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.

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.

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

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.

And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, so that you might have a second benefit,

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?

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

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

But I determined this within myself, that I would not come to you again in grief.

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.

For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.

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

so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overwhelming sorrow.

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

so that we should not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices.

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;

But if the ministry of death, having been engraved in letters in stone was with glory (so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his face), which was being done away;

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.

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

And we are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of the thing being done away.

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

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving ones, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ (who is the image of God) should not dawn on them.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us;

always bearing about the dying of the Lord Jesus in the body, so that the life of Jesus also might be revealed in our body.

For we who live are always being delivered to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus might also be revealed in our body.

knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus shall also raise us up by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

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.

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened; inasmuch as we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be clothed, so that the mortal might be swallowed up by the life.

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

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.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men. But we are revealed to God, and I trust also that we are revealed in your consciences.

For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but are giving you occasion to glory on our behalf, so that you may have it to answer those boasting in appearance, and not in heart.

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.

For He has made Him who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

We are in nothing giving cause of stumbling, in no way, so that the ministry may not be blamed,

I do not speak this to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts for us to die together, and to live together.

And not only by his coming, but by the comfort with which he was comforted over you, telling us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced the more.

For even if I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret; if indeed I did regret; for I see that that letter grieved you for an hour.

Now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you grieved to repentance. For you were grieved according to God, so that you might suffer loss by nothing in us.

Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything.

that in much testing of trouble, the overflowing of their joy, and the depth of their poverty, abounded to the riches of their generosity.

For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability; they gave willingly;

with much beseeching, begging us that they might receive of us the grace and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints.

for us to call on Titus, that even as he began before, so he would also complete this grace to you also.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, for your sakes He became poor, in order that you might be made rich through His poverty.

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.

For it is not that others may have ease, but you trouble;

but by equality in the present time; your abundance for their need, that their abundance also may be for your need; so that there may be equality;

avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us;

For I know your eagerness, of which I boast to Macedonia on your behalf, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has aroused the greater number.

Yet I sent the brothers, lest our boasting (which is on your behalf) should not be in vain, that, as I said, you may be ready.

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go forward to you, and make up beforehand your blessing, it having been promised that this would be ready, thus as a matter of blessing, and not as of covetousness.

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;

But I ask, not being present, that I may be bold with the confidence which I think to be daring against some, who thought of us as walking according to flesh.

pulling down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought into the obedience of Christ;

Do you look at things according to appearance? If anyone has persuaded himself that he is Christ's, let him think this again as to himself, that as he is Christ's, even so we are Christ's.

so that I might not seem to terrify you by letters.

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.

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;

to preach the gospel in that beyond you, and not to boast in another's rule in things made ready.

I would that you were bearing with me a little in foolishness; but indeed bear with me.

Or did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?

The truth of Christ is in me that this boasting shall not be silenced in me in the regions of Achaia.

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.

Again I say, Let no one think me foolish. If otherwise, yet receive me as foolish, so that I may also boast a little.

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I do not lie.

that he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not allowed for a man to utter.

For this thing I besought the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.

And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may overshadow me.

For what is it in which you were inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong.

For I fear, lest somehow coming I might not find you as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you might not wish; lest somehow there be strifes, envyings, angers, contentions, backbitings, whisperings, proud thoughts, tumults;

I told you before, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time and being absent now. I write to those who sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare.

examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith, prove your own selves. Do you not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are reprobates?

But I trust that you will know that we are not reprobates.

But I pray to God for you not to do evil, none. And not that we may appear approved, but that you should do the good things, though we are deemed to be reprobates.