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: 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 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. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also 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. 7 Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are 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. 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, 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, 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.

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. 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— 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.

15 In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit, 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. 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?" 18 But as God is faithful, our word toward 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." 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.

21 Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22 who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

23 But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn’t come to Corinth to spare you. 24 We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

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.