Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.

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

He comforting us in all our trouble, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in every trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we trust that He will yet deliver us,

For all the promises of God in Him are yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

And I wrote this to you, lest when I came I should have sorrow from the ones of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, except in part; so that I not overbear all of you.

For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men,

But we all, with our face having been unveiled, having beheld the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are being changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Lord Spirit.

For all things are for your sake, so that the superabounding grace might be made to abound through the thanksgiving of the greater number, to the glory of God.

Then being always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord;

Therefore we are also laboring to be well-pleasing to Him, whether at home or away from home.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to that which he has done, whether good or bad.

For the love of Christ constrains us, judging this, that if one died for all, then all died;

and He died for all, that the living ones may live no more to themselves, but to Him who died for them and having been raised.

So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

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

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said, "I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

Therefore come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing. And I will receive you

and I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

Then having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

My boldness of speech is great toward you; my glorying on your behalf is much. I have been filled with comfort, I am overflowing with joy on all our trouble.

Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort, and we rather rejoiced more abundantly over the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

For if I have boasted anything about you to him, I was not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting as to Titus became truth.

And his tender feelings are more abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, as you received him with fear and trembling.

And not as we hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God,

But even as you abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us; you should abound in this grace also.

But now also finish the doing of it, so that, as there was a readiness to will, so also the finishing, giving out of what you have.

And we have sent with him the brothers whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that in everything, always having all self-sufficiency, you may abound to every good work;

you being enriched in everything to all generosity, which works out thanksgiving to God through us.

through the proof of this ministry they glorify God for your freely expressed submission to the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of the fellowship toward them and toward all,

and having readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

For even if I also should boast somewhat more fully of our authority (which the Lord has given us for building up, and not for pulling you down) I will not be put to shame;

Let such a one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters, being absent, such we will be also in deed when we are present.

But we will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure distributed to us, to reach even to you.

not boasting beyond measure in the labors of others, but having hope that the growing faith among you will be increased according to our rule, to overflowing;

For if, indeed, the one coming proclaims another Jesus, whom we have not proclaimed, or if you receive another spirit, which you did not receive, or another gospel, which you never accepted, you might well endure these .

But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet not in knowledge; but in every way I have been clearly revealed to you in all things.

And being present with you, and in need, I was not a burden to anyone. For the brothers from Macedonia made up completely my need. And in every way I have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will keep myself.

But what I do, that I will do, so that I may cut off occasion from those who desire occasion; so that in the thing in which they boast, they may be found even as we.

Since many glory according to the flesh, I also will boast.

besides the things outside conspiring against me daily, the care of all the churches.