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2 Corinthians 1:1-24
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 Achaia: 2 Grace be to you and peace from God
our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be God, even the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;  4 Who 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. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ
abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And 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.
7 And our hope of you is
stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also
of the consolation. 8 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: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should
not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so
great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11
Ye 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.
12 For 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. 13 For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or
acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; 14 As 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.
15 And in this confidence I was minded to
come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 16 And to pass by you into
Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way
toward Judaea. 17 When 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? 18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me
and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20 For all the promises of
God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 21 Now he which
stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22 Who hath also
sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 23 Moreover I call God for a
record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. 24 Not for that we
have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
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