22 he set his seal on us and he gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee of what is to come.

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

23 Instead, I call God to bear witness for me that the reason I did not come to Corinth was so that I might spare you.

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

24 This is not because we are trying to control what your faith should be. Instead, we are working with you for your joy, as you stand in your faith.

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