The
God Of All Comfort
Paul,
an Apostle of Christ Jesus
By
the Will of God, and Timothy our brother.
To
the Church of God in Corinth,
Together
with all the Saints throughout Achaia:
2
Grace and Peace to you
From
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
THE
FATHER OF COMPASSION
AND
THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT,
4
WHO COMFORTS US IN ALL OUR TROUBLES,
SO
THAT WE CAN COMFORT THOSE IN ANY TROUBLE
WITH
THE COMFORT WE OURSELVES HAVE RECEIVED FROM GOD.
5For
just as the Sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives,
So
also through Christ our Comfort overflows.
6
If we are Distressed,
It
is for your Comfort and Salvation;
If
we are Comforted, It is for your Comfort,
WHICH
PRODUCES IN YOU PATIENT ENDURANCE
OF
THE SAME SUFFERINGS WE SUFFER.
7
AND OUR HOPE FOR YOU IS FIRM,
Because
we know that just as you share in our Sufferings,
SO
ALSO YOU SHARE IN OUR COMFORT.
8
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers,
About
the Hardships we Suffered in the Province of Asia.
WE
WERE UNDER GREAT PRESSURE,
FAR
BEYOND OUR ABILITY TO ENDURE,
SO
THAT WE DESPAIRED EVEN OF LIFE.
9
INDEED, IN OUR HEARTS WE FELT THE SENTENCE OF DEATH.
BUT
THIS HAPPENED
THAT
WE MIGHT NOT RELY ON OURSELVES BUT ON GOD,
WHO
RAISES THE DEAD.
10
HE HAS DELIVERED US
FROM
SUCH A DEADLY PERIL,
AND
HE WILL DELIVER US.
ON
HIM WE HAVE SET OUR HOPE
THAT
HE WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER US,
AS
YOU HELP US BY YOUR PRAYERS.
Then
many will give thanks on our behalf
For
the Gracious Favor granted us
In
answer to the prayers of many.
Paul's
Change Of Plans
12
NOW THIS IS OUR BOAST:
Our
Conscience Testifies
That
we have conducted ourselves in the World,
And
especially in our relations with you,
In
Holiness and Sincerity that are from God.
WE
HAVE DONE SO
NOT
ACCORDING TO WORLDLY WISDOM
BUT
ACCORDING TO GOD'S GRACE.
13
For we do not write you anything
You
cannot read or understand.
And
I hope that,
14
As you have understood us in part,
You
will come to understand fully
THAT
YOU CAN BOAST OF US
JUST
AS WE WILL BOAST OF YOU
IN
THE DAY OF THE LORD JESUS.
15
Because I was confident of this,
I
planned to visit you first
So
that you might benefit twice.
16
I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia
And
to come back to you from Macedonia,
And
then to have you send me on my way to Judea.
17
When I planned this,
Did
I do it lightly?
OR
DO I MAKE MY PLANS IN A WORLDLY MANNER
So
that in the same breath I say,
'Yes,
yes' and 'No, no'?
16
BUT AS SURELY AS GOD IS FAITHFUL,
OUR
MESSAGE TO YOU IS NOT 'YES' AND 'NO.'
19
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ,
Who
was Preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy,
Was
not 'Yes' and 'No,'
BUT
IN HIM IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN 'YES.'
20
FOR NO MATTER HOW MANY PROMISES GOD HAD MADE,
THEY
ARE 'YES' IN CHRIST.
AND
SO THROUGH HIM THE 'AMEN'
IS
SPOKEN BY US TO THE GLORY OF GOD.
21
NOW IT IS GOD
WHO
MAKES BOTH US AND YOU STAND FIRM IN CHRIST.
HE
ANOINTED US,
22
SET HIS SEAL OF OWNERSHIP ON US,
AND
PUT HIS SPIRIT IN OUR HEARTS AS A DEPOSIT,
GUARANTEEING
WHAT IS TO COME.
23
I call God as my Witness
That
it was in order to spare you
That
I did not return to Corinth.
24
No that we lord it over your Faith,
But
we work with you for your joy,
BECAUSE
IT IS BY FAITH YOU STAND FIRM.
(2
Corinthians 1)
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