2 Corinthians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy, the brother, to the congregation of God which is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

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

Favor 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 tender mercies, and the God of all consolation!

4 who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

who comforts us in all out affliction, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any affliction, by the consolation with which they are comforted of God.

5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.

For as the sufferings for Christ abound in us, also, our consolation abounds through Christ.

6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

Now, whether we are afflicted, it is for your comfort, and salvation; or whether we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effected by enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer.

7 Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort.

And out hope of you is steadfast, knowing that, as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the comfort.

8 For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia: that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

Wherefore, brethren, we would not have you ignorant concerning our affliction, which happened to us in Asia; that we were exceedingly pressed above our strength, insomuch as we despaired even of life.

9 Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

Nay, more, we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead;

10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver, on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us,

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

11 you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.

you, also, laboring together in prayer for us, that the gift to us from many persons, may, by many, be acknowledged with thanksgiving for us.

12 For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

For this is our glorying--the testimony of our conscience, that with godly simplicity and sincerity, (not with fleshly wisdom, but by the favor of God, ) we have behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly among you.

13 For we write no other things to you than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end—

For we write no other things to you than what you read, and also acknowledge; and I hope that you will acknowledge, even to the end;

14 as also you acknowledged us in part—that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

seeing, indeed, you have acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

15 In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,

And in this persuasions I purposed to come to you first, that you might have a second gift;

16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.

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

17 When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”

Having, then, purposed this, did I, indeed, use levity? or the things which I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh; so that with me there should be yes, yes, and no, no?

18 But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”

But as God is faithful, certainly our word, which was to you, was not yes and no.

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, even by me and Sylvanus, and Timothy, was not yes and no; but in him was yes.

20 For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.

And whatever promises are of God, were through him yes, and through him amen, to the glory of God, by us.

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

Now, he who establishes us with you in Christ, and who has anointed us, in God:

22 who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

who has also sealed us, and given us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

23 But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.

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

24 We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are joint promoters of your joy: for by the faith you stand.