1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, and the brother Timotheus, to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who 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 compassions, and God of all encouragement;4 who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.5 Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ abound towards us, so through the Christ does our encouragement also abound.6 But whether we are in tribulation, {it is} for your encouragement and salvation, wrought in the endurance of the same sufferings which *we* also suffer,7 (and our hope for you {is} sure;) or whether we are encouraged, {it is} for your encouragement and salvation: knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the encouragement.8 For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened {to us} in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond {our} power, so as to despair even of living.9 But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;10 who has delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we confide that he will also yet deliver;11 ye also labouring together by supplication for us that the gift towards us, through means of many persons, may be the subject of the thanksgiving of many for us.12 For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you.13 For we do not write other things to you but what ye well know and recognise; and I hope that ye will recognise to the end,14 even as also ye have recognised us in part, that we are your boast, even as *ye* {are} ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.15 And with this confidence I purposed to come to you previously, that ye might have a second favour;16 and to pass through to Macedonia by you, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be set forward by you to Judaea.17 Having therefore this purpose, did I then use lightness? Or what I purpose, do I purpose according to flesh, that there should be with me yea yea, and nay nay?18 Now God {is} faithful, that our word to you is not yea and nay.19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, he who has been preached by us among you (by me and Silvanus and Timotheus), did not become yea and nay, but yea *is* in him.20 For whatever promises of God {there are}, in him is the yea, and in him the amen, for glory to God by us.21 Now he that establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, {is} God,22 who also has sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.23 But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.24 Not that we rule over your faith, but are fellow-workmen of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

1 Paulus, 'n apostel van Jesus Christus deur die wil van God, en Timothes, die broeder, aan die gemeente van God wat in Korinthe is, saam met al die heiliges wat in die hele Ach je is:2 Genade vir julle en vrede van God, onse Vader, en die Here Jesus Christus.3 Geseënd is die God en Vader van onse Here Jesus Christus, die Vader van ontferminge en die God van alle vertroosting,4 wat ons troos in al ons verdrukking, sodat ons die wat in allerhande verdrukking is, kan troos deur die vertroosting waarmee ons self deur God getroos word.5 Want soos die lyde van Christus oorvloedig is in ons, so is ons troos ook oorvloedig deur Christus.6 Maar of ons verdruk word, dit is julle tot troos en redding; en dit laat sy werking blyk deurdat julle dieselfde lyding verduur wat ons ook ondergaan; en of ons getroos word, dit is julle tot troos en redding.7 En ons hoop vir julle is vas, omdat ons weet dat net soos julle deelgenote is aan die lyding, so ook aan die troos.8 Want ons wil nie hê, broeders, dat julle onbekend moet wees met ons verdrukking wat oor ons in Asië gekom het nie, dat ons dit bo ons krag uitermate swaar gehad het, sodat ons selfs aan ons lewe gewanhoop het.9 Ja, ons het al self by onsself die doodvonnis oor ons gehad, sodat ons nie op onsself sou vertrou nie, maar op God wat die dode opwek;10 wat ons verlos het uit so 'n groot doodsgevaar en nog verlos; op wie ons hoop dat Hy ook nog sal verlos,11 terwyl julle ook vir ons saamwerk deur die gebed, sodat daar vir die genadegawe aan ons deur baie persone op baie maniere vir ons gedank mag word.12 Want ons roem is dit: die getuienis van ons gewete dat ons in eenvoudigheid en reinheid van God, nie in vleeslike wysheid nie, maar in die genade van God in die wêreld verkeer het, en veral by julle.13 Want ons skryf aan julle niks anders as wat julle lees of ook verstaan nie, en ek hoop dat julle dit ook tot die einde toe sal verstaan,14 soos julle ook gedeeltelik van ons verstaan het dat ons julle roem is, net soos julle ook ons roem is in die dag van die Here Jesus.15 En in hierdie vertroue wou ek vroeër na julle kom, dat julle 'n tweede genade kan ontvang,16 en by julle langs deurgaan na Macedonië, om weer van Macedonië af by julle te kom en deur julle voortgehelp te word na Jud,a.17 Het ek dan miskien ligsinnig gehandel toe ek my dit voorgeneem het? Of wat ek my voorneem, neem ek my dit voor na die vlees sodat by my tegelyk is: ja ja, en nee nee?18 So waar as God getrou is -- ons woord tot julle was nie ja en nee nie!19 Want die Seun van God, Jesus Christus, wat deur ons onder julle verkondig is, deur my en Silv nus en Timothes, was nie ja en nee nie, maar was ja in Hom.20 Want hoeveel beloftes van God daar ook mag wees, in Hom is hulle ja en in Hom amen, tot heerlikheid van God deur ons.21 Maar Hy wat ons saam met julle bevestig in Christus en ons gesalf het, is God,22 wat ons ook verseël het en die Gees as onderpand in ons harte gegee het.23 Maar ek roep God as getuie aan oor my siel dat ek om julle te spaar nog nie na Korinthe gekom het nie --24 nie dat ons heers oor julle geloof nie, maar ons is medewerkers aan julle blydskap; want in die geloof staan julle vas.