2 Corinthians 1
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Salutation
1#Eph 1:1; 2Ti 1:1Paul, 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:
2#Ro 1:7Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul’s Thanksgiving After Affliction
3#Eph 1:3; 1Pe 1:3; Ro 15:5–6Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, 4#Isa 51:12; 2Co 7:6–7who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5#Col 1:24; Php 3:10As the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. 6#2Ti 2:10If we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective in enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as you partake in the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
8#1Co 15:32For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our troubles which came to us in Asia. We were pressured beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. 9#Lk 18:9We had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead. 10#Ro 15:31He delivered us from so great a death and does deliver us. In Him we trust that He will still deliver us, 11#2Co 4:15; Php 1:19as you help together by praying for us, so that thanks may be given by many on our behalf for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many persons.
Paul’s Travel Plans Change
12#2Co 2:17; 1Co 2:13For our rejoicing is this: The testimony of our conscience is that we conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you, in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God. 13For we write nothing else to you than what you read or understand. And I trust you will understand even to the end, 14#1Co 1:8; 2Co 2:5as you have understood us in part, that we are yours, boasting even as you are ours on the day of the Lord Jesus.
15#Ro 1:11; 1Co 4:19In this confidence I planned to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit: 16#1Co 16:5–7to visit you while going to Macedonia, and to come again to you from Macedonia, and then be sent by you on my way to Judea. 17#2Co 10:2–3Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do this lightly? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, so that I would tell you “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?
18#1Co 1:9But as God is true, we did not tell you “Yes” and “No.” 19#Heb 13:8; Ac 18:5For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by Silas, Timothy, and me, was not “Yes” and “No.” In Him it was “Yes.” 20#Rev 3:14; 1Co 14:16For all the promises of God in Him are “Yes,” and in Him “Amen,” to the glory of God through us. 21#1Jn 2:20; 2:27Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22#2Co 5:5; Eph 1:13–14who also has sealed us and established the guarantee with the Spirit in our hearts.
23#Ro 1:9; 1Co 4:21Moreover I call God as a witness upon my soul, that it is to spare you that I have not yet gone to Corinth. 24#Ro 11:20; 1Co 15:1Not that we have dominion over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, for by faith you stand.
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2 Corinthians 1
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Paul gives thanks to God
1From Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and from Timothy, who is also a follower.#Ac 18.1.
To God's church in Corinth and to all God's people in Achaia.
2I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
Paul gives thanks
3Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Father is a merciful God, who always gives us comfort. 4He comforts us when we are in trouble, so that we can share that same comfort with others in trouble. 5We share in the terrible sufferings of Christ, but also in the wonderful comfort he gives. 6We suffer in the hope that you will be comforted and saved. And because we are comforted, you will also be comforted, as you patiently endure suffering like ours. 7You never disappoint us. You suffered as much as we did, and we know that you will be comforted as we were.
8My friends, I want you to know what a hard time we had in Asia. Our sufferings were so horrible and so unbearable that death seemed certain.#1 Co 15.32. 9In fact, we felt sure that we were going to die. But this made us stop trusting in ourselves and start trusting God, who raises the dead to life. 10God saved us from the threat of death,#1.10 the threat of death: Some manuscripts have “many threats of death”. and we are sure that he will do it again and again. 11Please help us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks for the blessings we receive in answer to all these prayers.
The work of an apostle for God's people
Paul's change of plans
12We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's wonderful kindness instead of by the wisdom of this world. 13I am not writing anything you cannot read and understand. I hope you will understand it completely, 14just as you already partly understand us. Then when our Lord Jesus returns, you can be as proud of us as we are of you.
15I was so sure of your pride in us that I had planned to visit you first of all. In this way you would have the blessing of two visits from me. 16Once on my way to Macedonia and again on my return from there. Then you could send me on to Judea.#Ac 19.21. 17Do you think I couldn't make up my mind about what to do? Or do I seem like someone who says “Yes” or “No” simply to please others? 18God can be trusted, and so can I, when I say that our answer to you has always been “Yes” and never “No”. 19This is because Jesus Christ the Son of God is always “Yes” and never “No”. And he is the one that Silas,#1.19 Silas: The Greek text has “Silvanus”, which is another form of the name Silas. Timothy, and I told you about.#Ac 18.5.
20Christ says “Yes” to all of God's promises. That's why we have Christ to say “Amen”#1.20 Amen: The word “amen” is used here with the meaning of “yes”. for us to the glory of God. 21And so God makes it possible for you and us to stand firmly together with Christ. God is also the one who chose us 22and put his Spirit in our hearts to show that we belong only to him.
23God is my witness that I stayed away from Corinth, just to keep from being hard on you. 24We are not bosses who tell you what to believe. We are working with you to make you glad, because your faith is strong.
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