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.

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.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds by Christ.

And if we are troubled, it is for your consolation and salvation, being worked out in the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer; if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

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

For, brothers, we would not have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength; so much so that we despaired even of life.

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

with you also helping together by prayer for us, so that the gracious gift by many persons be the cause of thanksgiving through many for us.

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 conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

even as you have recognized us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Then purposing this, did I indeed use lightness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose them according to the flesh, so that with me there should be yes, yes, and no, no?

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us; by me and Silas and Timothy; was not yes and no, but in Him was, yes!

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

But He confirming us and anointing us with you in Christ is God.

And He has sealed us and having given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

And I call God as witness to my soul that in order to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.

For if I make you sorry, who then is he who makes me glad, but the same who has been made sorry by me?

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.

This punishment by the majority is enough for such a one;

Now thanks be to God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and He revealing through us the odor of the knowledge of Him in every place.

to the one we are the savor of death to death, and to the other we are the savor of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

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

it having been made plain that you are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, not having been written with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tablets of stone, but in fleshly tablets of the heart.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God;

who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

For if the ministry of condemnation is glorious, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.

For if that which has been done away was glorious, much more that which remains is glorious.

Then since we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech.

But until this day, when Moses is read, the veil is on their heart.

And the Lord is that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.