PAUL an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and brother Timotheus, to the church of God at Corinth as well as to all the saints throughout the whole of Achaia:

And whether we are pressed, for your comfort and salvation, being well wrought in endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer: whether we are comforted, for your comfort and salvation.

Hence my hope for you is well-founded, since I know that as you share the sufferings you share the comfort also.

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,

Such was my intention. Now, have I shown myself 'fickle'? When I propose some plan, do I propose it in a worldly way, ready to mean 'no' as well as 'yes'?

But He who is making us as well as you stedfast through union with the Anointed One, and has anointed us, is God,

For my own sake, as well, I decided not to pay you another painful visit.

But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well.

Well, when I reached Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, though I had a wide opportunity in the Lord,

you are well known to be a letter of Christ, written by us as his ministers, not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Therefore, we are always of good cheer, and know well that as long as we are at home in the body we are absent from God.

we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

for we have all to appear without disguise before the tribunal of Christ, each to be requited for what he has done with his body, well or ill.

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we seek to persuade people. We are completely open before God, and I hope we are completely open to your consciences as well.

I am not trying to recommend myself to you again. I am giving you ground for speaking well of me, that you may have something to say to those who are constantly prating about external privileges and not concerned about the state of the heart.

'I am beside myself,' am I? Well, that is between myself and God. I am 'sane,' am I? Well, that is in your interests;

(for he says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now is the well-accepted time; behold, now the day of salvation:)

Through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, yet true, As unknown, yet well-known;

As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

I speak not this to your reproach: for I have already assured you, that I am so heartily well affected to you, I could live and die with you.

For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.

So we urged Titus that as he had previously made a beginning, so he would also complete in you this gracious work as well.

Now then, you are to the front in everything, in faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all zeal, and in love for us ??do come to the front in this gracious enterprise as well.

I don't mean to prescribe to you, but that the zeal of others may show you are as sincerely well-affected.

Now here is my advice on what is best to do in this matter: Since you were the first ones to begin [taking up a collection] a year ago, [now you should] not only be doing something [about it], but [you should continue] wanting to do something [as well].

But now finish the task as well, that just as there was eagerness to desire it, so there may also be a completion from what you have.

for if the willing mind is present, according to that which any one may have it is well-accepted, not according to that which he hath not;

For he accepted the request. Yea, rather he was so well willing, that of his own accord came unto you.

I am sending with him the well-known brother whose praise for spreading the good news is ringing through all the churches.

wherefore show how much you love them, and how well you deserve the character I gave you, before all the churches.

for I know your eagerness [to promote this cause], and I have [proudly] boasted to the people of Macedonia about it, telling them that Achaia has been prepared since last year [for this contribution], and your enthusiasm has inspired the majority of them [to respond].

So my reason for sending our Brothers is to prevent what we said about you from proving, in this particular matter, an empty boast, and to enable you to be as well prepared as I have been saying that you are.

Because of this act of ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to the gospel of Christ which you confess, as well as for your generous participation [in this gift] for them and for all [the other believers in need],

Look at this obvious fact. So-and-so is perfectly sure he 'belongs to Christ'? Well then, let him understand, on second thoughts, that I 'belong to Christ' as much as he does.

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

Why? Because I do not love you [or wish you well, or have regard for your welfare]? God knows [that I do]!

To return to what I was saying. Let no one suppose that I am foolish. Or if you must, at any rate make allowance for me as being foolish, in order that I, as well as they, may boast a little.

Well, it is not of profit to me to boast, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses -- for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

The marks of the true Apostle were exhibited among you in constant endurance, as well as by signs, by marvels, and by miracles.

I encouraged Titus to visit you, and I sent along with him the brother you know so well. Titus didn't take advantage of you, did he? We conducted ourselves with the same spirit, didn't we? We took the very same steps, didn't we?

I have previously said when present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,

Finally, brethren, fare ye well: be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace, shall be with you.