Paul, aan apostle
of bChrist
Jesus
cby the will
of God
, and dTimothy
our brother
,
To ethe church of God
which is at fCorinth
with all
the 1saints
who are throughout
gAchaia
:
aGrace to you and peace
from God
our Father
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
aBlessed be the God
and Father
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
, the Father
of mercies
and bGod
of all
comfort
,
who acomforts us in all
our affliction
so
that we will be able
to comfort
those
who are in 1any
affliction
with the comfort
with which
we ourselves
are comforted
by God
.
For just aas the sufferings
of Christ
are 1ours
in abundance
, so
also
our comfort
is abundant
through
Christ
.
But if we are afflicted
, it is afor your comfort
and salvation
; or
if
we are comforted
, it is for your comfort
, which is effective
in the patient
enduring
of the same
sufferings
which
we also
suffer
;
and our hope for you is firmly
grounded
, knowing
that aas you are sharers
of our sufferings
, so
also
you are sharers of our comfort
.
For awe do not want you to be unaware
, brethren
, of our baffliction
which came
to us in 1 cAsia
, that we were burdened
excessively
, beyond
our strength
, so
that we despaired
even
of life
;
1indeed, we had
the sentence
of death
within
ourselves
so
that we would not trust
in ourselves
, but in God
who raises
the dead
;
who adelivered
us from so
great
a peril of death
, and will deliver
us, 1He bon whom
we have set
our hope
. And He will yet
deliver
us,
you also joining
in ahelping
us through your prayers
, so
that thanks
may be given
by bmany
persons
on our behalf
for the favor
bestowed
on us through
the prayers of many
.
For our 1proud confidence
is this
: the testimony
of aour conscience
, that in holiness
and bgodly
sincerity
, cnot in fleshly
wisdom
but in the grace
of God
, we have conducted
ourselves in the world
, and especially
toward
you.
For we write nothing
else
to you than
what
you read
and understand
, and I hope
you will understand
auntil
the end
;
just as you also
partially
did understand
us, that we are your reason
to be proud
as you also
are ours
, in athe day
of our Lord
Jesus
.
In this confidence
I intended
at first
to acome
to you, so
that you might 1twice
receive
a 2 bblessing
;
1that is, to apass 2your way
into bMacedonia
, and again
from Macedonia
to come
to you, and by you to be chelped
on my journey
to Judea
.
Therefore, I was not vacillating
when I intended
to do this
, was I? Or
what
I purpose
, do I purpose
aaccording
to the flesh
, so
that with me there will be yes
, yes
and no
, no
at the same time?
But as aGod is faithful
, bour word
to you is not yes
and no
.
For athe Son of God
, Christ
Jesus
, who was preached
among
you by us--by me and bSilvanus
and cTimothy
--was not yes
and no
, but is yes
din Him.
For aas many as are the promises
of God
, bin Him they are yes
; therefore
also
through
Him is cour Amen
to the glory
of God
through
us.
Now He who aestablishes
us with you in Christ
and banointed
us is God
,
who also asealed
us and bgave
us the Spirit
in our hearts
as a 1pledge
.
But aI call God
as witness
1to my soul
, that bto spare
you I did not come
again
to cCorinth
.
Not that we alord it over
your faith
, but are workers
with you for your joy
; for in your faith
you are bstanding
firm
.