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

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

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:

Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth 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 Silvanus, and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

Now he who establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the spirit in our hearts.

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

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

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

Now thanks be to God, who always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.

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

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

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

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

In whom the god of this world hath 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 to them.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into 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 to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

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

Now he that hath wrought us for this same thing is God, who also hath given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

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

And that he died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and rose again.

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

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

And in this I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward 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 by the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

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

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

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 base among you, but being absent am bold towards you:

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

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

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

And when I was present with you, and wanted, 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 to 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 in what they glory, they may be found even as we.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is made to fall into sin, and I burn not?

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

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

And lest, when I come again, my God may humble me among you, and I shall bewail many who have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness, and lewdness, and lasciviousness, which they have committed.

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

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