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.
1 Paulus apostolus Iesu Christi per voluntatem Dei et Timotheus frater
ecclesiae Dei quae est Corinthi
cum sanctis omnibus qui sunt in universa Achaia
2 gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo
3 benedictus Deus et Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi
Pater misericordiarum et Deus totius consolationis
4 qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione nostra
ut possimus et ipsi consolari eos qui in omni pressura sunt
per exhortationem qua exhortamur et ipsi a Deo
5 quoniam sicut abundant passiones Christi in nobis
ita et per Christum abundat consolatio nostra
6 sive autem tribulamur pro vestra exhortatione et salute
sive exhortamur pro vestra exhortatione
quae operatur in tolerantia earundem passionum
quas et nos patimur
7 et spes nostra firma pro vobis
scientes quoniam sicut socii passionum estis
sic eritis et consolationis
8 non enim volumus ignorare vos fratres
de tribulatione nostra quae facta est in Asia
quoniam supra modum gravati sumus supra virtutem
ita ut taederet nos etiam vivere
9 sed ipsi in nobis ipsis responsum mortis habuimus
ut non simus fidentes in nobis
sed in Deo qui suscitat mortuos
10 qui de tantis periculis eripuit nos et eruet
in quem speramus quoniam et adhuc eripiet
11 adiuvantibus et vobis in oratione pro nobis
ut ex multis personis
eius quae in nobis est donationis per multos gratiae agantur pro nobis
12 nam gloria nostra haec est testimonium conscientiae nostrae
quod in simplicitate et sinceritate Dei
et non in sapientia carnali
sed in gratia Dei conversati sumus in mundo
abundantius autem ad vos
13 non enim alia scribimus vobis
quam quae legistis et cognoscitis
spero autem quod usque in finem cognoscetis
14 sicut et cognovistis nos ex parte
quia gloria vestra sumus
sicut et vos nostra in die Domini nostri Iesu Christi
15 et hac confidentia
volui prius venire ad vos ut secundam gratiam haberetis
16 et per vos transire in Macedoniam
et iterum a Macedonia venire ad vos
et a vobis deduci in Iudaeam
17 cum hoc ergo voluissem
numquid levitate usus sum
aut quae cogito secundum carnem cogito
ut sit apud me est et non
18 fidelis autem Deus quia sermo noster qui fit apud vos
non est in illo est et non
19 Dei enim Filius Iesus Christus
qui in vobis per nos praedicatus est
per me et Silvanum et Timotheum
non fuit est et non sed est in illo fuit
20 quotquot enim promissiones Dei sunt in illo est
ideo et per ipsum amen Deo ad gloriam nostram
21 qui autem confirmat nos vobiscum in Christum
et qui unxit nos Deus
22 et qui signavit nos
et dedit pignus Spiritus in cordibus nostris
23 ego autem testem Deum invoco in animam meam
quod parcens vobis non veni ultra Corinthum
24 non quia dominamur fidei vestrae
sed adiutores sumus gaudii vestri
nam fide stetistis