Paul , an apostle of Christ Jesus by (the) will of God , and Timothy - (our) brother , To the church - of God - - in Corinth , together with all the saints - throughout ... ... - Achaia :
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and (the) Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed (be) the God and Father of our - Lord Jesus Christ , the Father - of compassion and (the) God of all comfort ,
who comforts us in all our - troubles , so that we - can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort - we ourselves (have received) from - God.
For just as the sufferings - of Christ overflow to us , so also through - Christ our - comfort overflows.
- If we are afflicted , (it is) for your - comfort and salvation ; if we are comforted , (it is) for your - comfort , which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings - we - experience.
And our - hope for you (is) sure , (because) we know that just as vvv you share in (our) sufferings , so also (you will share) in (our) comfort.
- vvv We do not want you to be unaware , brothers , of the hardships we - encountered in - (the province of) Asia. - We were under a burden ... far beyond ... our ability to endure , so that we despaired even of life.
Indeed , we felt vvv we were under the sentence - of death , in order that vvv we would not trust in ourselves , but in - God , who raises the dead.
(He) has delivered us from such a deadly peril ... , and He will deliver (us). In (Him) we have placed our hope that - He will yet again deliver (us) ... ,
- as you help - us by (your) prayers. Then many ... will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown ... us in answer to ( their prayers ).
And this is our - boast : Our - conscience - testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world , and especially in relation to you , in (the) holiness and sincerity that (are from) God — - not in worldly wisdom , but in (the) grace of God.
For we do not write you anything ... ... that is beyond ... ... ... your ability to read (and) ... understand. And I hope that you will understand (us) vvv completely ,
as vvv you have already understood us in part , so that you may boast of us just as we vvv ( will boast ) of you in the day of our - Lord Jesus.
- - Confident of this , I planned to visit ... you first , so that you might receive a double blessing.
(I wanted) to visit vvv you on my way to Macedonia , and to return ... to you from Macedonia , and then (to have) you help me on my way to - Jude -a.
- When I planned this , - vvv did I do it - carelessly ? Or do I make my plans ... ... by human standards , so as (to say) “ Yes , yes ” vvv when I ... really mean - - “ No , no ”?
But (as surely as) - God (is) faithful , - our - message - to you is not “ Yes ” and “ No.”
For the Son - of God , Jesus Christ , who was proclaimed among you - - by me and Silvanus and Timothy - , was not “ Yes ” and “ No , ” but in Him it has always been “ Yes. ”
For all (the) promises of God (are) “ Yes ” in (Christ). And so through Him , (our) “ Amen ” vvv is spoken to (the) glory - of God.
Now (it is) God who establishes (both) us and you in Christ. - He anointed us ,
- - placed His seal on us , and put (His) Spirit in our - hearts - as a pledge of what is to come.
- I call - God as my ... ... witness that (it was in order) to spare you (that) I did not return ... to Corinth.
Not that we lord it over your - faith , but we are fellow workers with you for (your) joy , because (it is) by faith (that) you stand firm.