1 ¶ Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the congregation of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

2 G race be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 the God of all comfort;

Blessed God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the mercies, and God of all comfort,

4 w ho comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;

5 F or in the same manner that the sufferings of the Christ abound in us, so also our consolation abounds by Christ.

because, as the sufferings of the Christ do abound to us, so through the Christ doth abound also our comfort;

6 A nd if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and saving health, which is effected in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and saving health.

and whether we be in tribulation, for your comfort and salvation, that is wrought in the enduring of the same sufferings that we also suffer; whether we are comforted, for your comfort and salvation;

7 ¶ And our hope of you is steadfast, being certain, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

and our hope stedfast for you, knowing that even as ye are partakers of the sufferings -- so also of the comfort.

8 B ecause, brothers, we would not have you ignore our tribulation which was done unto us in Asia, that we were burdened beyond our strength, in such a manner that we despaired even of life:

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above power, so that we despaired even of life;

9 B ut we had the sentence of death in ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

but we ourselves in ourselves the sentence of the death have had, that we may not be trusting on ourselves, but on God, who is raising the dead,

10 w ho delivered us from so great a death and does deliver; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

who out of so great a death did deliver us, and doth deliver, in whom we have hoped that even yet He will deliver;

11 y e also helping us with prayer, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

ye working together also for us by your supplication, that the gift through many persons to us, through many may be thankfully acknowledged for us.

12 ¶ For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world and more abundantly towards you.

For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;

13 F or we write no other things unto you than what ye read or also know, and I trust ye shall know them even to the end

for no other things do we write to you, but what ye either do read or also acknowledge, and I hope that also unto the end ye shall acknowledge,

14 a s also ye have known in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

according as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that your glory we are, even as also ye ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus;

15 ¶ And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before that ye might have a second grace

and in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,

16 a nd to pass by you into Macedonia and to come again out of Macedonia unto you and of you to be sent forward to Judaea.

and through you to pass to Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and by you to be sent forward to Judea.

17 W hen I, therefore, was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that of me there should be yes, yes, and no, no?

This, therefore, counselling, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, according to the flesh do I counsel, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?

18 B ut God is faithful that our word toward you has not been yes and no.

and God faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,

19 F or the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, has not been yes and no, but in him was yes.

for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, among you through us having been preached -- through me and Silvanus and Timotheus -- did not become Yes and No, but in him it hath become Yes;

20 F or all the promises of God are yes in him, and in him Amen, by us for the glory of God.

for as many as promises of God, in him the Yes, and in him the Amen, for glory to God through us;

21 N ow he who confirms us with you unto Christ and has anointed us is God;

and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, God,

22 w ho has also sealed us and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

23 M oreover I call God for a witness upon my soul that I have not yet come unto Corinth to spare you.

And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth;

24 N ot for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy, for by faith ye stand.

not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.