Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble, by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted of God.

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, 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;

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silas and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

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

Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

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

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

To whom you forgive anything, I forgive also: for if I forgave anything, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ;

Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the fragrance of his knowledge by us in every place.

To the one we are the fragrance of death unto death; and to the other the fragrance of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

For we are not as many, who corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

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 gives life.

And not as Moses, who put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly see the end of that which is abolished:

In whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

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

Now he that has made us for the same thing is God, who also has given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to boast on our behalf, that you may have something to answer them who boast in appearance, and not in heart.

And that he died for all, that they who live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again.

And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Nevertheless God, who comforts those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

Therefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause who had done the wrong, nor for his cause who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

And in this I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to desire a year ago.

But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and a testimony of your eagerness:

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, who causes through us thanksgiving to God.

And by their prayer for you, who long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am humble among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, though I think to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

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

For if he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if you receive another spirit, which you have not received, or another gospel, which you have not accepted, you might well bear with him.

And when I was present with you, and in want, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them who desire occasion; that when they glory, they may be found even as we.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

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

Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall mourn over many who have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and licentiousness which they have committed.

I told you before, and tell you again, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them who earlier have sinned, and to all others, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

Since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in you.