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.

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.

But we ourselves have had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not be trusting in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.

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

And of you who help together by supplication for us (a gift for us from many persons, because of many), so that there may be gratitude about you.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was proclaimed among you by us (by me and Silvanus and Timothy) became not, yes and no, but in him has become, yes.

Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and who anointed us, is God.

He also is who put a seal on us, and who gave the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.

For if I make you sad, who then is he who makes me glad except he who is made sad by me?

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 to whom ye forgive anything, I too. For I also, whom I have forgiven (if anything), I have forgiven because of you in the presence of Christ,

And thanks is to God who always causes us to triumph in the Christ, and who makes manifest the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place, through us.

to the one an odor of death for death, and to the other an aroma of life for life. And who is adequate for these things?

who also made us qualified helpers of a new covenant, not of a document, but of a spirit, for the document kills but the spirit makes alive.

But even if our good-news is concealed, it is concealed in those who are perishing,

in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, in order for the light of the good-news of the glory of the Christ (who is a likeness of God) not to shine forth to them.

Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.

For we who live are always given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that also the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh.

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

For also those who are in the tent groan, being burdened, not in that we want to undress, but to clothe ourselves, so that the mortal may be swallowed up by the life.

Now he who wrought us for this same thing is God, who also gave us the pledge of the Spirit.

For we are not commending ourselves again to you, but giving you an opportunity of boasting about us, so that ye may have for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

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.

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

For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Nevertheless God, who encourages the lowly, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

And so then although I wrote to you, it was not because of the man who did wrong, nor because of the man who was wronged, but in order to reveal to you your eagerness for us in the sight of God.

And in this I give judgment, for this is expedient for you who earlier began, from a year ago, not only the doing but also the intending.

But thanks to God who gives the same eagerness for you in the heart of Titus.

And not only so, but who was also chosen by the congregations, a traveling companion of us with this gift administered by us, for the glory of the same Lord and our willingness.

And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you)

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

And he who supplies seed to the man who sows, and bread for eating, may he supply and multiply your seed, and may he increase the fruits of your righteousness,

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent.

But I pray not to be bold when present with the confidence by which I consider to be valiant toward some who consider us as walking according to flesh.

For we dare not classify or compare ourselves to some of those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, do not understand.

But he who boasts should boast in Lord.

For he who commends himself, that man is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.

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.

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.

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.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I am not made fiery?

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed into the ages, knows that I do not lie.

Any man of whom I have sent to you, did I exploit you through him?

lest having come again my God will make me low toward you, and I will bewail many of those who have sinned previously, and who did not repent from the trash and fornication and licentiousness that they committed.

I have told you before, and I say in advance, as present the second time, and now absent, I write to those who have previously sinned, and to all the others, that if I come to it again, I will not spare,

since ye seek proof of the Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is mighty in you.