Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians (WEB)
Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians
1:1Paul, 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:
1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:3Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; 1:4who 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. 1:5For as the sufferings of Christ abound
to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ. 1:6But if we are afflicted, it is for your
comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which works in the patient
enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer. 1:7Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing
that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort. 1:8For 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.
1:9Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in
ourselves, but in God who raises the dead, 1:10who 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; 1:11you also helping
together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed on us by means of many,
thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf. 1:12For 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. 1:13For we write no
other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to
the end; 1:14as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are
ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus. 1:15In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that
you might have a second benefit; 1:16and 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. 1:17When I therefore was
thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the
flesh, that with me there should be the "Yes, yes" and the "No, no?" 1:18But as God is faithful, our
word toward you was not "Yes and no." 1:19For 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." 1:20For
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. 1:21Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and
anointed us, is God; 1:22who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our
hearts. 1:23But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn't come to Corinth to spare you. 1:24Not
that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand
firm in faith.