2 Corinthians 1
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Acts 18.1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achai´a:
2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul's Affliction
3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
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1 Cor 15.32. For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9but we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
The Postponement of Paul's Visit
12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward. 13For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; 14as also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
15And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 16#Acts 19.21. and to pass by you into Macedo´nia, and to come again out of Macedo´nia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judea. 17When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea, yea, and nay, nay? 18But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. 19#Acts 18.5. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silva´nus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. 24Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
2 Corinthians 1
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1From Sha'ul, a Shliach of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua birtzon Hashem (by the will of G-d), and Timotiyos, the Ach b'Moshiach; To the Kehillah (Congregation) of Hashem existing in Corinth, with all the Kedoshim throughout Achaia.
2Chen v'Chesed Hashem to you and shalom from Elohim Avinu and Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.
3Baruch hu Hashem Elohim Avi of Adoneinu Yehoshua HaMoshiach, Avi HaRachamim vaElohei kol nechamah (comfort),#1:3 Ps 103:13; Isa 66:13
4The one giving us chizzuk (strengthening) with respect to all our tzoros so as to enable us to give chizzuk to the ones experiencing tzoros, and that through the nechamah (comfort) by which we ourselves are comforted#1:4 1C 1:3 by Hashem.#1:4 Isa 49:13; 51:12; 66:13
5This is so because as the Chevlei Moshiach (birth pangs of Moshiach) abound to us, so through Moshiach abounds also our nechamah.#1:5 1C 1:3; Isa 51:12; Ps 34:19; 94:19
6Now if we are experiencing tzoros, it is for your chizzuk (strengthening) and Yeshu'at Eloheinu; or if we are being given nechamah (comfort), it is for your nechamah that is producing in you the chozek (strength) of savlanut (patience) for the endurance of the tzoros which we also suffer.#1:6 1Th 3:3
7And our tikvah (hope) for you is well-founded, for we have da'as that as you have deveykus (cleaving to) the Chevlei Moshiach, so also you will have deveykus to the nechamah.
8For we do not want you to lack da'as, Achim b'Moshiach, as to the tzoros and tribulation that came upon us in Asia,#1:8 Ac 19:23; 1C 15:32 that utterly beyond our strength we were burdened, causing us to come to a feeling of ye'ush (despair) even of being able to stay alive.
9But we ourselves have had the gezar din (verdict) of mishpat mavet (a death sentence) in ourselves so that we should not have emunah (faith) in ourselves but in Hashem, Mechayyei Mesim (Who Revivest the Dead).#1:9 Shemoneh Esreh, Jer 17:5,7
10The same G-d out of so great a Mavet delivered us and will continue to deliver us. We have set tikvateinu (our hope) that he will yet deliver us,#1:10 2Ti 4:18
11As you also labor together for us by techinnah (supplication), so that the “Modeh Ani” for us will be said by the many#1:11 Isa 53:11-12 for the matanah (gift) granted us through the tefillos of the many.
12For our glorying is in this: the edut (testimony) of our matzpun (conscience)#1:12 MJ 13:18 is that without remiyah (guile, fraud, deceit) and with lev tahor#1:12 Ps 51:12 (pure heart ), with the sincerity of Hashem#1:12 2C 2:17 and not in the “chochmah” of the basar#1:12 1C 1:17 but in the Chen v'Chesed of Hashem, we conducted ourselves in the Olam Hazeh, and more especially toward you.
13For we write nothing so shver (complex) to you that you cannot read and have binah (understanding), and I have tikvah that you will have da'as shlemah until HaKetz,
14As you have already had da'as of us in part, as also we are your kavod,#1:14 2C 5:12 even as also you are ours in the Yom Hashem of Adoneinu Yehoshua.#1:14 Pp 2:16
15And with this bitachon (confidence) I planned previously to come to you, that a second benefit you might have.
16It was my cheshbon (plan) to visit you by way of Macedonia and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be sent on to Yehudah (Judea).#1:16 Ac 19:21; 1C 16:5,6
17This was my matarah (aim, goal); surely then I did not act with vacillation? Or when I make plans,#1:17 2C 5:16 do I have a cheshbon according to the basar, ready with “Ken, Ken!” and then, “Lo! Lo!”
18Al emunat Hashem (in the faithfulness of G-d), our dvar to you has not been “Ken” and “Lo.”
19For the Zun fun der Oybershter, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, the One having been proclaimed among you by us, by Sila and Timotiyos and me,#1:19 Ac 18:5 was not a “Ken and Lo”; but in Him it has always been “Ken.”
20For in Moshiach every one of Hashemʼs havtachot (promises) is a “Ken.” For this reason it is b'Shem Moshiach that we say the “Omein” to the kavod of Hashem.#1:20 1C 14:16; Rv 3:14
21But it is Hashem who establishes us with you in Moshiach and has given us the mishchah#1:21 1Y 2:27 (anointing),
22Having put his chotam#1:22 seal of ownership Gn 38:18; Ezek 9:4; Ep 1:13; 4:30; Rv 7:4 on us and having given the eravon (pledge) of the Ruach Hakodesh in our levavot#1:22 Ro 8:16; 2C 5:5; Ep 1:14 (hearts).#1:22 Gn 38:18; Ezek 9:4; Hag 2:23
23Now, I call upon Hashem as eidus (witness) against my nefesh, my neshamah (soul), that it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth.#1:23 Ro 1:9; 2C 11:31; Pp 1:8; 1Th 2:5,10
24Not that we play the gontser macher to domineer over your emunah (faith),#1:24 1K 5:3 but we are fellow po'alim for your simcha, for by emunah you stand.
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