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

who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

For we do not desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many;

But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:

For truly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.

For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel would not look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

For truly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia;

Not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for a year past. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.

you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.

But I implore you that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence with which I intend on showing against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not proclaim, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different "good news", which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.

That which I speak, I do not speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the churches.

how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the churches, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.

Now we pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you a "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying.

I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ,

I went up by revelation, and I explained to them the Good News which I proclaim among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;

They only asked us to remember the poor?which very thing I was also zealous to do.

For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "To seeds," as of many, but as of one, "To your seed," which is Christ.

Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not. For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to slavery, which is Hagar.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved One,

which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by that which is called "circumcision," (in the flesh, made by hands);

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which he put to death their enmity.

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;

by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things;

according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;

Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

Do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:

above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God;

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;

because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Brothers, I do not regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forward to the things which are ahead,

who will change our lowly bodies into the likeness of his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,