1 Paul 03972, an apostle 0652 of Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 by 01223 the will 02307 of God 02316, and 02532 Timothy 05095 our brother 080, to the church 01577 of God 02316 which 03588 is 05607 at 01722 Corinth 02882, with 04862 all 03956 the saints 040 who 03588 are 05607 in 01722 all 03650 Achaia 0882:
2 Grace 05485 be to you 05213 and 02532 peace 01515 from 0575 God 02316 our 02257 Father 03962, and 02532 from the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547.
3 Blessed 02128 be God 02316, even 02532 the Father 03962 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, the Father 03962 of mercies 03628, and 02532 the God 02316 of all 03956 comfort 03874;
4 Who 03588 comforteth 03870 us 02248 in 01909 all 03956 our 02257 tribulation 02347, that 01519 we 02248 may be able 01410 to comfort 03870 them who are in 01722 any 03956 trouble 02347, by 01223 the comfort 03874 with which 03739 we 03870 ourselves 0846 are comforted 03870 by 05259 God 02316.
5 For 03754 as 02531 the sufferings 03804 of Christ 05547 abound 04052 in 01519 us 02248, so 03779 our 02257 consolation 03874 also 02532 aboundeth 04052 by 01223 Christ 05547.
6 And 01161 whether 01535 we are afflicted 02346, it is for 05228 your 05216 consolation 03874 and 02532 salvation 04991, which 03588 is effectual 01754 in 01722 the enduring 05281 of the same 0846 sufferings 03804 which 03739 we 02249 also 02532 suffer 03958: or whether 01535 we are comforted 03870, it is for 05228 your 05216 consolation 03874 and 02532 salvation 04991. is effectual: or, is wrought
7 And 02532 our 02257 hope 01680 of 05228 you 05216 is steadfast 0949, knowing 01492, that 03754 as 05618 ye are 02075 partakers 02844 of the sufferings 03804, so 03779 shall ye be also 02532 of the consolation 03874.
8 For 01063 we would 02309 not 03756, brethren 080, have 050 you 05209 ignorant 050 of 05228 our 02257 trouble 02347 which 03588 came 01096 to us 02254 in 01722 Asia 0773, that 03754 we were pressed 02596 out 0916 of measure 05236, above 05228 strength 01411, so 05620 that we 02248 despaired 01820 even 02532 of life 02198:
9 But 0235, 846 we had 02192 the sentence 0610 of death 02288 in 01722 ourselves 01438, that 03363 we should 03982 not 03363 trust 03982 in 01909 ourselves 01438, 5600, but 0235 in 01909 God 02316 who 03588 raiseth 01453 the dead 03498: sentence: or, answer
10 Who 03739 delivered 04506 us 02248 from 01537 so great 05082 a death 02288, and 02532 doth deliver 04506: in 01519 whom 03739 we trust 01679 that 03754 he will 04506, 2532 yet 02089 deliver 04506 us;
11 Ye 05216 also 02532 helping together 04943 by prayer 01162 for 05228 us 02257, that 02443 for the gift 05486 bestowed upon 01519 us 02248 by 01537 the means of many 04183 persons 04383 thanks may be 02168 given 05228 by 01223 many 04183 on our behalf 02257.
12 For 01063 our 02257 rejoicing 02746 is 02076 this 03778, the testimony 03142 of our 02257 conscience 04893, that 03754 in 01722 simplicity 0572 and 02532 godly 02316 sincerity 01505, not 03756 with 01722 fleshly 04559 wisdom 04678, but 0235 by 01722 the grace 05485 of God 02316, we have conducted ourselves 0390 in 01722 the world 02889, and 01161 more abundantly 04056 toward 04314 you 05209.
13 For 01063 we write 01125 no 03756 other things 0243 to you 05213, than 0235, 2228 what 03739 ye read 0314 or 02228, 2532 acknowledge 01921; and 01161 I trust 01679, 3754 ye shall acknowledge 01921 even 02532 to 02193 the end 05056;
14 As 02531 also 02532 ye have acknowledged 01921 us 02248 in 0575 part 03313, that 03754 we are 02070 your 05216 rejoicing 02745, even as 02509 ye 05210 also 02532 are ours 02257 in 01722 the day 02250 of the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424.
15 And 02532 in this 05026 confidence 04006 I intended 01014 to come 02064 to 04314 you 05209 before 04386, that 02443 ye might have 02192 a second 01208 benefit 05485; benefit: or, grace
16 And 02532 to pass 01330 by 01223 you 05216 into 01519 Macedonia 03109, and 02532 to come 02064 again 03825 from 0575 Macedonia 03109 to 04314 you 05209, and 02532 by 05259 you 05216 to be brought on my way 04311 toward 01519 Judaea 02449.
17 When I 01011 therefore 03767 was 01011 thus 05124 minded 01011, did I do it 03385, 686, 5530 lightly 01644? or 02228 the things that 03739 I purpose 01011, do I purpose 01011 according 02596 to the flesh 04561, that 02443 with 03844 me 01698 there should be 05600 yea 03483 yea 03483, and 02532 nay 03756 nay 03756?
18 But 01161 as God 02316 is true 03754, 4103, our 02257 word 03056 toward 04314 you 05209 was 01096 not 03756 yea 03483 and 02532 nay 03756. word: or, preaching
19 For 01063 the Son 05207 of God 02316, Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, who 03588 was preached 02784 among 01722 you 05213 by 01223 us 02257, even by 01223 me 01700 and 02532 Silvanus 04610 and 02532 Timothy 05095, was 01096 not 03756 yea 03483 and 02532 nay 03756, but 0235 in 01722 him 0846 was 01096 yea 03483.
20 For 01063 all 03745 the promises 01860 of God 02316 in 01722 him 0846 are yea 03483, and 02532 in 01722 him 0846 Amen 0281, to 04314 the glory 01391 of God 02316 by 01223 us 02257.
21 Now 01161 he who establisheth 0950 us 02248 with 04862 you 05213 in 01519 Christ 05547, and 02532 hath anointed 05548 us 02248, is God 02316;
22 Who 03588 hath 04972 also 02532 sealed 04972 us 02248, and 02532 given 01325 the earnest 0728 of the Spirit 04151 in 01722 our 02257 hearts 02588.
23 Moreover 01161 I 01473 call 01941 God 02316 for a witness 03144 upon 01909 my 01699 soul 05590, that 03754 to spare 05339 you 05216 I have not as yet 03765 come 02064 to 01519 Corinth 02882.
24 Not 03756 for that 03754 we have dominion over 02961 your 05216 faith 04102, but 0235 are 02070 helpers 04904 of your 05216 joy 05479: for 01063 by faith 04102 ye stand 02476.
1 But 01161 I determined 02919 this 05124 with myself 01683, that I would 02064 not 03361 come 02064 again 03825 to 04314 you 05209 in 01722 heaviness 03077.
2 For 01063 if 01487 I 01473 make 03076 you 05209 sorry 03076, who 05101 is he 02076 then 02532 that maketh 02165 me 03165 glad 02165, but 01508 the same who is made sorry 03076 by 01537 me 01700?
3 And 02532 I wrote 01125 this 05124 same 0846 to you 05213, lest 03363, when I came 02064, I should have 02192 sorrow 03077 from 0575 them by whom 03739 I 03165 ought 01163 to rejoice 05463; having confidence 03982 in 01909 you 05209 all 03956, that 03754 my 01699 joy 05479 is 02076 the joy of you 05216 all 03956.
4 For 01063 out of 01537 much 04183 affliction 02347 and 02532 anguish 04928 of heart 02588 I wrote 01125 to you 05213 with 01223 many 04183 tears 01144; not 03756 that 02443 ye should be grieved 03076, but 0235 that 02443 ye might know 01097 the love 026 which 03739 I have 02192 more abundantly 04056 to 01519 you 05209.
5 But 01161 if any 01536 hath caused grief 03076, he hath 03076 not 03756 grieved 03076 me 01691, but 0235 in 0575 part 03313: that 03363 I may 01912 not 03363 burden 01912 you 05209 all 03956.
6 Sufficient 02425 to such a man 05108 is this 03778 punishment 02009, which 03588 was inflicted by 05259 many 04119. punishment: or, censure
7 So 05620 that on the contrary 05121 ye 05209 ought rather 03123 to forgive 05483 him, and 02532 comfort 03870 him, lest 03381 perhaps 04458 such an one 05108 should be swallowed up 02666 with too much 04055 sorrow 03077.
8 Therefore 01352 I beseech 03870 you 05209 that ye would confirm 02964 your love 026 toward 01519 him 0846.
9 For 01063 to 01519 this end 05124 also 02532 I wrote 01125, that 02443 I might know 01097 the proof 01382 of you 05216, whether 01487 ye are 02075 obedient 05255 in 01519 all things 03956.
10 01161 To whom 03739 ye forgive 05483 any thing 05100, I 01473 forgive also 02532: for 02532, 1063 if I 01473 forgave 05483 any thing 01536, to whom 03739 I forgave 05483 it, for your sakes 01223, 5209 I forgave it in 01722 the person 04383 of Christ 05547; person: or, sight
11 Lest 03363 Satan 05259, 4567 should get an advantage of us 04122: for 01063 we are not 03756 ignorant 050 of his 0846 devices 03540.
12 Furthermore 01161, when I came 02064 to 01519 Troas 05174 to 01519 preach the gospel 02098 of Christ 05547, and 02532 a door 02374 was opened 0455 to me 03427 by 01722 the Lord 02962,
13 I had 02192 no 03756 rest 0425 in my 03450 spirit 04151, because I 03165 found 02147 not 03361 Titus 05103 my 03450 brother 080: but 0235 taking my leave 0657 of them 0846, I went from there 01831 into 01519 Macedonia 03109.
14 Now 01161 thanks 05485 be to God 02316, who always 03842 causeth 02358 us 02248 to triumph 02358 in 01722 Christ 05547, and 02532 maketh manifest 05319 the savour 03744 of his 0846 knowledge 01108 by 01223 us 02257 in 01722 every 03956 place 05117.
15 For 03754 we are 02070 to God 02316 a sweet savour 02175 of Christ 05547, in 01722 them that are saved 04982, and 02532 in 01722 them that perish 0622:
16 To 03739 the one 03303 we are the savour 03744 of death 02288 to 01519 death 02288; and 01161 to the other 03739 the savour 03744 of life 02222 to 01519 life 02222. And 02532 who 05101 is sufficient 02425 for 04314 these things 05023?
17 For 01063 we are 02070 not 03756 as 05613 many 04183, who corrupt 02585 the word 03056 of God 02316: but 0235 as 05613 from 01537 sincerity 01505, but 0235 as 05613 from 01537 God 02316, in the sight 02714 of God 02316 we speak 02980 in 01722 Christ 05547. corrupt: or, deal deceitfully within Christ: or, of Christ
1 Do we begin 0756 again 03825 to commend 04921 ourselves 01438? or 01508 need we 05535, as 05613 some 05100 others, epistles 01992 of commendation 04956 to 04314 you 05209, or 02228 letters of commendation 04956 from 01537 you 05216?
2 Ye 05210 are 02075 our 02257 epistle 01992 written 01449 in 01722 our 02257 hearts 02588, known 01097 and 02532 read 0314 by 05259 all 03956 men 0444:
3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared 05319 to 03754 be 02075 the epistle 01992 of Christ 05547 ministered 01247 by 05259 us 02257, written 01449 not 03756 with ink 03188, but 0235 with the Spirit 04151 of the living 02198 God 02316; not 03756 on 01722 tables 04109 of stone 03035, but 0235 on 01722 fleshly 04560 tables 04109 of the heart 02588.
4 And 01161 such 05108 trust 04006 we have 02192 through 01223 Christ 05547 toward 04314 God 02316:
5 Not 03756 that 03754 we are 02070 sufficient 02425 by 0575 ourselves 01438 to think 03049 any thing 05100 as 05613 from 01537 ourselves 01438; but 0235 our 02257 sufficiency 02426 is from 01537 God 02316;
6 Who 03739 also 02532 hath made 02427 us 02248 able 02427 ministers 01249 of the new 02537 testament 01242; not 03756 of the letter 01121, but 0235 of the spirit 04151: for 01063 the letter 01121 killeth 0615, but 01161 the spirit 04151 giveth life 02227. giveth life: or, quickeneth
7 But 01161 if 01487 the ministration 01248 of death 02288, written 01722, 1121 and engraven 01795 on 01722 stones 03037, was 01096 glorious 01722, 1391, so 05620 that the children 05207 of Israel 02474 could 01410 not 03361 steadfastly behold 0816 the face 01519, 4383 of Moses 03475 for 01223 the glory 01391 of his 0846 countenance 04383; which 03588 glory was to be done away 02673:
8 How 04459 shall 01248 not 03780 the ministration 01248 of the Spirit 04151 be 02071 more 03123, 1722 glorious 01391?
9 For 01063 if 01487 the ministration 01248 of condemnation 02633 was glory 01391, much 04183 more 03123 doth the ministration 01248 of righteousness 01343 exceed 04052 in 01722 glory 01391.
10 For 01063 even 02532 that which was made glorious 01392 had no 03761 glory 01392 in 01722 this 05129 respect 03313, by reason 01752 of the glory 01391 that excelleth 05235.
11 For 01063 if 01487 that which was done away 02673 was glorious 01223, 1391, much 04183 more 03123 that which remaineth 03306 is glorious 01722, 1391.
12 Seeing then 03767 that we have 02192 such 05108 hope 01680, we use 05530 great 04183 plainness of speech 03954: plainness: or, boldness
13 And 02532 not 03756 as 02509 Moses 03475, who put 05087 a veil 02571 over 01909 his 01438 face 04383, that 04314 the children 05207 of Israel 02474 could 0816 not 03361 steadfastly look 0816 to 01519 the end 05056 of that which is abolished 02673:
14 But 0235 their 0846 minds 03540 were blinded 04456: for 01063 until 0891 this day 04594 the same 0846 veil 02571 remaineth 03306 untaken 03361 away 0343 in 01909 the reading 0320 of the old 03820 testament 01242; which 03748 veil is done away 02673 in 01722 Christ 05547.
15 But 0235 even 02193 to this day 04594, when 02259 Moses 03475 is read 0314, the veil 02571 is upon 02749, 1909 their 0846 heart 02588.
16 Nevertheless 01161 when 02259 one 0302 shall turn 01994 to 04314 the Lord 02962, the veil 02571 shall be taken away 04014.
17 Now 01161 the Lord 02962 is 02076 that Spirit 04151: and 01161 where 03757 the Spirit 04151 of the Lord 02962 is, there 01563 is liberty 01657.
18 But 01161 we 02249 all 03956, with unveiled 0343 face 04383 beholding as in a mirror 02734 the glory 01391 of the Lord 02962, are changed 03339 into the same 0846 image 01504 from 0575 glory 01391 to 01519 glory 01391, even as 02509 by 0575 the Spirit 04151 of the Lord 02962. by the…: or, of the Lord the Spirit
1 Therefore seeing 01223, 5124 we have 02192 this 05026 ministry 01248, as 02531 we have received mercy 01653, we faint 01573 not 03756;
2 But 0235 have renounced 0550 the hidden things 02927 of dishonesty 0152, not 03361 walking 04043 in 01722 craftiness 03834, nor 03366 handling 01389 the word 03056 of God 02316 deceitfully 01389; but 0235 by manifestation 05321 of the truth 0225 commending 04921 ourselves 01438 to 04314 every 03956 man’s 0444 conscience 04893 in the sight 01799 of God 02316. dishonesty: Gr. shame
3 But 01161 if 01499 our 02257 gospel 02098 is 02076 hid 02572, it is 02076 hid 02572 to 01722 them that are lost 0622:
4 In 01722 whom 03739 the god 02316 of this 05127 world 0165 hath blinded 05186 the minds 03540 of them who believe not 0571, lest 01519, 3361 the light 05462 of the glorious 01391 gospel 02098 of Christ 05547, who 03739 is 02076 the image 01504 of God 02316, should shine 0826 on them 0846.
5 For 01063 we preach 02784 not 03756 ourselves 01438, but 0235 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424 the Lord 02962; and 01161 ourselves 01438 your 05216 servants 01401 for 01223 Jesus 02424’ sake 01223.
6 For 03754 God 02316, who 03588 commanded 02036 the light 05457 to shine 02989 out of 01537 darkness 03739, 4655, hath shone 02989 into 01722 our 02257 hearts 02588, to 04314 give the light 05462 of the knowledge 01108 of the glory 01391 of God 02316 in 01722 the face 04383 of Jesus 02424 Christ 05547. hath: Gr. is he who hath
7 But 01161 we have 02192 this 05126 treasure 02344 in 01722 earthen 03749 vessels 04632, that 02443 the excellency 05236 of the power 01411 may be 05600 of God 02316, and 02532 not 03361 from 01537 us 02257.
8 We are troubled 02346 on 01722 every side 03956, yet 0235 not 03756 distressed 04729; we are perplexed 0639, but 0235 not 03756 in despair 01820; in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means
9 Persecuted 01377, but 0235 not 03756 forsaken 01459; cast down 02598, but 0235 not 03756 destroyed 0622;
10 Always 03842 bearing about 04064 in 01722 the body 04983 the dying 03500 of the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424, that 02443 the life 02222 also 02532 of Jesus 02424 may be made manifest 05319 in 01722 our 02257 body 04983.
11 For we 02249 who 03588 live 02198 are 03860 always 0104, 1063 delivered 03860 to 01519 death 02288 for 01223 Jesus 02424’ sake 01223, that 02443 the life 02222 also 02532 of Jesus 02424 may be made manifest 05319 in 01722 our 02257 mortal 02349 flesh 04561.
12 So 05620 then 03303 death 02288 worketh 01754 in 01722 us 02254, but 01161 life 02222 in 01722 you 05213.
13 01161 We having 02192 the same 0846 spirit 04151 of faith 04102, according as 02596 it is written 01125, I believed 04100, and therefore 01352 have I spoken 02980; we 02249 also 02532 believe 04100, and 02532 therefore 01352 speak 02980;
14 Knowing 01492 that 03754 he who raised 01453 the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 shall raise 01453 us 02248 also 02532 by 01223 Jesus 02424, and 02532 shall present 03936 us with 04862 you 05213.
15 For 01063 all things 03956 are for 01223 your 05209 sakes 01223, that 02443 the abundant 04121 grace 05485 may 04052 through 01223 the thanksgiving 02169 of many 04119 abound 04052 to 01519 the glory 01391 of God 02316.
16 For which cause 01352 we faint 01573 not 03756; but 0235 though 01499 our 02257 outward 01854 man 0444 is perishing 01311, yet 0235 the inward 02081 man is renewed 0341 day 02250 by 02532 day 02250.
17 For 01063 our 02257 light 01645 affliction 02347, which 03588 is but for a moment 03910, worketh 02716 out for us 02254 a far 02596, 5236 more exceeding 01519, 5236 and eternal 0166 weight 0922 of glory 01391;
18 While 04648 we 02257 look 04648 not 03361 at 04648 the things which are seen 0991, but 0235 at the things which are 0991 not 03361 seen 0991: for 01063 the things which are seen 0991 are temporal 04340; but 01161 the things which are 0991 not 03361 seen 0991 are eternal 0166.
1 For 01063 we know 01492 that 03754 if 01437 our 02257 earthly 01919 house 03614 of this tabernacle 04636 were dissolved 02647, we have 02192 a building 03619 of 01537 God 02316, an house 03614 not made with hands 0886, eternal 0166 in 01722 the heavens 03772.
2 For 02532, 1063 in 01722 this 05129 we groan 04727, earnestly desiring 01971 to be clothed 01902 with our 02257 house 03613 which 03588 is from 01537 heaven 03772:
3 If 01489 so 02532 be that being clothed 01746 we shall 02147 not 03756 be found 02147 naked 01131.
4 For 02532, 1063 we that are 05607 in 01722 this tabernacle 04636 do groan 04727, being burdened 0916: not 03756 because 01894 we would 02309 be unclothed 01562, but 0235 clothed 01902, that 02443 mortality 02349 might be swallowed up 02666 in 05259 life 02222.
5 Now 01161 he that hath wrought 02716 us 02248 for 01519 this very thing 0846, 5124 is God 02316, who 03588 also 02532 hath given 01325 to us 02254 the earnest 0728 of the Spirit 04151.
6 Therefore 03767, 2532 we are always 03842 confident 02292, knowing 01492 that 03754, while we are at home 01736 in 01722 the body 04983, we are absent 01553 from 0575 the Lord 02962:
7 (For 01063 we walk 04043 by 01223 faith 04102, not 03756 by 01223 sight 01491:)
8 We are confident 02292, I say, and 01161, 2532 willing 02106 rather 03123 to be absent 01553 from 01537 the body 04983, and 02532 to be present 01736 with 04314 the Lord 02962.
9 Therefore 01352 we labour 05389, that 02532, whether 01535 present 01736 or 01535 absent 01553, we may be 01511 accepted 02101 by him 0846. labour: or, endeavour
10 For 01063 we 02248 must 01163 all 03956 appear 05319 before 01715 the judgment seat 0968 of Christ 05547; that 02443 every one 01538 may receive 02865 the things done in 01223 his body 04983, according 04314 to what 03739 he hath done 04238, whether 01535 good 018 or 01535 bad 02556.
11 Knowing 01492 therefore 03767 the terror 05401 of the Lord 02962, we persuade 03982 men 0444; but 01161 we are made manifest 05319 to God 02316; and 01161 I trust 01679 also 02532 are made manifest 05319 in 01722 your 05216 consciences 04893.
12 For 01063 we commend 04921 not 03756 ourselves 01438 again 03825 to you 05213, but 0235 give 01325 you 05213 occasion 0874 to glory 02745 on 05228 our 02257 behalf 05228, that 02443 ye may have 02192 somewhat to 04314 answer them who glory 02744 in 01722 appearance 04383, and 02532 not 03756 in heart 02588. in appearance: Gr. in the face
13 For 01063 whether 01535 we are beside ourselves 01839, it is to God 02316: or whether 01535 we are of sound mind 04993, it is for your cause 05213.
14 For 01063 the love 026 of Christ 05547 constraineth 04912 us 02248; because we thus 05124 judge 02919, that 03754 if 01487 one 01520 died 0599 for 05228 all 03956, then 0686 were 0599 all 03956 dead 0599:
15 And 02532 that he died 0599 for 05228 all 03956, that 02443 they who live 02198 should 02198 not henceforth 03371 live 02198 to themselves 01438, but 0235 to him who died 0599 for 05228 them 0846, and 02532 rose again 01453.
16 Therefore 05620 henceforth 0575, 3568 we 02249 know 01492 no man 03762 according to 02596 the flesh 04561: though 01499 indeed 01161, we have known 01097 Christ 05547 according to 02596 the flesh 04561, yet 0235 now 03568 henceforth 03765 we know 01097 him no more 03765.
17 Therefore 05620 if any man 01536 is in 01722 Christ 05547, he is a new 02537 creation 02937: old things 0744 have passed away 03928; behold 02400, all things 03956 have become 01096 new 02537. he is: or, let him be
18 And 01161 all things 03956 are from 01537 God 02316, who 03588 hath reconciled 02644 us 02248 to himself 01438 by 01223 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, and 02532 hath given 01325 to us 02254 the ministry 01248 of reconciliation 02643;
19 That is 05613, that 03754 God 02316 was 02258 in 01722 Christ 05547, reconciling 02644 the world 02889 to himself 01438, not 03361 imputing 03049 their 0846 trespasses 03900 to them 0846; and 02532 hath committed 05087 to 01722 us 02254 the word 03056 of reconciliation 02643. committed…: Gr. put in us
20 Now then 03767 we are ambassadors 04243 for 05228 Christ 05547, as though 05613 God 02316 did beseech 03870 you by 01223 us 02257: we pray 01189 you in 05228 Christ’s 05547 stead 05228, be ye reconciled 02644 to God 02316.
21 For 01063 he hath made 04160 him to be sin 0266 for 05228 us 02257, who 03588 knew 01097 no 03361 sin 0266; that 02443 we 02249 might be made 01096 the righteousness 01343 of God 02316 in 01722 him 0846.
1 We 03870 then 01161, as workers together 04903 with him, beseech 03870 you also 02532 that ye 05209 receive 01209 not 03361 the grace 05485 of God 02316 in 01519 vain 02756.
2 (For 01063 he saith 03004, I have heard 01873 thee 04675 in a time 02540 accepted 01184, and 02532 in 01722 the day 02250 of salvation 04991 have I helped 0997 thee 04671: behold 02400, now 03568 is the accepted 02144 time 02540; behold 02400, now 03568 is the day 02250 of salvation 04991.)
3 Giving 01325 no 03367 offence 04349 in 01722 any thing 03367, that 03363 the ministry 01248 be 03469 not 03363 blamed 03469:
4 But 0235 in 01722 all 03956 things commending 04921 ourselves 01438 as 05613 the ministers 01249 of God 02316, in 01722 much 04183 patience 05281, in 01722 afflictions 02347, in 01722 necessities 0318, in 01722 distresses 04730, approving: Gr. commending
5 In 01722 stripes 04127, in 01722 imprisonments 05438, in 01722 tumults 0181, in 01722 labours 02873, in 01722 watchings 070, in 01722 fastings 03521; in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro
6 By 01722 pureness 054, by 01722 knowledge 01108, by 01722 longsuffering 03115, by 01722 kindness 05544, by 01722 the Holy 040 Spirit 04151, by 01722 sincere 0505 love 026,
7 By 01722 the word 03056 of truth 0225, by 01722 the power 01411 of God 02316, by 01223 the armour 03696 of righteousness 01343 on the right hand 01188 and 02532 on the left 0710,
8 By 01223 honour 01391 and 02532 dishonour 0819, by 01223 bad report 01426 and 02532 good report 02162: as 05613 deceivers 04108, and 02532 yet true 0227;
9 As 05613 unknown 050, and 02532 yet well known 01921; as 05613 dying 0599, and 02532, behold 02400, we live 02198; as 05613 chastened 03811, and 02532 not 03361 killed 02289;
10 As 05613 sorrowful 03076, yet 01161 always 0104 rejoicing 05463; as 05613 poor 04434, yet 01161 making 04148 many 04183 rich 04148; as 05613 having 02192 nothing 03367, and 02532 yet possessing 02722 all things 03956.
11 O ye Corinthians 02881, We 02257 have spoken 04750 openly 0455 to 04314 you 05209, our 02257 heart 02588 is wide open 04115.
12 Ye are 04729 not 03756 restrained 04729 by 01722 us 02254, but 01161 ye are restrained 04729 by 01722 your own 05216 affections 04698.
13 Now 01161 in return 0489 for the same 0846, (I speak 03004 as 05613 to my children 05043,) open 04115 wide your 05210 hearts to us 02532.
14 Be ye 01096 not 03361 unequally yoked together 02086 with unbelievers 0571: for 01063 what 05101 fellowship 03352 hath righteousness 01343 with 02532 unrighteousness 0458? and 01161 what 05101 communion 02842 hath light 05457 with 04314 darkness 04655?
15 And 01161 what 05101 concord 04857 hath Christ 05547 with 04314 Belial 0955? or 02228 what 05101 part 03310 hath he that believeth 04103 with 03326 an infidel 0571?
16 And 01161 what 05101 agreement 04783 hath the temple 03485 of God 02316 with 03326 idols 01497? for 01063 ye 05210 are 02075 the temple 03485 of the living 02198 God 02316; as 02531 God 02316 hath said 02036, 3754, I will dwell 01774 in 01722 them 0846, and 02532 walk in 01704 them; and 02532 I will be 02071 their 0846 God 02316, and 02532 they 0846 shall be 02071 my 03427 people 02992.
17 Therefore 01352 come out 01831 from 01537 among 03319 them 0846, and 02532 be ye separate 0873, saith 03004 the Lord 02962, and 02532 touch 0680 not 03361 the unclean 0169 thing; and 02504 I will receive 01523 you 05209,
18 And 02532 I will be 02071, 1519 a Father 03962 to you 05213, and 02532 ye 05210 shall be 02071 my 03427 sons 05207, 1519 and 02532 daughters 02364, saith 03004 the Lord 02962 Almighty 03841.
1 Having 02192 therefore 03767 these 05025 promises 01860, dearly beloved 027, let us cleanse 02511 ourselves 01438 from 0575 all 03956 filthiness 03436 of the flesh 04561 and 02532 spirit 04151, perfecting 02005 holiness 042 in 01722 the fear 05401 of God 02316.
2 Receive 05562 us 02248; we have wronged 091 no man 03762, we have corrupted 05351 no man 03762, we have defrauded 04122 no man 03762.
3 I speak 03004 not 03756 this to 04314 condemn 02633 you: for 01063 I have said before 04280, that 03754 ye are 02075 in 01722 our 02257 hearts 02588 to 01519 die 04880 and 02532 live with 04800 you.
4 Great 04183 is my 03427 boldness of speech 03954 toward 04314 you 05209, great 04183 is my 03427 glorying 02746 concerning 05228 you 05216: I am filled 04137 with comfort 03874, I am exceeding 05248 joyful 05479 in 01909 all 03956 our 02257 tribulation 02347.
5 For 01063, 2532, when we 02257 had come 02064 into 01519 Macedonia 03109, our 02257 flesh 04561 had 02192 no 03762 rest 0425, but 0235 we were troubled 02346 on 01722 every side 03956; without 01855 were fightings 03163, within 02081 were fears 05401.
6 Nevertheless 0235 God 02316, that comforteth 03870 those that are cast down 05011, comforted 03870 us 02248 by 01722 the coming 03952 of Titus 05103;
7 And 01161 not 03756 by 01722 his 0846 coming 03952 only 03440, but 0235, 2532 by 01722 the consolation 03874 with which 03739 he was comforted 03870 in 01909 you 05213, when he told 0312 us 02254 your 05216 earnest desire 01972, your 05216 mourning 03602, your 05216 fervent mind 02205 toward 05228 me 01700; so 05620 that I 03165 rejoiced 05463 the more 03123.
8 For 03754 though 01499 I made 03076 you 05209 sorry 03076 with 01722 a letter 01992, I do 03338 not 03756 repent 03338, though 01499 I did repent 03338: for 01063 I perceive 0991 that 03754 the same 01565 epistle 01992 hath made 03076 you 05209 sorry 03076, though it was but 01499 for 04314 a season 05610.
9 Now 03568 I rejoice 05463, not 03756 that 03754 ye were made sorry 03076, but 0235 that 03754 ye sorrowed 03076 to 01519 repentance 03341: for 01063 ye were made sorry 03076 after 02596 a godly manner 02316, that 02443 ye might suffer loss 02210 through 01537 us 02257 in 01722 nothing 03367. after…: or, according to God
10 For 01063 godly 02316, 2596 sorrow 03077 worketh 02716 repentance 03341 to 01519 salvation 04991 not to be repented of 0278: but 01161 the sorrow 03077 of the world 02889 worketh 02716 death 02288.
11 For 01063 behold 02400 this 05124 very same thing 0846, that 05209 ye sorrowed 03076 after 02596 a godly sort 02316, what 04214 diligence 04710 it wrought 02716 in you 05213, yea 0235, what clearing of yourselves 0627, yea 0235, what indignation 024, yea 0235, what fear 05401, yea 0235, what vehement desire 01972, yea 0235, what zeal 02205, yea 0235, what avenging of wrong 01557! In 01722 all 03956 things ye have proved 04921 yourselves 01438 to be 01511 clear 053 in 01722 this matter 04229.
12 Therefore 0686, though 01499 I wrote 01125 to you 05213, I did it not 03756 for his cause 01752 that had done the wrong 091, nor 03761 for his cause 01752 that suffered wrong 091, but 0235 that 01752 our 02257 care 04710 for 05228 you 05216 in the sight 01799 of God 02316 might appear 05319 to 04314 you 05209.
13 Therefore 01223, 5124 we were comforted 03870 in 01909 your 05216 comfort 03874: and 01161 exceedingly 04056 the more 03123 we rejoiced 05463 for 01909 the joy 05479 of Titus 05103, because 03754 his 0846 spirit 04151 was refreshed 0373 by 0575 you 05216 all 03956.
14 For 03754 if I have boasted 02744 any thing 01536 to him 0846 concerning 05228 you 05216, I am 02617 not 03756 ashamed 02617; but 0235 as 05613 we spoke 02980 all things 03956 to you 05213 in 01722 truth 0225, even 02532 so 03779 our 02257 boasting 02746, which 03588 I made before 01909 Titus 05103, is found 01096 to be true 0225.
15 And 02532 his 0846 affection 04698 is 02076 more abundant 04056 toward 01519 you 05209, while he remembereth 0363 the obedience 05218 of you 05216 all 03956, how 05613 with 03326 fear 05401 and 02532 trembling 05156 ye received 01209 him 0846. inward…: Gr. bowels
16 I rejoice 05463 therefore that 03754 I have confidence 02292 in 01722 you 05213 in 01722 all 03956 things.
1 Moreover 01161, brethren 080, we make known 01107 to you 05213 the grace 05485 of God 02316 bestowed 01325 on 01722 the churches 01577 of Macedonia 03109;
2 That 03754 in 01722 a great 04183 trial 01382 of affliction 02347 the abundance 04050 of their 0846 joy 05479 and 02532 their 0846 deep 0899 poverty 02596, 4432 abounded 04052 to 01519 the riches 04149 of their 0846 liberality 0572. liberality: Gr. simplicity
3 For 03754 to 02596 their power 01411, I bear witness 03140, and 02532 even beyond 05228 their power 01411 they were willing of themselves 0830;
4 Begging 01189 us 02257 with 03326 much 04183 entreaty 03874 that we 02248 would receive 01209 the gift 05485, and 02532 take upon us the fellowship 02842 of the ministering 01248 to 01519 the saints 040.
5 And 02532 this they did, not 03756 as 02531 we hoped 01679, but 0235 first 04412 gave 01325 their own selves 01438 to the Lord 02962, and 02532 to us 02254 by 01223 the will 02307 of God 02316.
6 So 01519 that we 02248 urged 03870 Titus 05103, that 02443 as 02531 he had begun 04278, so 03779 he would 02005 also 02532 finish 02005 in 01519 you 05209 the same 05026 grace 05485 also 02532. grace: or, gift
7 Therefore 0235, as 05618 ye abound 04052 in 01722 every 03956 thing, in faith 04102, and 02532 utterance 03056, and 02532 knowledge 01108, and 02532 in all 03956 diligence 04710, and 02532 in your 05216 love 026, 1537 to 01722 us 02254, see that 02443 ye abound 04052 in 01722 this 05026 grace 05485 also 02532.
8 I speak 03004 not 03756 by 02596 commandment 02003, but 0235 by occasion 01223 of the diligence 04710 of others 02087, and 02532 to prove 01381 the sincerity 01103 of your 05212 love 026.
9 For 01063 ye know 01097 the grace 05485 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, that 03754, though he was 05607 rich 04145, yet for 01223 your 05209 sakes 01223 he became poor 04433, that 02443 ye 05210 through his 01565 poverty 04432 might be rich 04147.
10 And 02532 in 01722 this 05129 I give 01325 my advice 01106: for 01063 this 05124 is expedient 04851 for you 05213, who 03748 have begun before 04278, not 03756 only 03440 to do 04160, but 0235 also 02532 to be willing 02309 a year 04070 ago 0575. forward: Gr. willing
11 Now 03570, 1161 therefore 02532 finish 02005 the doing 04160 of it; that 03704 as 02509 there was a readiness 04288 to will 02309, so 03779 there may be a performance 02005 also 02532 out of 01537 that which ye have 02192.
12 For 01063 if there 01487 is first 04295 a willing mind 04288, it is accepted 02144 according to 02526 what 01437 a man 05100 hath 02192, and not 03756 according to what 02526 he hath 02192 not 03756.
13 For 01063 I mean not 03756 that 02443 other men 0243 should be eased 0425, and 01161 you 05213 burdened 02347:
14 But 0235 by 01537 an equality 02471, that now 03568 at 01722 this time 02540 your 05216 abundance 04051 may be a supply for 01519 their 01565 want 05303, that 02443 their 01565 abundance 04051 also 02532 may be 01096 a supply for 01519 your 05216 want 05303: that 03704 there may be 01096 equality 02471:
15 As 02531 it is written 01125, He that had gathered 03588much 04183 had 04121 nothing 03756 over 04121; and 02532 he that had gathered 03588little 03641 had 01641 no 03756 want 01641.
16 But 01161 thanks 05485 be to God 02316, who 03588 put 01325 the same 0846 earnest care 04710 into 01722 the heart 02588 of Titus 05103 for 05228 you 05216.
17 For 03754 indeed 03303 he accepted 01209 the exhortation 03874; but 01161 being 05225 more diligent 04707, of his own accord 0830 he went 01831 to 04314 you 05209.
18 And 01161 we have sent 04842 with 03326 him 0846 the brother 080, whose 03739 praise 01868 is in 01722 the gospel 02098 throughout 01223 all 03956 the churches 01577;
19 And 01161 not 03756 that only 03440, but 0235 who was 05500 also 02532 chosen 05500 by 05259 the churches 01577 to travel 04898 with us 02257 with 04862 this 05026 grace 05485, which 03588 is administered 01247 by 05259 us 02257 to 04314 the glory 01391 of the same 0846 Lord 02962, and 02532 to show our 05216 ready mind 04288: grace: or, gift
20 Avoiding 04724 this 05124, that no 03361 man 05100 should blame 03469 us 02248 in 01722 this 05026 abundance 0100 which 03588 is administered 01247 by 05259 us 02257:
21 Providing 04306 for honest things 02570, not 03756 only 03440 in the sight 01799 of the Lord 02962, but 0235 also 02532 in the sight 01799 of men 0444.
22 And 01161 we have sent 04842 with them 0846 our 02257 brother 080, whom 03739 we have 01381 often 04178 proved 01381, 5607 to be diligent 04705 in 01722 many things 04183, but 01161 now 03570 much 04183 more diligent 04707, upon the great 04183 confidence 04006 which 03588 I have in 01519 you 05209. I have: or, he hath
23 If 01535 any do enquire concerning 05228 Titus 05103, he is my 01699 partner 02844 and 02532 fellowhelper 04904 concerning 01519 you 05209: or 01535 our 02257 brethren 080 be enquired of, they are the messengers 0652 of the churches 01577, and the glory 01391 of Christ 05547.
24 Therefore 03767 show ye 01731 to 01519 them 0846, and 02532 before 01519, 4383 the churches 01577, the proof 01732 of your 05216 love 026, and 02532 of our 02257 boasting 02746 on 05228 your 05216 behalf 05228.
1 For 01063 as 03303 concerning 04012 the ministering 01248 to 01519 the saints 040, it is 02076 superfluous 04053 for me 03427 to write 01125 to you 05213:
2 For 01063 I know 01492 the readiness of 04288 your 05216 mind 04288, for which 03739 I boast 02744 of 05228 you 05216 to them of Macedonia 03110, that 03754 Achaia 0882 was ready 03903 a year 04070 ago 0575; and 02532 your 05216 zeal 02205, 1537 hath stirred up 02042 very many 04119.
3 Yet 01161 have I sent 03992 the brethren 080, lest 03363 our 02257 boasting 02745 of 05228 you 05216 should be in vain 02758 in 01722 this 05129 behalf 03313; that 02443, as 02531 I said 03004, ye may be 05600 ready 03903:
4 Lest 03381, 4458 if 01437 they of Macedonia 03110 come 02064 with 04862 me 01698, and 02532 find 02147 you 05209 unprepared 0532, we 02249 (that 03363 we say 03004 not 03363, ye 05210) should be ashamed 02617 in 01722 this same 05026 confident 05287 boasting 02746.
5 Therefore 03767 I thought 02233 it necessary 0316 to exhort 03870 the brethren 080, that 02443 they would go before 04281 to 01519 you 05209, and 02532 make up beforehand 04294 your 05216 bounty 02129, of which ye had notice before 04293, that the same 05026 might be 01511 ready 03779, 2092, as 05613 a matter of bounty 02129, and 02532 not 03361, 5618 of covetousness 04124. bounty: Gr. blessingwhereof…: or, which hath been so much spoken of before
6 But 01161 this 05124 I say, He who soweth 04687 sparingly 05340 shall reap 02325 also 02532 sparingly 05340; and 02532 he who soweth 04687 bountifully 01909, 2129 shall reap 02325 also 02532 bountifully 01909, 2129.
7 Every man 01538 according as 02531 he purposeth 04255 in his heart 02588, so let him give; not 03361 grudgingly 01537, 3077, or 02228 by 01537 necessity 0318: for 01063 God 02316 loveth 025 a cheerful 02431 giver 01395.
8 And 01161 God 02316 is able 01415 to make 04052 all 03956 grace 05485 abound 04052 toward 01519 you 05209; that 02443 ye, always 03842 having 02192 all 03956 sufficiency 0841 in 01722 all 03956 things, may abound 04052 to 01519 every 03956 good 018 work 02041:
9 (As 02531 it is written 01125, He hath dispersed 04650; he hath given 01325 to the poor 03993: his 0846 righteousness 01343 remaineth 03306 for 01519 ever 0165.
10 Now 01161 may he that ministereth 02023 seed 04690 to the sower 04687 both 02532 minister 05524 bread 0740 for 01519 your food 01035, and 02532 multiply 04129 your 05216 seed sown 04703, and 02532 increase 0837 the fruits 01081 of your 05216 righteousness 01343;)
11 Being enriched 04148 in 01722 every thing 03956 to 01519 all 03956 bountifulness 0572, which 03748 causeth 02716 through 01223 us 02257 thanksgiving 02169 to God 02316. bountifulness: or, liberality: Gr. simplicity
12 For 03754 the administration 01248 of this 05026 service 03009 not 03756 only 03440 supplieth 02076, 4322 the want 05303 of the saints 040, but 0235 is abundant 04052 also 02532 by 01223 many 04183 thanksgivings 02169 to God 02316;
13 While by 01223 the proof 01382 of this 05026 ministration 01248 they glorify 01392 God 02316 for 01909 your 05216 professed 03671 subjection 05292 to 01519 the gospel 02098 of Christ 05547, and 02532 for your liberal 0572 distribution 02842 to 01519 them 0846, and 02532 to 01519 all 03956 men;
14 And 02532 by their 0846 prayer 01162 for 05228 you 05216, who long after 01971 you 05209 for 01223 the exceeding 05235 grace 05485 of God 02316 in 01909 you 05213.
15 01161 Thanks 05485 be to God 02316 for 01909 his 0846 unspeakable 0411 gift 01431.
1 Now 01161 I 01473 Paul 03972 myself 0846 beseech 03870 you 05209 by 01223 the meekness 04236 and 02532 gentleness 01932 of Christ 05547, who 03739 in 02596 presence 04383 am base 03303, 5011 among 01722 you 05213, but 01161 being absent 0548 am bold 02292 toward 01519 you 05209: in presence: or, in outward appearance
2 But 01161 I beseech 01189 you, that I may not 03361 be bold 02292 when I am present 03918 with that confidence 04006, with which 03739 I think 03049 to be bold 05111 against 01909 some 05100, who 03588 think 03049 of us 02248 as 05613 if we walked 04043 according 02596 to the flesh 04561. think: or, reckon
3 For 01063 though we walk 04043 in 01722 the flesh 04561, we do 04754 not 03756 war 04754 according to 02596 the flesh 04561:
4 (For 01063 the weapons 03696 of our 02257 warfare 04752 are not 03756 carnal 04559, but 0235 mighty 01415 through God 02316 to 04314 the pulling down 02506 of strong holds 03794;) through God: or, to God
5 Casting down 02507 imaginations 03053, and 02532 every 03956 high thing 05313 that exalteth itself 01869 against 02596 the knowledge 01108 of God 02316, and 02532 bringing into captivity 0163 every 03956 thought 03540 to 01519 the obedience 05218 of Christ 05547; imaginations: or, reasonings
6 And 02532 having 02192 in 01722 a readiness 02092 to punish 01556 all 03956 disobedience 03876, when 03752 your 05216 obedience 05218 is fulfilled 04137.
7 Do ye look on 0991 things after 02596 the outward appearance 04383? If any man 01536 trusteth 03982 to himself 01438 that he is 01511 Christ’s 05547, let him 03049 of 0575 himself 01438 think 03049 this 05124 again 03825, that 03754, as 02531 he 0846 is Christ’s 05547, even 02532 so 03779 are we 02249 Christ’s 05547.
8 For 01063, 2532 though 01437, 5037 I should boast 02744 somewhat 05100 more 04055 of 04012 our 02257 authority 01849, which 03739 the Lord 02962 hath given 01325 us 02254 for 01519 edification 03619, and 02532 not 03756 for 01519 your 05216 destruction 02506, I should 0153 not 03756 be ashamed 0153:
9 That 03363 I may 01380 not 03363 seem 01380 as 05613 if 0302 I would terrify 01629 you 05209 by 01223 letters 01992.
10 For 03754 his letters 01992, 3303, say they 05346, are weighty 0926 and 02532 powerful 02478; but 01161 his bodily 04983 presence 03952 is weak 0772, and 02532 his speech 03056 contemptible 01848. say they: Gr. saith he
11 Let 03049 such a person 05108 think 03049 this 05124, that 03754, such as 03634 we are 02070 in word 03056 by 01223 letters 01992 when we are absent 0548, such 05108 will we be also 02532 in deed 02041 when we are present 03918.
12 For 01063 we dare 05111 not 03756 make 01469 ourselves of the number 01469, or 02228 compare 04793 ourselves 01438 with 04793 some 05100 that commend 04921 themselves 01438: but 0235 they 0846 measuring 03354 themselves 01438 by 01722 themselves 01438, and 02532 comparing 04793 themselves 01438 among 04793 themselves 01438, are 04920 not 03756 wise 04920. are…: or, understand it not
13 But 01161 we 02249 will 02744 not 03780 boast 02744 of things without 01519 our measure 0280, but 0235 according 02596 to the measure 03358 of the rule 02583 which 03739 God 02316 hath distributed 03307 to us 02254, a measure 03358 to reach 02185 even 02532 to 0891 you 05216. rule: or, line
14 For 01063 we stretch 05239 not 03756 ourselves 01438 beyond 05239 our measure, as 05613 though we reached 02185 not 03361 to 01519 you 05209: for 01063 we are come 05348 as far as 0891 to you 05216 also 02532 in 01722 preaching the gospel 02098 of Christ 05547:
15 Not 03756 boasting 02744 of things without 01519 our measure 0280, that is, of 01722 other men’s 0245 labours 02873; but 01161 having 02192 hope 01680, when your 05216 faith 04102 is increased 0837, that we shall be enlarged 03170 by 01722 you 05213 according 02596 to our 02257 rule 02583 abundantly 01519, 4050, enlarged…: or, magnified in you
16 To preach the gospel 02097 in 01519 the regions beyond 05238 you 05216, and not 03756 to boast 02744 in 01722 another man’s 0245 line 02583 of 01519 things made ready to our hand 02092. line: or, rule
17 But 01161 he that glorieth 02744, let him glory 02744 in 01722 the Lord 02962.
18 For 01063 not 03756 he 01565 that commendeth 04921 himself 01438 is 02076 approved 01384, but 0235 whom 03739 the Lord 02962 commendeth 04921.
1 O that 03785 ye could bear 0430 with me 03450 a little 03397 in my folly 0877: and 02532 indeed 0235 bear 0430 with me 03450. indeed bear…: or, indeed ye do bear with me
2 For 01063 I am jealous 02206 over you 05209 with godly 02316 jealousy 02205: for 01063 I have espoused 0718 you 05209 to one 01520 husband 0435, that I may present 03936 you as a chaste 053 virgin 03933 to Christ 05547.
3 But 01161 I fear 05399, lest 03381 by any means 04458, as 05613 the serpent 03789 beguiled 01818 Eve 02096 through 01722 his 0846 craftiness 03834, so 03779 your 05216 minds 03540 should be corrupted 05351 from 0575 the simplicity 0572 that is in 01519 Christ 05547.
4 For 01063 if 01487, 3303 he that cometh 02064 preacheth 02784 another 0243 Jesus 02424, whom 03739 we have 02784 not 03756 preached 02784, or 02228 if ye receive 02983 another 02087 spirit 04151, which 03739 ye have 02983 not 03756 received 02983, or 02228 another 02087 gospel 02098, which 03739 ye have 01209 not 03756 accepted 01209, ye might 0430 well 02573 bear with 0430 him. with him: or, with me
5 For 01063 I suppose 03049 I was 05302 not a bit 03367 behind 05302 the very 05228 greatest 03029 apostles 0652.
6 But 01161 though 01499 I am rude 02399 in speech 03056, yet 0235 not 03756 in knowledge 01108; but 0235 we have been thoroughly 01722, 3956 made evident 05319 among 01519 you 05209 in 01722 all things 03956.
7 02228 Have I committed 04160 an offence 0266 in abasing 05013 myself 01683 that 02443 ye 05210 might be exalted 05312, because 03754 I have preached 02097 to you 05213 the gospel 02098 of God 02316 without charge 01432?
8 I robbed 04813 other 0243 churches 01577, taking 02983 wages 03800 of them, to 04314 do 01248 you 05216 service 01248.
9 And 02532 when I was present 03918 with 04314 you 05209, and 02532 in need 05302, I was 03756 chargeable 02655 to no man 03762: for 01063 that which was lacking 05303 to me 03450 the brethren 080 who came 02064 from 0575 Macedonia 03109 supplied 04322: and 02532 in 01722 all 03956 things I have kept 05083 myself 01683 from being burdensome 04 to you 05213, and 02532 so will I keep 05083 myself.
10 As the truth 0225 of Christ 05547 is 02076 in 01722 me 03754, 1698, no man 03756 shall stop 04972, 5420 me 01519, 1691 of this 03778 boasting 02746 in 01722 the regions 02824 of Achaia 0882. no man…: Gr. this boasting shall not be stopped in me
11 Why 01302? because 03754 I love 025 you 05209 not 03756? God 02316 knoweth 01492.
12 But 01161 what 03739 I do 04160, that 02532 I will do 04160, that 02443 I may cut off 01581 occasion 0874 from them who desire 02309 occasion 0874; that 02443 in 01722 what 03739 they glory 02744, they may be found 02147 even 02532 as 02531 we 02249.
13 For 01063 such 05108 are false apostles 05570, deceitful 01386 workers 02040, transforming themselves 03345 into 01519 the apostles 0652 of Christ 05547.
14 And 02532 no 03756 wonder 02298; for 01063 Satan 04567 himself 0846 is transformed 03345 into 01519 an angel 032 of light 05457.
15 Therefore 03767 it is no 03756 great thing 03173 if 01499 his 0846 ministers 01249 also 01499 are transformed 03345 as 05613 the ministers 01249 of righteousness 01343; whose 03739 end 05056 shall be 02071 according 02596 to their 0846 works 02041.
16 I say 03004 again 03825, Let 01380 no 03361 man 05100 think 01380 me 01511, 3165 a fool 0878; if otherwise 01490, yet 02579 as 05613 a fool 0878 receive 01209 me 03165, that 02443 I 02504 may boast myself 02744 a 05100 little 03397. receive: or, suffer
17 That which 03739 I speak 02980, I speak 02980 it not 03756 according to 02596 the Lord 02962, but 0235 as 05613 it were foolishly 01722, 877, in 01722 this 05026 confidence 05287 of boasting 02746.
18 Seeing that 01893 many 04183 glory 02744 after 02596 the flesh 04561, I will glory 02744 also 02504.
19 For 01063 ye bear with 0430 fools 0878 gladly 02234, seeing ye yourselves are 05607 wise 05429.
20 For 01063 ye bear with it 0430, if a man 01536 bringeth 02615 you 05209 into bondage 02615, if a man 01536 devoureth 02719 you, if a man 01536 taketh 02983 from you, if a man 01536 exalteth himself 01869, if a man 01536 smiteth 01194 you 05209 on 01519 the face 04383.
21 I speak 03004 as concerning 02596 reproach 0819, as 05613 though 03754 we 02249 had been weak 0770. But 01161 in 01722 whatever 03739, 302 respect any 05100 is bold 05111, (I speak 03004 foolishly 01722, 877,) I am bold 05111 also 02504.
22 Are they 01526 Hebrews 01445? so am I 02504. Are they 01526 Israelites 02475? so am I 02504. Are they 01526 the seed 04690 of Abraham 011? so am I 02504.
23 Are they 01526 ministers 01249 of Christ 05547? (I speak 02980 as a fool 03912) I 01473 am more 05228; in 01722 labours 02873 more abundant 04056, in 01722 stripes 04127 above measure 05234, in 01722 prisons 05438 more frequent 04056, in 01722 deaths 02288 often 04178.
24 From 05259 the Jews 02453 five times 03999 I received 02983 forty 05062 stripes less 03844 one 03391.
25 Three times 05151 was I beaten with rods 04463, once 0530 I was stoned 03034, thrice 05151 I suffered shipwreck 03489, a night and a day 03574 I have been 04160 in 01722 the deep 01037;
26 In journeyings 03597 often 04178, in perils 02794 of waters 04215, in perils 02794 of robbers 03027, in perils 02794 by 01537 my own countrymen 01085, in perils 02794 by 01537 the heathen 01484, in perils 02794 in 01722 the city 04172, in perils 02794 in 01722 the wilderness 02047, in perils 02794 in 01722 the sea 02281, in perils 02794 among 01722 false brethren 05569;
27 In 01722 weariness 02873 and 02532 painfulness 03449, in 01722 watchings 070 often 04178, in 01722 hunger 03042 and 02532 thirst 01373, in 01722 fastings 03521 often 04178, in 01722 cold 05592 and 02532 nakedness 01132.
28 Besides 05565 those things that are without 03924, that which 03588 cometh upon 01999 me 03450 daily 02596, 2250, the care 03308 of all 03956 the churches 01577.
29 Who 05101 is weak 0770, and 02532 I am 0770 not 03756 weak 0770? who 05101 is led into sin 04624, and 02532 I 01473 am not 03756 incensed 04448?
30 If 01487 I must needs 01163 glory 02744, I will glory 02744 of the things which concern 03588 my 03450 infirmities 0769.
31 The God 02316 and 02532 Father 03962 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, who 03588 is 05607 blessed 02128 for 01519 evermore 0165, knoweth 01492 that I 03754 lie 05574 not 03756.
32 In 01722 Damascus 01154 the governor 01481 under Aretas 0702 the king 0935 kept 05432 the city 04172 of the Damascenes 01153 with a garrison 05432, desirous 02309 to apprehend 04084 me 03165:
33 And 02532 through 01223 a window 02376 in 01722 a basket 04553 I was let down 05465 by 01223 the wall 05038, and 02532 escaped 01628 his 0846 hands 05495.
1 It is 04851 not 03756 expedient 04851 for me 03427 doubtless 01211 to glory 02744, 1063. I will come 02064 to 01519 visions 03701 and 02532 revelations 0602 of the Lord 02962. I will come: Gr. For I will come
2 I knew 01492 a man 0444 in 01722 Christ 05547 fourteen 01180 years 02094 ago 04253, (whether 01535 in 01722 the body 04983, I cannot 03756 tell 01492; or whether 01535 out 01622 of the body 04983, I cannot 03756 tell 01492: God 02316 knoweth 01492;) such one 05108 caught up 0726 to 02193 the third 05154 heaven 03772.
3 And 02532 I knew 01492 such 05108 a man 0444, (whether 01535 in 01722 the body 04983, or 01535 out 01622 of the body 04983, I cannot 03756 tell 01492: God 02316 knoweth 01492;)
4 How 03754 he was caught up 0726 into 01519 paradise 03857, and 02532 heard 0191 unspeakable 0731 words 04487, which 03739 it is 01832 not 03756 lawful 01832 for a man 0444 to utter 02980. lawful: or, possible
5 Of 05228 such an one 05108 will I glory 02744: yet 01161 of 05228 myself 01683 I will 02744 not 03756 glory 02744, but 01508 in 01722 my 03450 infirmities 0769.
6 For 01063 though 01437 I would desire 02309 to glory 02744, I shall 02071 not 03756 be 02071 a fool 0878; for 01063 I will say 02046 the truth 0225: but 01161 now I forbear 05339, lest 03361 any man 05100 should think 03049 of 01519 me 01691 above 05228 that which 03739 he seeth 0991 me 03165 to be, or 02228 what he heareth 0191 from 05100, 1537 me 01700.
7 And 02532 lest 03363 I should be exalted above measure 05229 through the abundance 05236 of the revelations 0602, there was given 01325 to me 03427 a thorn 04647 in the flesh 04561, the messenger 032 of Satan 04566 to 02443 buffet 02852 me 03165, lest 03363 I should be exalted above measure 05229.
8 For 05228 this thing 05127 I besought 03870 the Lord 02962 three times 05151, that 02443 it might depart 0868 from 0575 me 01700.
9 And 02532 he said 02046 to me 03427, My 03450 grace 05485 is sufficient 0714 for thee 04671: for 01063 my 03450 strength 01411 is made perfect 05048 in 01722 weakness 0769. Most gladly 02236 therefore 03767 will I 02744 rather 03123 glory 02744 in 01722 my 03450 infirmities 0769, that 02443 the power 01411 of Christ 05547 may rest 01981 upon 01909 me 01691.
10 Therefore 01352 I take pleasure 02106 in 01722 infirmities 0769, in 01722 reproaches 05196, in 01722 necessities 0318, in 01722 persecutions 01375, in 01722 distresses 04730 for 05228 Christ’s 05547 sake 05228: for 01063 when 03752 I am weak 0770, then 05119 am 01510 I strong 01415.
11 I am become 01096 a fool 0878 in glorying 02744; ye 05210 have compelled 0315 me 03165: for 01063 I 01473 ought 03784 to have been commended 04921 by 05259 you 05216: for 01063 in nothing 03762 am I behind 05302 the very greatest 03029 apostles 0652, 5228, though 01499 I am 01510 nothing 03762.
12 Truly 03303 the signs 04592 of an apostle 0652 were wrought 02716 among 01722 you 05213 in 01722 all 03956 patience 05281, in 01722 signs 04592, and 02532 wonders 05059, and 02532 mighty deeds 01411.
13 For 01063 what 05101 is it 02076 in which 03739 ye were inferior 02274 to 05228 other 03062 churches 01577, except 01508 that 03754 I 01473 myself 0846 was 02655 not 03756 burdensome 02655 to you 05216? forgive 05483 me 03427 this 05026 wrong 093.
14 Behold 02400, the third time 05154 I am 02192 ready 02093 to come 02064 to 04314 you 05209; and 02532 I will 02655 not 03756 be burdensome 02655 to you 05216: for 01063 I seek 02212 not 03756 yours 05216, but 0235 you 05209: for 01063 the children 05043 ought 03784 not 03756 to lay up 02343 for the parents 01118, but 0235 the parents 01118 for the children 05043.
15 And 01161 I 01473 will very gladly 02236 spend 01159 and 02532 be spent 01550 for 05228 you 05590, 5216; though 01499 the more abundantly 04056 I love 025 you 05209, the less 02276 I am loved 025. for you: Gr. for your souls
16 But 01161 be it so 02077, I 01473 did 02599 not 03756 burden 02599 you 05209: nevertheless 0235, being 05225 crafty 03835, I caught 02983 you 05209 with guile 01388.
17 Did I make a gain 04122, 3361 of you 05209 by 01223 any 05100 of them 0846 whom 03739 I sent 0649 to 04314 you 05209?
18 I urged 03870 Titus 05103, and 02532 with him I sent 04882 a brother 080. Did 04122, 3387 Titus 05103 make a gain 04122 of you 05209? walked we 04043 not 03756 in the same 0846 spirit 04151? walked we not 03756 in the same 0846 steps 02487?
19 Again 03825, think ye 01380 that 03754 we excuse ourselves 0626 to you 05213? we speak 02980 before 02714 God 02316 in 01722 Christ 05547: but 01161 we do all things 03956, dearly beloved 027, for 05228 your 05216 edification 03619.
20 For 01063 I fear 05399, lest 03381, 4458, when I come 02064, I shall 02147 not 03756 find 02147 you 05209 such as 03634 I would 02309, and that I 02504 shall be found 02147 by you 05213 such as 03634 ye would 02309 not 03756: lest 03381, 4458 there be debates 02054, envyings 02205, wraths 02372, strifes 02052, backbitings 02636, whisperings 05587, conceits 05450, tumults 0181:
21 And lest 03361, when I come 02064 again 03825, my 03450 God 02316 may humble 05013 me 03165 among 04314 you 05209, and 02532 I shall bewail 03996 many 04183 who 03588 have sinned already 04258, and 02532 have 03340 not 03361 repented 03340 of 01909 the uncleanness 0167 and 02532 immorality 04202 and 02532 licentiousness 0766 which 03739 they have committed 04238.
1 This 05124 is the third 05154 time I am coming 02064 to 04314 you 05209. By 01909 the mouth 04750 of two 01417 or 02532 three 05140 witnesses 03144 shall 02476 every 03956 word 04487 be established 02476.
2 I told you before 04280, and 02532 foretell 04302, as if 05613 I were present 03918, the second 01208 time; and 02532 being absent 0548 now 03568 I write 01125 to them who have sinned before 04258, and 02532 to all 03956 others 03062, that 03754, if 01437 I come 02064 again 01519, 3825, I will 05339 not 03756 spare 05339:
3 Since 01893 ye seek 02212 a proof 01382 of Christ 05547 speaking 02980 in 01722 me 01698, who 03739 toward 01519 you 05209 is 0770 not 03756 weak 0770, but 0235 is mighty 01414 in 01722 you 05213.
4 For 01063, 2532 though 01487 he was crucified 04717 through 01537 weakness 0769, yet 0235 he liveth 02198 by 01537 the power 01411 of God 02316. For 01063 we 02249 also 02532 are weak 0770 in 01722 him 0846, but 0235 we shall live 02198 with 04862 him 0846 by 01537 the power 01411 of God 02316 toward 01519 you 05209. in him: or, with him
5 Examine 03985 yourselves 01438, whether 01487 ye are 02075 in 01722 the faith 04102; test 01381 your own selves 02228, 1438. Know ye 01921 not 03756 your own selves 01438, that 03754 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 is 02076 in 01722 you 05213, except 01509 ye are 02075 disqualified 05100, 96?
6 But 01161 I trust 01679 that 03754 ye shall know 01097 that 03754 we 02249 are 02070 not 03756 disqualified 096.
7 Now 01161 I pray 02172 to 04314 God 02316 that ye 05209 do 03361, 4160 no 03367 evil 02556; not 03756 that 02443 we 02249 should appear 05316 approved 01384, but 0235 that 02443 ye 05210 should do 04160 that which is honest 02570, though 01161 we 02249 may 05600 seem 05613 disqualified 096.
8 For 01063 we can do 01410 nothing 03756, 5100 against 02596 the truth 0225, but 0235 for 05228 the truth 0225.
9 For 01063 we 02249 are glad 05463, when 03752 we are weak 0770, and 01161 ye 05210 are 05600 strong 01415: and 01161 this 05124 also 02532 we wish 02172, even your 05216 perfection 02676. perfection: or, reformation, or, restoration
10 Therefore 05124, 1223 I write 01125 these things 05023 being absent 0548, lest 03363 being present 03918 I should use 05530 sharpness 0664, according 02596 to the power 01849 which 03739 the Lord 02962 hath given 01325 me 03427 to 01519 edification 03619, and 02532 not 03756 to 01519 destruction 02506.
11 Finally 03063, brethren 080, farewell 05463. Be perfect 02675, be of good comfort 03870, be of one 0846 mind 05426, live in peace 01514; and 02532 the God 02316 of love 026 and 02532 peace 01515 shall be 02071 with 03326 you 05216.
12 Greet 0782 one another 0240 with 01722 an holy 040 kiss 05370.
13 All 03956 the saints 040 greet 0782 you 05209.
14 The grace 05485 of the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, and 02532 the love 026 of God 02316, and 02532 the communion 02842 of the Holy 040 Spirit 04151, be with 03326 you 05216 all 03956. Amen 0281. The second 01208 [epistle] to 04314 the Corinthians 02881 was written 01125 from 0575 Philippi 05375, [a city] of Macedonia 03109, by 01223 Titus 05103 and 02532 Luke 03065.