Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the congregation of God that is at Corinth, with all the sanctified who are in the whole of Achaia.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all encouragement,

who encourages us in all our affliction, in order for us to be able to encourage those in every affliction, through the encouragement of which we ourselves are encouraged by God.

Who rescued us out of so great a death, and does rescue, in whom we have hoped that he will also still rescue.

For we write no other thing to you, but rather what ye read or also acknowledge. And I hope ye will also acknowledge until the end,

And I wrote this same thing to you, so that when I came, I would not have sadness from whom I ought to rejoice, having been confident toward you all, because my joy is of all of you.

But if any man has caused sadness, he has not caused me sadness, but in part (that I may not bear down) you all.

For I also wrote for this, so 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,

how will the administration of the spirit not be more in glory?

But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.

knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up through Jesus, and will present us with you.

For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace, which has multiplied because of the thankfulness of the many, may abound for the glory of God.

while we look not at things seen, but at things not seen. For things seen are temporal, but things not seen are eternal.

if indeed also having put it on we will not be found naked.

Therefore always being confident, and knowing that while at home in the body we are absent from the Lord,

Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.

For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of the Christ, so that each man may receive back about the things that he did through the body, whether good or bad.

For the love of Christ holds us together, having judge this, that if one died for all, then all died.

And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised.

So then if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.

And all things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and who gave to us the ministry of reconciliation.

as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not put to death;

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

And what mutual agreement has a temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God, just as God said, I will dwell in them, and will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they will be a people to me.

Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you

and will be for a Father to you, and ye will be for sons and daughters to me, says Lord Almighty.

Great is my boldness toward you, great is my pride for you. I have been filled with encouragement. I over-abound with joy in all our affliction.

Because of this we have been encouraged. And from your encouragement, we rejoiced to a greater degree more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

Because, if I have boasted anything to him about you, I am not ashamed, but as we spoke all things in truth to you, so also our boast to Titus became truth.

And his bowels are more abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how ye received him with fear and trembling.

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

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, be that ye may also abound in this kindness.

Because he indeed accepted the exhortation, but his own will being more zealous, he went forth to you.

And we sent along with him the brother whose praise in the good-news is throughout all the congregations.

But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.

And God is able to abound all grace for you, so that always in everything having all sufficiency, ye may abound for every good work,

through the evidence of this service, glorifying God at the subjection of your confession toward the good-news of the Christ, and at the generosity of the participation, for them and for all,

For even if I also should boast somewhat more abundantly about our authority (which the Lord gave us for building up, and not for tearing you down), I will not be shamed,

But we will not boast in things immeasurable, but according to the measure of the standard that God apportioned to us, of a measure to reach even as far as you.

For indeed if a man who comes, preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or ye receive another spirit that ye did not receive, or another good-news that ye did not accept, ye well tolerated it.

But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet not in knowledge, but in everything made known in all things to you.

And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept, and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.

The truth of Christ is in me that this pride in me will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

But what I do, I also will do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those who desire an opportunity, that in what they boast, they might appear just as we also.

Therefore, it is no great thing if his helpers also disguise themselves as helpers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.