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 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,

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.

(Really, to me boasting is not helpful.) For I will come to visions and revelations of Lord.

For such a man I will boast, but for myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

For if I should want to boast, I will not be foolish, for I will speak the truth. But I refrain lest any man should reckon to me above what he sees of me or hears anything from me.

And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee, for my power is made fully perfect in weakness. More gladly therefore I will boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of the Christ may reside in me.

Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

And I most gladly will spend, and will be spent for your souls. Even though more earnestly loving you, the worse I am loved.

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.

This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two witnesses or three every saying will be confirmed.

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,

For even if he was crucified from weakness, yet he lives from the power of God. For we in him are also weak, but we will live with him from the power of God toward you.

But I hope that ye will know that we are not test-failing.

Finally brothers, farewell. Be thoroughly prepared, be encouraged, think the same way, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.