1 Paulo, apóstolo de Cristo Jesus pela vontade de Deus, e o irmão Timóteo, à igreja de Deus que está em Corinto e a todos os santos em toda a Acaia, 2 graça a vós outros e paz, da parte de Deus, nosso Pai, e do Senhor Jesus Cristo.

3 Bendito seja o Deus e Pai de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, o Pai de misericórdias e Deus de toda consolação! 4 É ele que nos conforta em toda a nossa tribulação, para podermos consolar os que estiverem em qualquer angústia, com a consolação com que nós mesmos somos contemplados por Deus. 5 Porque, assim como os sofrimentos de Cristo se manifestam em grande medida a nosso favor, assim também a nossa consolação transborda por meio de Cristo. 6 Mas, se somos atribulados, é para o vosso conforto e salvação; se somos confortados, é também para o vosso conforto, o qual se torna eficaz, suportando vós com paciência os mesmos sofrimentos que nós também padecemos. 7 A nossa esperança a respeito de vós está firme, sabendo que, como sois participantes dos sofrimentos, assim o sereis da consolação. 8 Porque não queremos, irmãos, que ignoreis a natureza da tribulação que nos sobreveio na Ásia, porquanto foi acima das nossas forças, a ponto de desesperarmos até da própria vida. 9 Contudo, já em nós mesmos, tivemos a sentença de morte, para que não confiemos em nós, e sim no Deus que ressuscita os mortos; 10 o qual nos livrou e livrará de tão grande morte; em quem temos esperado que ainda continuará a livrar-nos, 11 ajudando-nos também vós, com as vossas orações a nosso favor, para que, por muitos, sejam dadas graças a nosso respeito, pelo benefício que nos foi concedido por meio de muitos.

12 Porque a nossa glória é esta: o testemunho da nossa consciência, de que, com santidade e sinceridade de Deus, não com sabedoria humana, mas, na graça divina, temos vivido no mundo e mais especialmente para convosco. 13 Porque nenhuma outra coisa vos escrevemos, além das que ledes e bem compreendeis; e espero que o compreendereis de todo, 14 como também já em parte nos compreendestes, que somos a vossa glória, como igualmente sois a nossa no Dia de Jesus, nosso Senhor.

15 Com esta confiança, resolvi ir, primeiro, encontrar-me convosco, para que tivésseis um segundo benefício; 16 e, por vosso intermédio, passar à Macedônia, e da Macedônia voltar a encontrar-me convosco, e ser encaminhado por vós para a Judeia. 17 Ora, determinando isto, terei, porventura, agido com leviandade? Ou, ao deliberar, acaso delibero segundo a carne, de sorte que haja em mim, simultaneamente, o sim e o não? 18 Antes, como Deus é fiel, a nossa palavra para convosco não é sim e não. 19 Porque o Filho de Deus, Cristo Jesus, que foi, por nosso intermédio, anunciado entre vós, isto é, por mim, e Silvano, e Timóteo, não foi sim e não; mas sempre nele houve o sim. 20 Porque quantas são as promessas de Deus, tantas têm nele o sim; porquanto também por ele é o amém para glória de Deus, por nosso intermédio. 21 Mas aquele que nos confirma convosco em Cristo e nos ungiu é Deus, 22 que também nos selou e nos deu o penhor do Espírito em nosso coração.

23 Eu, porém, por minha vida, tomo a Deus por testemunha de que, para vos poupar, não tornei ainda a Corinto; 24 não que tenhamos domínio sobre a vossa fé, mas porque somos cooperadores de vossa alegria; porquanto, pela fé, já estais firmados.

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and 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; 4 who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound unto us, even so our comfort also aboundeth through Christ. 6 But whether we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or whether we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which worketh in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: 7 and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort. 8 For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead: 10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us; 11 ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.

12 For our glorying 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 to you-ward. 13 For we write no other things unto you, than what ye read or even acknowledge, and I hope ye will acknowledge unto the end: 14 as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, even as ye also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

15 And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit; 16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judæa. 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay? 18 But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea. 20 For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us. 21 Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; 22 who also sealed us, and gave us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

23 But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth. 24 Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia:

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

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

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

6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.

7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, "about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity "and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.

13 For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that,

14 as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus.

15 Because I was confident of this, I wanted to visit you first so that you might benefit twice.

16 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way to Judea.

17 Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say both "Yes, yes" and "No, no"?

18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No."

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us —by me and Silas "and Timothy —was not "Yes" and "No," but in him it has always been "Yes."

20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.

21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,

22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

23 I call God as my witness —and I stake my life on it —that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.