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 saints who are in all Achaia:

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy my brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints that 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 the mercies, and God of all comfort,

Blessed be the God and 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 con soles us in all our afflictions, so that we are able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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

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

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

And if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which salvation is effected by your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer; (and our hope in you is steadfast; ) or if we are consoled, it is for your comfort and salvation;

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

because we know, that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you shall be partakers of the comfort.

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

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which came upon us in Asia, that we were exceedingly oppressed, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.

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

But we have in ourselves the sentence of death, that we may not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead;

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

who delivered us from so great a death, and does still deliver us: in whom we have confidence, that he will continue to deliver us,

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

if you also unite in prayer for our aid, that the favor bestowed on us, through the intercession of many persons, may cause thanks to be given by many for us.

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 did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;

For the ground of our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience that we have lived in the world more―abundantly, indeed, for you―in sincerity and godly purity, not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God.

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

For we write to you nothing else than what you recognize, or even acknowledge; and which I hope you will acknowledge to the end;

14 according as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that your glory we are, even as also ye [are] ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus;

as some of you also acknowledge us, that we are the cause of your rejoicing, even as you, also, are of ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

15 and in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,

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

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

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

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

In forming this purpose, did I, therefore, behave with levity? or do I purpose what I purpose, according to the flesh, that there may be with me, yes yes, and no, no?

18 and God [is] faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,

But God is true; for our preaching to you was not yes and no:

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

for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me and Sylvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but in him was yes.

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 whatever promises of God there are, are in him yes, and in him amen, to the glory of God by us.

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

For he who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God,

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

who has also set his seal upon us, and given us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

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

But I call on God as a witness against my soul, that wishing to spare you, I did not go to Corinth;

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

not that we are lords over your faith, but fellow-workers for your joy: for by faith you stand.