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1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and
Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all
the saints which are in all Achaia: 2 Grace be to you and peace
from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who
comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which
are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For
as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by
Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your
consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same
sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for
your consolation and salvation.
7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as
ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the
consolation. 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our
trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the
sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in
God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death,
and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11 Ye
also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon
us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our
conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but
by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more
abundantly to you-ward. 13 For we write none other things unto you,
than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the
end; 14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your
rejoicing, even as ye also are 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 benefit; 16 And to pass by you
into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be
brought on my way toward Judaea. 17 When I therefore was thus minded,
did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the
flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? 18 But as
God is true, our word toward you was 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 Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20 For
all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory
of God by us. 21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and
hath anointed us, is God; 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given
the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 23 Moreover I call God for a
record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. 24 Not
for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by
faith ye stand.
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