PAUL an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy a brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we might be able to comfort those who are in all tribulation, by the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted of God.

Because as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so through Christ aboundeth also our consolation.

But whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectually wrought by patient endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

And our hope of you is sure, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.

For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of the tribulation which came to us in Asia, that above measure we have been burdened beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life:

Who from so imminent a prospect of death hath delivered us, and still delivers: in whom we trust also that he will yet deliver us:

ye also labouring together for us in prayer, that from many persons thanks may be given on our behalf for the gifts bestowed on us by many.

For our glorying 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 conducted ourselves in the world, and peculiarly towards you.

As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your glory, as also ye are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

But as sure as God is true, our word to you was not yea and nay.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us??y me and Silvanus and Timotheus??as not yea and nay, but there was yea in him;

for all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

Now he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

who also hath put his seal upon us, and given us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

But I appeal to God as a witness unto my soul, that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth:

For if I make you sorry, who is he that maketh me glad, but he that is made sorrowful by me?

And I have written unto you for this very purpose, that I might not, when I come to you, have sorrow from those in whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

Sufficient for such person is that chastisement which hath been inflicted by the majority of you.

that no advantage be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

But thanks be to God, who causeth us always to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

To the one we are the odour of death unto death, to the other the odour of life unto life: and who is sufficient for these things?

For we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

DO we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, commendatory letters to you, or commendatory letters from you?

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account any thing of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God.

Who hath made us also able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

For if the ministry of condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministry of righteousness excel in glory.

For if that which was abolished came in a glorious manner, much more is that which remaineth glorious.

Having therefore such a hope, we use much freedom of speech.

And [act] not as Moses who spread a veil over his face, in order that the children of Israel might not look stedfastly to the end of that which should be abolished.

But their understandings were darkened: for unto this day the same veil in their reading the old testament abideth unremoved; which veil is taken away by Christ.

For unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is spread over their hearts.