Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation;

Who consoleth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to console those who are in any tribulation, through the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.

Who delivered us out of so great a death, and will still deliver: on Whom we have set our hope, that He will also still deliver;

For we write no other things to you, than what ye read or even acknowledge, and I hope ye will acknowledge to the end;

as also ye did acknowledge in part, that we are your theme of boasting, as ye also will be ours in the day of our Lord Jesus.

And I wrote this very thing, that I might not, when I came, have sorrow from those of whom I ought to have joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

But, if any one has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

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

Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

But we all, with unveiled face, reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transfigured into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

knowing that He Who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise up us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, abounding through the many, may make the thanksgiving abound, to the glory of God.

while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

if, indeed, being also clothed, we will not be found naked.

Being, therefore, always of good courage, and knowing that, while dwelling in the body, we are absent from the Lord

we are of good courage, I say, and are well pleased to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

Wherefore, we also make it our aim??hether being at home or being from home??o be well-pleasing to Him.

For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to the things which he practiced, whether good or evil.

For the love of Christ is constraining us; having judged this, that One died for all; consequently, they all died:

and He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to Him Who died for them, and rose again.

But all things are of God, Who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave 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, and possessing all things.

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

Wherefore, "Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate," saith the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you;

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

Having, therefore, these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Great is my boldness toward you; great is my glorying on your behalf; I am filled with consolation; I overflow with joy in all our tribulation.

For this cause, we have been consoled; but, in our consolation, we rejoice the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

For, if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not made ashamed; but, as we spake all things to you in truth, so also our glorying before Titus was found to be truth.

And his tender affections are more abundantly toward you, while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

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

But, as ye abound in everything??n faith, and speech, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us??ee that ye abound in this grace also.

And I give my judgment in this; for this is profitable for you, who, indeed, began before others, a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

And now complete the doing also; that, as there was a readiness to will, so also there may be the completion out of what ye have;

And we sent with him the brother whose praise in the Gospel is in all the assemblies;

And God is able to make all grace abound to you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in every thing, may abound to every good work:

And He Who supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

ye being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.

through the proof of this ministry, glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the Gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;

But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the limit which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even to you.

For, if he that comes preaches another Jesus, Whom we did not preach; or, if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different Gospel, which ye did not accept; well do ye bear with him.

And, though I be rude in speech, yet am I not rude in knowledge; but in every way having manifested it toward you in all things.

and, being present with you, and being in want, I was a burden to no one; for the brethren, coming from Macedonia, supplied my lack; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will keep myself.

But what I am doing, I also will do, that I may cut off the occasion from those desiring occasion, that wherein they glory they may be found even as we.

It is no great thing, therefore, if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end will be according to their works.

Since many glory according to the flesh, I also will glory;

Apart from those things without, that which is a pressure upon me daily, anxiety for all the assemblies.