The Second Epistle of Paul, the Apostle, to the CORINTHIANS. CHAPTER I

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 steadfast, 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 man 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 Judea. 
17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use
lightness? or 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 establisheth 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.