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The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

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- Chapter 1 -

(Acts 18:1–11; 1 Corinthians 1:1–3)
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Pavl an Apostle of JESVS Christ, by the will of God, and our brother Timotheus, to the Church of God, which is at Corinthus with all the Saints, which are in all Achaia:
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Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

The God of All Comfort

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Blessed be God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort,
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Which comforteth vs in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any affliction by the comfort wherewith we our selues are comforted of God.
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For as the sufferings of Christ abounde in vs, so our consolation aboundeth through Christ.
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And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and saluation, which is wrought in the induring of the same sufferings, which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and saluation.
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And our hope is stedfast concerning you, in as much as we know that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
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For brethren, we woulde not haue you ignorant of our affliction, which came vnto vs in Asia, howe we were pressed out of measure passing strength, so that we altogether doubted, euen of life.
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Yea, we receiued the sentence of death in our selues, because we shoulde not trust in our selues, but in God, which rayseth the dead.
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Who deliuered vs from so great a death, and doeth deliuer vs: in whom we trust, that yet hereafter he will deliuer vs,
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So that ye labour together in prayer for vs, that for the gift bestowed vpon vs for many, thankes may be giuen by many persons for vs.

Paul’s Change of Plans

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For our reioycing is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie and godly purenesse, and not in fleshly wisedome, but by the grace of God wee haue had our conuersation in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.
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For wee write none other thinges vnto you, then that ye reade or els that ye acknowledge, and I trust ye shall acknowledge vnto ye end.
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Euen as ye haue acknowledged vs partly, that we are your reioycing, euen as ye are ours, in the day of our Lord Iesus.
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And in this confidence was I minded first to come vnto you, that ye might haue had a double grace,
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And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.
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When I therefore was thus minded, did I vse lightnesse? or minde I those thinges which I minde, according to the flesh, that with me should be, Yea, yea, and Nay, nay?
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Yea, God is faithfull, that our worde towarde you was not Yea, and Nay.
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For the Sonne of God Iesus Christ, who was preached among you by vs, that is, by me, and Siluanus, and Timotheus, was not Yea, and Nay: but in him it was Yea.
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For all the promises of God in him are Yea, and are in him Amen, vnto the glorie of God through vs.
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And it is God which stablisheth vs with you in Christ, and hath anoynted vs.
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Who hath also sealed vs, and hath giuen the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
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Nowe, I call God for a recorde vnto my soule, that to spare you, I came not as yet vnto Corinthus.
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Not that wee haue dominion ouer your faith, but wee are helpers of your ioy: for by faith yee stande.
(Acts 18:1–11; 1 Corinthians 1:1–3)
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Paul, an apostle of Christ (a) 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:
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The God of All Comfort

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
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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.
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For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.
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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.
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Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort.
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For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers,(b) 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.
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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,
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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,
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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.

Paul’s Change of Plans

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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.
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For we write no other things to you than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end—
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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.
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In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
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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.
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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?”
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But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
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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.”
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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.
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Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
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who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
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But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.
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We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

Footnotes

(a)1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
(b)1:8 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
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