Bible, King James Version
2_Corinthians
2Cor.1
[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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