Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;

but we ourselves in ourselves the sentence of the death have had, that we may not be trusting on ourselves, but on God, who is raising the dead,

who out of so great a death did deliver us, and doth deliver, in whom we have hoped that even yet He will deliver;

and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, is God,

who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

for if I make you sorry, then who is he who is making me glad, except he who is made sorry by me?

and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,

And to whom ye forgive anything -- I also; for I also, if I have forgiven anything, to whom I have forgiven it, because of you -- in the person of Christ -- I forgive it,

and to God are thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place,

to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?

who also made us sufficient to be ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive.

and are not as Moses, who was putting a vail upon his own face, for the sons of Israel not stedfastly to look to the end of that which is being made useless,

in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;

because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

for always are we who are living delivered up to death because of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our dying flesh,

knowing that He who did raise up the Lord Jesus, us also through Jesus shall raise up, and shall present with you,

for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life.

And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;

and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.

And the all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

but He who is comforting the cast-down -- God -- He did comfort us in the presence of Titus;

If, then, I also wrote to you -- not for his cause who did wrong, nor for his cause who did suffer wrong, but for our diligence in your behalf being manifested unto you before God --

and an opinion in this do I give: for this to you is expedient, who not only to do, but also to will, did begin before -- a year ago,

according as it hath been written, 'He who did gather much, had nothing over; and he who did gather little, had no lack.'

And thanks to God, who is putting the same diligence for you in the heart of Titus,

and not only so, but who was also appointed by vote by the assemblies, our fellow-traveller, with this favour that is ministered by us, unto the glory of the same Lord, and your willing mind;

and we sent with them our brother, whom we proved in many things many times being diligent, and now much more diligent, by the great confidence that is toward you,

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed am humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

and he who is boasting -- in the Lord let him boast;

for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.

for if, indeed, he who is coming doth preach another Jesus whom we did not preach, or another Spirit ye receive which ye did not receive, or other good news which ye did not accept -- well were ye bearing it,

Who is infirm, and I am not infirm? who is stumbled, and I am not fired;

the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ -- who is blessed to the ages -- hath known that I do not lie! --

any one of those whom I have sent unto you -- by him did I take advantage of you?

since a proof ye seek of the Christ speaking in me, who to you is not infirm, but is powerful in you,