Chapter 1
1 Introduction
Paul 3972, an apostle 652 of Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 by the will 2307 of God 2316, and Timothy 5095 {our} brother 80,
2 ¶ ¶ Grace 5485 to you and peace 1515 from God 2316 our Father 3962 and the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
3 ¶ Blessed 2128 {be} the God 2316 and Father 3962 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, the Father 3962 of mercies 3628 and God 2316 of all 3956 comfort 3874,
4 who comforts 3870 us in all 3956 our affliction 2347 so 1519 that we will be able 1410 to comfort 3870 those 3588 who are in any 3956 affliction 2347 with the comfort 3874 with which 3739 we ourselves 846 are comforted 3870 by God 2316.
5 For just 2531 as the sufferings 3804 of Christ 5547 are ours 1473 in abundance 4052, so 3779 also 2532 our comfort 3874 is abundant 4052 through 1223 Christ 5547.
6 But if 1535 we are afflicted 2346, it is for your comfort 3874 and salvation 4991; or 1535 if 1535 we are comforted 3870, it is for your comfort 3874, which is effective 1754 in the patient 5281 enduring 5281 of the same 846 sufferings 3804 which 3739 we also 2532 suffer 3958;
7 and our hope 1680 for you is firmly 949 grounded 949, knowing 3609 that as you are sharers 2844 of our sufferings 3804, so 3779 also 2532 you are {sharers} of our comfort 3874.
8 ¶ For we do not want 2309 you to be unaware 50, brethren 80, of our affliction 2347 which came 1096 {to us} in Asia 773, that we were burdened 916 excessively, beyond 5228 our strength 1411, so 5620 that we despaired 1820 even 2532 of life 2198;
9 indeed 235, we had 2192 the sentence 610 of death 2288 within 1722 ourselves 1438 so 2443 that we would not trust 3982 in ourselves 1438, but in God 2316 who raises 1453 the dead 3498;
10 who 3739 delivered 4506 us from so 5082 great 5082 a {peril of} death 2288, and will deliver 4506 {us,} He on whom 3739 we have set 1679 our hope 1679. And He will yet 2089 deliver 4506 us,
11 you also 2532 joining 4943 in helping 4943 us through your prayers 1162, so 2443 that thanks 2168 may be given 2168 by many 4183 persons 4383 on our behalf 5228 for the favor 5486 bestowed 1519 on us through 1223 {the prayers} {of} many 4183.
12 Paul's Integrity
¶ For our proud 2746 confidence 2746 is this 3778: the testimony 3142 of our conscience 4893, that in holiness 41 and godly 2316 sincerity 1505, not in fleshly 4559 wisdom 4678 but in the grace 5485 of God 2316, we have conducted 390 ourselves in the world 2889, and especially 4053 toward 4314 you.
13 For we write 1125 nothing 3756 else 243 to you than 2228 what 3739 you read 314 and understand 1921, and I hope 1679 you will understand 1921 until 2193 the end 5056;
14 just 2531 as you also 2532 partially 3313 did understand 1921 us, that we are your reason 2745 to be proud 2745 as you also 2532 are ours 1473, in the day 2250 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424.
15 ¶ In this 3778 confidence 4006 I intended 1014 at first 4387 to come 2064 to you, so 2443 that you might twice 1208 receive 2192 a blessing 5485;
16 that is, to pass 1330 your way 1223 into Macedonia 3109, and again 3825 from Macedonia 3109 to come 2064 to you, and by you to be helped 4311 on my journey 4311 to Judea 2453.
17 Therefore 3767, I was not vacillating when I intended 1014 to do this 3778, was I? Or 2228 what 3739 I purpose 1011, do I purpose 1011 according 2596 to the flesh 4561, so 2443 that with me there will be yes 3483, yes 3483 and no 3756, no 3756 {at the same time?}
18 But as God 2316 is faithful 4103, our word 3056 to you is not yes 3483 and no 3756.
19 For the Son 5207 of God 2316, Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, who was preached 2784 among 1722 you by us--by me and Silvanus 4610 and Timothy 5095--was not yes 3483 and no 3756, but is yes 3483 in Him.
20 For as many 3745 as are the promises 1860 of God 2316, in Him they are yes 3483; therefore 1352 also 2532 through 1223 Him is our Amen 281 to the glory 1391 of God 2316 through 1223 us.
21 Now 1161 He who establishes 950 us with you in Christ 5547 and anointed 5548 us is God 2316,
22 who also 2532 sealed 4972 us and gave 1325 {us} the Spirit 4151 in our hearts 2588 as a pledge 728.
23 ¶ But I call 1941 God 2316 as witness 3144 to my soul 5590, that to spare 5339 you I did not come 2064 again 3765 to Corinth 2882.
24 Not that we lord 2961 it over 2961 your faith 4102, but are workers 4904 with you for your joy 5479; for in your faith 4102 you are standing 2476 firm 2476.
Chapter 2
1 Reaffirm Your Love
But I determined 2919 this 3778 for my own 1683 sake 1683, that I would not come 2064 to you in sorrow 3077 again 3825.
2 For if 1487 I cause 3076 you sorrow 3076, who 5101 then 2532 makes 2165 me glad 2165 but the one whom I made 3076 sorrowful 3076?
3 This 3778 is the very 846 thing 846 I wrote 1125 you, so that when I came 2064, I would not have 2192 sorrow 3077 from those who 3739 ought 1163 to make 1163 me rejoice 5463; having 3982 confidence 3982 in you all 3956 that my joy 5479 would be {the joy} of you all 3956.
4 For out of much 4183 affliction 2347 and anguish 4928 of heart 2588 I wrote 1125 to you with many 4183 tears 1144; not so 2443 that you would be made 3076 sorrowful 3076, but that you might know 1097 the love 26 which 3739 I have 2192 especially 4053 for you.
5 ¶ But if 1487 any 5100 has caused 3076 sorrow 3076, he has caused 3076 sorrow 3076 not to me, but in some 3313 degree 3313--in order 2443 not to say 1912 too 1912 much 1912--to all 3956 of you.
6 Sufficient 2425 for such 5108 a one 5108 is this 3778 punishment 2009 which {was inflicted} by the majority 4183,
7 so 5620 that on the contrary 5121 you should rather 3123 forgive 5483 and comfort 3870 {him,} otherwise 3381 such 5108 a one 5108 might be overwhelmed 2666 by excessive 4053 sorrow 3077.
8 Wherefore 1352 I urge 3870 you to reaffirm 2964 {your} love 26 for him.
9 For to this 3778 end also 2532 I wrote 1125, so 2443 that I might put 1097 you to the test 1382, whether 1487 you are obedient 5255 in all 3956 things 3956.
10 But one 5100 whom 3739 you forgive 5483 anything 5100, I {forgive} also 2532; for indeed 2532 what 3739 I have forgiven 5483, if 1487 I have forgiven 5483 anything 5100, {I did it} for your sakes 1223 in the presence 4383 of Christ 5547,
11 so 2443 that no 3361 advantage 4122 would be taken 4122 of us by Satan 4567, for we are not ignorant 50 of his schemes 3540.
12 ¶ Now 1161 when I came 2064 to Troas 5174 for the gospel 2098 of Christ 5547 and when a door 2374 was opened 455 for me in the Lord 2962,
13 I had 2192 no 3756 rest 425 for my spirit 4151, not finding 2147 Titus 5103 my brother 80; but taking 657 my leave 657 of them, I went 1831 on to Macedonia 3109.
14 ¶ But thanks 5485 be to God 2316, who always 3842 leads 2358 us in triumph 2358 in Christ 5547, and manifests 5319 through 1223 us the sweet 3744 aroma 3744 of the knowledge 1108 of Him in every 3956 place 5117.
15 For we are a fragrance 2175 of Christ 5547 to God 2316 among 1722 those 3588 who are being saved 4982 and among 1722 those 3588 who are perishing 622;
16 to the one an aroma 3744 from death 2288 to death 2288, to the other 3739 an aroma 3744 from life 2222 to life 2222. And who 5101 is adequate 2425 for these 3778 things 3778?
17 For we are not like 5613 many 4183, peddling 2585 the word 3056 of God 2316, but as from sincerity 1505, but as from God 2316, we speak 2980 in Christ 5547 in the sight 2713 of God 2316.
Chapter 3
1 Ministers of a New Covenant
Are we beginning 757 to commend 4921 ourselves 1438 again 3825? Or 2228 do we need 5535, as some 5100, letters 1992 of commendation 4956 to you or 2228 from you?
2 You are our letter 1992, written 1449 in our hearts 2588, known 1097 and read 314 by all 3956 men 444;
3 being manifested 5319 that you are a letter 1992 of Christ 5547, cared 1247 for by us, written 1449 not with ink 3189 but with the Spirit 4151 of the living 2198 God 2316, not on tablets 4109 of stone 3035 but on tablets 4109 of human 4560 hearts 2588.
4 ¶ Such 5108 confidence 4006 we have 2192 through 1223 Christ 5547 toward 4314 God 2316.
5 Not that we are adequate 2425 in ourselves 1438 to consider 3049 anything 5100 as {coming} from ourselves 1438, but our adequacy 2426 is from God 2316,
6 who 3739 also 2532 made 2427 us adequate 2427 {as} servants 1249 of a new 2537 covenant 1242, not of the letter 1121 but of the Spirit 4151; for the letter 1121 kills 615, but the Spirit 4151 gives 2227 life 2227.
7 ¶ But if 1487 the ministry 1248 of death 2288, in letters 1121 engraved 1795 on stones 3037, came 1096 with glory 1391, so 5620 that the sons 5207 of Israel 2474 could 1410 not look 816 intently 816 at the face 4383 of Moses 3475 because 1223 of the glory 1391 of his face 4383, fading 2673 {as} it was,
8 how 4459 will the ministry 1248 of the Spirit 4151 fail 3780 to be even more 3123 with glory 1391?
9 For if 1487 the ministry 1248 of condemnation 2633 has glory 1391, much 4183 more 3123 does the ministry 1248 of righteousness 1343 abound 4052 in glory 1391.
10 For indeed 2532 what had 1392 glory 1392, in this 3778 case 3313 has 1392 no 3756 glory 1392 because 1752 of the glory 1391 that surpasses 5235 {it.}
11 For if 1487 that which fades 2673 away 2673 {was} with glory 1391, much 4183 more 3123 that which remains 3306 {is} in glory 1391.
12 ¶ Therefore 3767 having 2192 such 5108 a hope 1680, we use 5530 great 4183 boldness 3954 in {our} speech 3954,
13 and {are} not like 2509 Moses 3475, {who} used to put 5087 a veil 2571 over 1909 his face 4383 so 4314 that the sons 5207 of Israel 2474 would not look 816 intently 816 at the end 5056 of what was fading 2673 away 2673.
14 But their minds 3540 were hardened 4456; for until 891 this 4594 very 4594 day 2250 at the reading 320 of the old 3820 covenant 1242 the same 846 veil 2571 remains 3306 unlifted 343, because 3754 it is removed 2673 in Christ 5547.
15 But to this 4594 day 4594 whenever Moses 3475 is read 314, a veil 2571 lies 2749 over 1909 their heart 2588;
16 but whenever a person turns 1994 to the Lord 2962, the veil 2571 is taken 4014 away 4014.
17 Now 1161 the Lord 2962 is the Spirit 4151, and where 3757 the Spirit 4151 of the Lord 2962 is, {there} is liberty 1657.
18 But we all 3956, with unveiled 343 face 4383, beholding 2734 as in a mirror 2734 the glory 1391 of the Lord 2962, are being transformed 3339 into the same 846 image 1504 from glory 1391 to glory 1391, just 2509 as from the Lord 2962, the Spirit 4151.
Chapter 4
1 Paul's Apostolic Ministry
Therefore, since we have 2192 this 3778 ministry 1248, as we received 1653 mercy 1653, we do not lose 1457 heart 1457,
2 but we have renounced 550 the things 2927 hidden 2927 because of shame 152, not walking 4043 in craftiness 3834 or 3366 adulterating 1389 the word 3056 of God 2316, but by the manifestation 5321 of truth 225 commending 4921 ourselves 1438 to every 3956 man's 444 conscience 4893 in the sight 1799 of God 2316.
3 And even 2532 if 1487 our gospel 2098 is veiled 2572, it is veiled 2572 to those 3588 who are perishing 622,
4 in whose 3739 case 1722 the god 2316 of this 3778 world 165 has blinded 5186 the minds 3540 of the unbelieving 571 so 1519 that they might not see 826 the light 5462 of the gospel 2098 of the glory 1391 of Christ 5547, who 3739 is the image 1504 of God 2316.
5 For we do not preach 2784 ourselves 1438 but Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 as Lord 2962, and ourselves 1438 as your bond-servants 1401 for Jesus' 2424 sake 1223.
6 For God 2316, who said 3004, "Light 5457 shall shine 2989 out of darkness 4655," is the One who 3739 has shone 2989 in our hearts 2588 to give the Light 5462 of the knowledge 1108 of the glory 1391 of God 2316 in the face 4383 of Christ 5547.
7 ¶ But we have 2192 this 3778 treasure 2344 in earthen 3749 vessels 4632, so 2443 that the surpassing 5236 greatness 5236 of the power 1411 will be of God 2316 and not from ourselves 1473;
8 {we are} afflicted 2346 in every 3956 way 3956, but not crushed 4729; perplexed 639, but not despairing 1820;
9 persecuted 1377, but not forsaken 1459; struck 2598 down 2598, but not destroyed 622;
10 always 3842 carrying 4064 about 4064 in the body 4983 the dying 3500 of Jesus 2424, so 2443 that the life 2222 of Jesus 2424 also 2532 may be manifested 5319 in our body 4983.
11 For we who live 2198 are constantly 104 being delivered 3860 over 3860 to death 2288 for Jesus' 2424 sake 1223, so 2443 that the life 2222 of Jesus 2424 also 2532 may be manifested 5319 in our mortal 2349 flesh 4561.
12 So 5620 death 2288 works 1754 in us, but life 2222 in you.
13 ¶ But having 2192 the same 846 spirit 4151 of faith 4102, according 2596 to what is written 1125, "I BELIEVED 4100, THEREFORE 1352 I SPOKE 2980," we also 2532 believe 4100, therefore 1352 we also 2532 speak 2980,
14 knowing 3609 that He who raised 1453 the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 will raise 1453 us also 2532 with Jesus 2424 and will present 3936 us with you.
15 For all 3956 things 3956 {are} for your sakes 1223, so 2443 that the grace 5485 which is spreading 4121 to more 4183 and more people may cause 4052 the giving 2169 of thanks 2169 to abound 4052 to the glory 1391 of God 2316.
16 ¶ Therefore 1352 we do not lose 1457 heart 1457, but though our outer 1854 man 444 is decaying 1311, yet 235 our inner 2080 man 2080 is being renewed 341 day 2250 by day 2250.
17 For momentary 3910, light 1645 affliction 2347 is producing 2716 for us an eternal 166 weight 922 of glory 1391 far 5236 beyond 1519 all 5236 comparison 5236,
18 while we look 4648 not at the things which are seen 991, but at the things which are not seen 991; for the things which are seen 991 are temporal 4340, but the things which are not seen 991 are eternal 166.
Chapter 5
1 The Temporal and Eternal
For we know 3609 that if 1437 the earthly 1919 tent 4636 which is our house 3624 is torn 2647 down 2647, we have 2192 a building 3619 from God 2316, a house 3624 not made 886 with hands 886, eternal 166 in the heavens 3772.
2 For indeed 2532 in this 3778 {house} we groan 4727, longing 1971 to be clothed 1902 with our dwelling 3613 from heaven 3772,
3 inasmuch 1489 as we, having put 1746 it on, will not be found 2147 naked 1131.
4 For indeed 2532 while we are in this 3588 tent 4636, we groan 4727, being burdened 916, because we do not want 2309 to be unclothed 1562 but to be clothed 1902, so 2443 that what 2349 is mortal 2349 will be swallowed 2666 up by life 2222.
5 Now 1161 He who prepared 2716 us for this 3778 very 846 purpose is God 2316, who gave 1325 to us the Spirit 4151 as a pledge 728.
6 ¶ Therefore 3767, being always 3842 of good 2292 courage 2292, and knowing 3609 that while we are at home 1736 in the body 4983 we are absent 1553 from the Lord 2962--
7 for we walk 4043 by faith 4102, not by sight 1491--
8 we are of good 2292 courage 2292, I say, and prefer 2106 rather 3123 to be absent 1553 from the body 4983 and to be at home 1736 with the Lord 2962.
9 Therefore 1352 we also 2532 have 5389 as our ambition 5389, whether 1535 at home 1736 or 1535 absent 1553, to be pleasing 2101 to Him.
10 For we must 1163 all 3956 appear 5319 before 1715 the judgment 968 seat 968 of Christ 5547, so 2443 that each 1538 one 1538 may be recompensed 2865 for his deeds in the body 4983, according 4314 to what 3739 he has done 4238, whether 1535 good 18 or 1535 bad 5337.
11 ¶ Therefore 3767, knowing 3609 the fear 5401 of the Lord 2962, we persuade 3982 men 444, but we are made 5319 manifest 5319 to God 2316; and I hope 1679 that we are made 5319 manifest 5319 also 2532 in your consciences 4893.
12 We are not again 3825 commending 4921 ourselves 1438 to you but {are} giving 1325 you an occasion 874 to be proud 2745 of us, so 2443 that you will have 2192 {an answer} for those 3588 who take 2744 pride 2744 in appearance 4383 and not in heart 2588.
13 For if 1535 we are beside 1839 ourselves 1839, it is for God 2316; if 1535 we are of sound 4993 mind 4993, it is for you.
14 For the love 26 of Christ 5547 controls 4912 us, having concluded 2919 this 3778, that one 1520 died 599 for all 3956, therefore 686 all 3956 died 599;
15 and He died 599 for all 3956, so 2443 that they who live 2198 might no 3371 longer 3371 live 2198 for themselves 1438, but for Him who died 599 and rose 1453 again 1453 on their behalf 5228.
16 ¶ Therefore 5620 from now 3568 on we recognize 3609 no 3762 one 3762 according 2596 to the flesh 4561; even 2532 though 1487 we have known 1097 Christ 5547 according 2596 to the flesh 4561, yet 235 now 3568 we know 1097 {Him} {in this way} no 3765 longer 3765.
17 Therefore 5620 if 1487 anyone 5100 is in Christ 5547, {he is} a new 2537 creature 2937; the old 744 things 744 passed 3928 away 3928; behold 2400, new 2537 things 2537 have come 1096.
18 Now 1161 all 3956 {these} things 3956 are from God 2316, who 3588 reconciled 2644 us to Himself 1438 through 1223 Christ 5547 and gave 1325 us the ministry 1248 of reconciliation 2643,
19 namely 5613, that God 2316 was in Christ 5547 reconciling 2644 the world 2889 to Himself 1438, not counting 3049 their trespasses 3900 against them, and He has committed 5087 to us the word 3056 of reconciliation 2643.
20 ¶ Therefore 3767, we are ambassadors 4243 for Christ 5547, as though 5613 God 2316 were making 3870 an appeal 3870 through 1223 us; we beg 1189 you on behalf 5228 of Christ 5547, be reconciled 2644 to God 2316.
21 He made 4160 Him who knew 1097 no 3361 sin 266 {to be} sin 266 on our behalf 5228, so 2443 that we might become 1096 the righteousness 1343 of God 2316 in Him.
Chapter 6
1 Their Ministry Commended
And working 4903 together 4903 {with Him,} we also 2532 urge 3870 you not to receive 1209 the grace 5485 of God 2316 in vain 2756--
2 for He says 3004, "AT THE ACCEPTABLE 1184 TIME 2540 I LISTENED 1873 TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY 2250 OF SALVATION 4991 I HELPED 997 YOU." Behold 2400, now 3568 is "THE ACCEPTABLE 2144 TIME 2540," behold 2400, now 3568 is "THE DAY 2250 OF SALVATION 4991"--
3 giving 1325 no 3367 cause 4349 for offense 4349 in anything 3367, so 2443 that the ministry 1248 will not be discredited 3469,
4 but in everything 3956 commending 4921 ourselves 1438 as servants 1249 of God 2316, in much 4183 endurance 5281, in afflictions 2347, in hardships 318, in distresses 4730,
5 in beatings 4127, in imprisonments 5438, in