NASB — 2 Corinthians 1 — KJV

Introduction

1 Paul°, aan apostle° of bChrist° Jesus° cby the will° of God°, and dTimothy° [our] brother°,

¶ To ethe church° of God° which is at fCorinth° with all° the Isaints° who are throughout° gAchaia°:

[1] IOr holy ones aRo 1:1; Ga 1:1; Ep 1:1; Col 1:1; 2Ti 1:1; Tit 1:1 bGa 3:26 c1Co 1:1 dAc 16:1; 1Co 16:10; 2Co 1:19 e1Co 10:32 fAc 18:1 gAc 18:12

2aGrace° to you and peace° from God° our Father° and the Lord° Jesus° Christ°.

[2] aRo 1:7

3aBlessed° [be] the God° and Father° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, the Father° of mercies° and bGod° of all° comfort°, 4 who acomforts° us in all° our affliction° so° that we will be able° to comfort° those° who are in Iany° affliction° with the comfort° with which° we ourselves° are comforted° by God°. 5 For just° aas the sufferings° of Christ° are Iours° in abundance°, so° also° our comfort° is abundant° through° Christ°. 6 But if° we are afflicted°, it is afor your comfort° and salvation°; or° if° we are comforted°, it is for your comfort°, which is effective° in the patient° enduring° of the same° sufferings° which° we also° suffer°; 7 and our hope° for you is firmly° grounded°, knowing° that aas you are sharers° of our sufferings°, so° also° you are [sharers] of our comfort°.

[3] aEp 1:3; 1P 1:3 bRo 15:5
[4] ILit every aIs 51:12; 66:13; 2Co 7:6, 7, 13
[5] ILit to us a2Co 4:10; Php 3:10; Col 1:24
[6] a2Co 4:15; 12:15; Ep 3:1, 13; 2Ti 2:10
[7] aRo 8:17

8 ¶ For awe do not want° you to be unaware°, brethren°, of our baffliction° which came° [to us] in IcAsia°, that we were burdened° excessively°°, beyond° our strength°, so° that we despaired° even° of life°; 9 Iindeed°, we had° the sentence° of death° within° ourselves° so° that we would not trust° in ourselves°, but in God° who raises° the dead°; 10 who° adelivered° us from so° great° a [peril of] death°, and will deliver° [us], IHe bon whom° we have set° our hope°. And He will yet° deliver° us, 11 you also° joining° in ahelping° us through your prayers°, so° that thanks° may be given° by bmany° persons° on our behalf° for the favor° bestowed° on us through° [the prayers of] many°.

[8] II.e. west coast province of Asia Minor aRo 1:13 bAc 19:23; 1Co 15:32 cAc 16:6
[9] ILit but we ourselves
[10] IOne early ms reads on whom we have set our hope that He will also aRo 15:31 b1Ti 4:10
[11] aRo 15:30; Php 1:19; Phm 22 b2Co 4:15; 9:11f

Paul’s Integrity

12 ¶ For our Iproud° confidence° is this°: the testimony° of aour conscience°, that in holiness° and bgodly° sincerity°, cnot in fleshly° wisdom° but in the grace° of God°, we have conducted° ourselves in the world°, and especially° toward° you. 13 For we write° nothing° else° to you than° what° you read° and understand°, and I hope° you will understand° auntil° the end°; 14 just° as you also° partially° did understand° us, that we are your reason° to be proud° as you also° are ours°, in athe day° of our Lord° Jesus°.

[12] ILit boasting aAc 23:1; 1Th 2:10; He 13:18 b2Co 2:17 c1Co 1:17; Jm 3:15
[13] a1Co 1:8
[14] a1Co 1:8

15 ¶ In this° confidence° I intended° at first° to acome° to you, so° that you might Itwice° receive° a IIbblessing°; 16 Ithat is, to apass° IIyour way° into bMacedonia°, and again° from Macedonia° to come° to you, and by you to be chelped° on my journey° to Judea°. 17 Therefore°, I was not vacillating°° when I intended° to do this°, was I? Or° what° I purpose°, do I purpose° aaccording° to the flesh°, so° that with me there will be yes°, yes° and no°, no° [at the same time]? 18 But as aGod° is faithful°, bour word° to you is not yes° and no°. 19 For athe Son° of God°, Christ° Jesus°, who was preached° among° you by us—by me and bSilvanus° and cTimothy°—was not yes° and no°, but is yes° din Him. 20 For aas many° as are the promises° of God°, bin Him they are yes°; therefore° also° through° Him is cour Amen° to the glory° of God° through° us. 21 Now° He who aestablishes° us with you in Christ° and banointed° us is God°, 22 who also° asealed° us and bgave° [us] the Spirit° in our hearts° as a Ipledge°.

[15] ILit have a second grace IIOne early ms reads joy a1Co 4:19 bRo 1:11; 15:29
[16] ILit and IILit through you into aAc 19:21; 1Co 16:5-7 bAc 19:21; Ro 15:26 cAc 15:3; 1Co 16:6, 11
[17] a2Co 10:2f; 11:18
[18] a1Co 1:9 b2Co 2:17
[19] aMt 4:3; 16:16; 26:63 bAc 15:22; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:1; 1P 5:12 cAc 18:5; 2Co 1:1 dHe 13:8
[20] aRo 15:8 bHe 13:8 c1Co 14:16; Rv 3:14
[21] a1Co 1:8 b1 Jn 2:20, 27
[22] IOr down payment aJn 3:33 bRo 8:16; 2Co 5:5; Ep 1:14

23 ¶ But aI call° God° as witness° Ito my soul°, that bto spare° you I did not come° again° to cCorinth°. 24 Not that we alord° it over° your faith°, but are workers° with you for your joy°; for in your faith° you are bstanding° firm°.

[23] ILit upon aRo 1:9; Ga 1:20 b1Co 4:21; 2Co 2:1, 3 c2Co 1:1
[24] a2Co 4:5; 11:20; 1P 5:3 bRo 11:20; 1Co 15:1


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1 ¶ Paul,º an apostleº of Jesusº Christº byº the willº of God,º andº Timothyº [our] brother,º unto the² churchº of Godº which¹ isºª atº Corinth,º withº allº the² saintsº which¹ areºª inº allº Achaia:º 2 Graceº [be] to youº andº peaceº fromº Godº ourº Father,º andº [from] the Lordº Jesusº Christ.º

[1] Ac 16:1; 18:1, 12; Ro 1:1; 15:26; 16:5, 21; 1Co 1:1, 2; 6:11; 16:10, 15; 2Co 9:2; 11:10; Ep 1:1; Php 1:1; 2:19; Col 1:1; 1Th 1:1, 7; 2Th 1:1; 1Ti 1:1; 2Ti 1:1; He 13:23.
[2] 2S 15:20; 1Ch 12:18; Dn 4:1; Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3; Ga 6:16; Ep 6:23; Php 1:2; Col 1:2; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:2; Phm 1:3.

The apostle encourageth them against troubles, by the comforts and deliverances which God had given him, as in all his afflictions,

3 Blessedº [be] God,º evenº the Fatherº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º the² Fatherº of mercies,º andº the Godº of allº comfort;º 4 Whoº comfortethºª usº inº allº ourº tribulation,º that¹ weº may be ableºª to comfortºª them² which are inº anyº trouble,º byº the² comfortº wherewithº we¹ª² ourselves¹ are comfortedºª ofº God.º 5 Forº asº the² sufferingsº of Christº aboundºª inº us,º soº ourº consolationº alsoº aboundethºª byº Christ.º 6 Andº whetherº we be afflicted,ºª [it is] forº yourº consolationº andº salvation,º which¹ is effectualºª inº the enduringº of the² sameº sufferingsº whichº weº alsoº suffer:ºª or whetherº we be comforted,ºª [it is] forº yourº consolationº andº salvation.º 7 Andº ourº hopeº ofº youº [is] stedfast,º knowing,ºª thatº asº ye areºª partakersº of the² sufferings,º soº [shall ye be] alsoº of the² consolation.º

[3] Gn 14:20; 1Ch 29:10; Ne 9:5; Jb 1:21; Ps 18:46; 72:19; 86:5, 15; Dn 4:34; 9:9; Mi 7:18; Jn 5:22; 10:30; 20:17; Ro 15:5, 6; 2Co 11:31; Ep 1:3, 17; Php 2:11; 1P 1:3; 2Jn 1:4, 9.
[4] Ps 32:5, 7; 34:2; 66:16; 86:17; Is 12:1; 40:1; 49:10; 51:3, 12; 52:9; 66:12, 14; Jn 14:16, 18, 26; 2Co 1:5; 7:6; Php 1:14; 1Th 4:18; 5:11; 2Th 2:16; He 12:12.
[5] Lk 2:25; Ac 9:4; 1Co 4:10; 2Co 4:10; 11:23; Php 1:20; 2:1; 3:10; Col 1:24; 2Th 2:16.
[6] Ac 21:5; Ro 5:3; 8:28; 1Co 3:21; 2Co 1:4; 4:15, 17; 5:5; Php 1:19; 2Ti 2:10; He 12:10.
[7] Mt 5:11; Lk 22:28; Ro 8:17; 1Co 10:13; 2Co 1:14; 7:9; 12:20; Php 1:6; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 1:4; 2Ti 2:12; Jm 1:2, 12.

so particularly in his late danger in Asia.

8 Forº we wouldºª not,º brethren,º have¹ª you¹ ignorantºª² ofº ourº troubleº which¹ cameºª to usº inº Asia,º thatº we were pressed¹² out¹ª of measure,º² aboveº strength,º insomuch¹ that² weº despairedºª evenº of life:ºª 9 Butº¹ we² hadºª the² sentenceº of deathº inº ourselves,º that¹ª² we should¹ª² not¹² trustºª inº ourselves,º¹ª butº inº Godº which¹ raisethºª the² dead:º 10 Whoº deliveredºª usº fromº so greatº a death,º andº doth deliver:ºª inº whomº we trustºª thatº he willº¹ª yetº deliverºª [us]; 11 Yeº alsoº helping togetherºª by prayerº forº us,º thatº for the giftº [bestowed] uponº usº by¹ the means of² manyº personsº thanks may be¹ª given¹² byº manyº on our behalf.º²

[8] 1S 20:3; 27:1; Ac 19:23; 1Co 4:8; 15:32; 16:9; 2Co 4:7.
[9] Jb 40:14; Ps 22:29; 44:5; Pv 28:26; Jr 9:23; 17:5; Ezk 33:13; 37:1; Lk 18:9; Ro 4:17; 2Co 3:5; 4:7, 13; 12:7; He 11:19.
[10] 1S 7:12; 17:37; Jb 5:17; Ps 34:19; Is 46:3; Ac 26:21; 2Ti 4:17; 2P 2:9.
[11] Is 37:4; 62:6; Ac 12:5; Ro 15:30; 2Co 4:15; 9:11, 14; Ep 6:18; Php 1:19; Col 4:3; 1Th 5:25; 2Th 3:1; Phm 1:22; He 13:18; Jm 5:16.

And calling both his own conscience and theirs to witness of his sincere manner of preaching the immutable truth of the Gospel,

12 Forº ourº rejoicingº isºª this,º the² testimonyº of ourº conscience,º thatº inº simplicityº andº godlyº sincerity,º notº withº fleshlyº wisdom,º butº byº the graceº of God,º we have had our conversationºª inº the² world,º andº more abundantlyº toº you-ward.º 13 Forº we writeºª noneº other thingsº unto you,º thanºº whatº ye readºª orºº acknowledge;ºª andº I trustºª¹ ye shall² acknowledgeºª evenº toº the end;º 14 Asº alsoº ye have acknowledgedºª usº inº part,º thatº we areºª yourº rejoicing,º even asº yeº alsoº [are] oursº inº the² dayº of the² Lordº Jesus.º

[12] Jsh 24:14; Jb 13:15; 23:10; 27:5; 31:1; Ps 7:3; 44:17; Is 38:3; Ac 24:16; Ro 9:1; 16:18; 1Co 2:4, 13; 4:4; 5:8; 15:10; 2Co 1:17; 2:17; 4:2; 8:8; 10:2; 11:3; 12:15; Ga 6:4; Ep 6:14; Php 1:10; 1Ti 1:5, 19; Tit 2:7; He 13:18; Jm 3:13; 4:6; 1P 3:16, 21; 1Jn 3:19.
[13] 2Co 4:2; 5:11; 13:6; Phm 1:6.
[14] Ro 11:25; 1Co 1:8; 3:21; 11:18; 15:31; 2Co 2:5; 5:12; 9:2; Php 1:6, 10, 26; 2:16; 4:1; 1Th 2:19; 3:13; 5:23.

he excuseth his not coming to them, as proceeding not of lightness, but of his lenity towards them.

15 Andº in thisº confidenceº I was mindedºª to comeºª untoº youº before,º thatº ye might haveºª a secondº benefit;º 16 Andº to passºª byº youº intoº Macedonia,º andº to comeºª againº out ofº Macedoniaº untoº you,º andº ofº youº to be brought on my wayºª towardº Judaea.º 17 When I¹ª thereforeº was¹ª thus¹ minded,ºª² did I²² useº¹¹ª lightness?º orº the things thatº I purpose,ºª do I purposeºª accordingº to the flesh,º thatº withº meº there should beºª yeaº yea,º andº nayº nay?º 18 Butº [as] Godº [is] true,ºº ourº wordº towardº youº wasºª notº yea¹ and¹ nay.º²² 19 Forº the² Son¹² of God,º Jesusº Christ,º who¹ was preachedºª amongº youº byº us,º [even] byº meº andº Silvanusº andº Timotheus,º wasºª notº yea¹ and¹ nay,º²² butº inº himº wasºª yea.º 20 Forº allº the promisesº of Godº inº himº [are]² yea,º andº inº himº² Amen,º untoº the gloryº of Godº byº us.º 21 Nowº he which stablishethºª usº withº youº inº Christ,º andº hath anointedºª us,º [is] God;º 22 Who¹ hath¹ª also¹ sealedºª² us,º andº givenºª the² earnestº of the² Spiritº inº ourº hearts.º 23 Moreoverº Iº callºª Godº for a recordº uponº myº soul,º thatº to spareºª youº I cameºª not as yetº untoº Corinth.º 24 Notº for thatº we have dominion overºª yourº faith,º butº areºª helpersº of yourº joy:º forº by faithº ye stand.ºª

[15] Ro 1:11; 15:29; 1Co 4:19; 11:34; 2Co 6:1; Php 1:25.
[16] Ac 19:21; 21:5; 1Co 16:5.
[17] Jg 9:4; Jr 23:32; Zp 3:4; Mt 5:37; Jn 8:15; 2Co 1:12, 18; 10:2; Ga 1:16; 2:2; 1Th 2:18; Jm 5:12.
[18] Jn 7:28; 8:26; 2Co 1:23; 11:31; 1Jn 5:20; Rv 3:7, 14.
[19] Ex 3:14; Ps 2:7; Mt 3:17; 16:16; 17:5; 24:35; 26:63; 27:40, 54; Mk 1:1; Lk 1:35; Jn 1:34, 49; 3:16, 35; 6:69; 8:58; 19:7; 20:28, 31; Ac 8:37; 9:20; 18:5; Ro 1:3; He 1:11; 13:8; 2P 1:17; 1Jn 1:3; 5:9, 20; 2Jn 1:9; Rv 1:8, 11, 17; 2:18.
[20] Gn 3:15; 22:18; 49:10; Ps 72:17; 102:16; Is 7:14; 9:6; 65:16; Mt 6:13; Lk 1:68; 2:14; Jn 1:17; 3:5; 14:6; Ac 3:25; 13:32; Ro 6:23; 11:36; 15:7, 8; 2Co 4:6, 15; Ga 3:16, 22; Ep 1:6, 12; 2:7; 3:8; Col 1:27; 2Th 1:10; He 6:12; 7:6; 9:10; 11:13, 39; 13:8; 1P 1:12; 1Jn 2:24; 5:11; Rv 3:14; 7:12.
[21] Ps 37:23; 45:7; 87:5; 89:4; Is 9:7; 49:8; 59:21; 61:1; 62:7; Jn 3:34; Ac 10:38; Ro 8:9; 16:25; 2Co 5:5; Col 2:7; 1Th 3:13; 2Th 2:8, 17; 3:3; 1P 5:10; 1Jn 2:20, 27; Rv 1:6; 3:18.
[22] Jn 6:27; Ro 4:11; 8:9, 14, 23; 2Co 5:5; Ep 1:13, 14; 4:30; 2Ti 2:19; Rv 2:17; 7:3; 9:4.
[23] Ro 1:9; 9:1; 1Co 4:21; 5:5; 2Co 1:18; 2:1; 10:2, 6; 11:11, 31; 12:20; 13:2, 10; Ga 1:20; Php 1:8; 1Th 2:5; 1Ti 1:20.
[24] Mt 23:8; 24:49; Ro 1:12; 5:2; 11:20; 1Co 3:5; 15:1; 2Co 2:1; 5:7; Ep 6:14; Php 1:25; 2Ti 2:24; 1P 5:3, 8.


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