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World English Bible

2 Corinthians 1 (WEBP)

[1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
[2] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
[4] who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
[5] For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.
[6] But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.
[7] Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort.
[8] For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia: that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.
[9] Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
[10] who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver, on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us,
[11] you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.
[12] For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
[13] For we write no other things to you than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end—
[14] as also you acknowledged us in part—that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
[15] In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
[16] and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
[17] When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
[18] But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
[19] For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
[20] For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
[21] Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
[22] who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
[23] But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.
[24] We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

2 Corinthians 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
2 Corinthians 1:8 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
2 Corinthians 1:11 + MT: your; TR and NU: our

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Corinthians 1 (KJVS)

[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 our’s 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 Judæa.
[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. ()

2 Corinthians 1:6 Or, is wrought
2 Corinthians 1:9 Or, answer
2 Corinthians 1:15 Or, grace
2 Corinthians 1:18 Or, preaching

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Corinthians 1 (BYZ)

[1] Παῦλος () ἀπόστολος () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ () διὰ () θελήματος () θεοῦ, () καὶ () Τιμόθεος () ὁ () ἀδελφός, () τῇ () ἐκκλησίᾳ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τῇ () οὔσῃ () ἐν () Κορίνθῳ, () σὺν () τοῖς () ἁγίοις () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () οὖσιν () ἐν () ὅλῃ () τῇ () Ἀχαΐᾳ· ()
[2] χάρις () ὑμῖν () καὶ () εἰρήνη () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () πατρὸς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[3] Εὐλογητὸς () ὁ () θεὸς () καὶ () πατὴρ () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () ὁ () πατὴρ () τῶν () οἰκτιρμῶν () καὶ () θεὸς () πάσης () παρακλήσεως, ()
[4] ὁ () παρακαλῶν () ἡμᾶς () ἐπὶ () πάσῃ () τῇ () θλίψει () ἡμῶν, () εἰς () τὸ () δύνασθαι () ἡμᾶς () παρακαλεῖν () τοὺς () ἐν () πάσῃ () θλίψει, () διὰ () τῆς () παρακλήσεως () ἧς () παρακαλούμεθα () αὐτοὶ () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[5] Ὅτι () καθὼς () περισσεύει () τὰ () παθήματα () τοῦ () χριστοῦ () εἰς () ἡμᾶς, () οὕτως () διὰ () τοῦ () χριστοῦ () περισσεύει () καὶ () ἡ () παράκλησις () ἡμῶν. ()
[6] Εἴτε () δὲ () θλιβόμεθα, () ὑπὲρ () τῆς () ὑμῶν () παρακλήσεως () καὶ () σωτηρίας, () τῆς () ἐνεργουμένης () ἐν () ὑπομονῇ () τῶν () αὐτῶν () παθημάτων () ὧν () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () πάσχομεν· () καὶ () ἡ () ἐλπὶς () ἡμῶν () βεβαία () ὑπὲρ () ὑμῶν· () εἴτε () παρακαλούμεθα, () ὑπὲρ () τῆς () ὑμῶν () παρακλήσεως () καὶ () σωτηρίας· ()
[7] εἰδότες () ὅτι () ὥσπερ () κοινωνοί () ἐστε () τῶν () παθημάτων, () οὕτως () καὶ () τῆς () παρακλήσεως. ()
[8] Οὐ () γὰρ () θέλομεν () ὑμᾶς () ἀγνοεῖν, () ἀδελφοί, () ὑπὲρ () τῆς () θλίψεως () ἡμῶν () τῆς () γενομένης () ἡμῖν () ἐν () τῇ () Ἀσίᾳ, () ὅτι () καθ’ () ὑπερβολὴν () ἐβαρήθημεν () ὑπὲρ () δύναμιν, () ὥστε () ἐξαπορηθῆναι () ἡμᾶς () καὶ () τοῦ () ζῇν. ()
[9] Ἀλλὰ () αὐτοὶ () ἐν () ἑαυτοῖς () τὸ () ἀπόκριμα () τοῦ () θανάτου () ἐσχήκαμεν, () ἵνα () μὴ () πεποιθότες () ὦμεν () ἐφ’ () ἑαυτοῖς () ἀλλ’ () ἐπὶ () τῷ () θεῷ () τῷ () ἐγείροντι () τοὺς () νεκρούς· ()
[10] ὃς () ἐκ () τηλικούτου () θανάτου () ἐρρύσατο () ἡμᾶς () καὶ () ῥύεται, () εἰς () ὃν () ἠλπίκαμεν () ὅτι () καὶ () ἔτι () ῥύσεται, ()
[11] συνυπουργούντων () καὶ () ὑμῶν () ὑπὲρ () ἡμῶν () τῇ () δεήσει, () ἵνα () ἐκ () πολλῶν () προσώπων () τὸ () εἰς () ἡμᾶς () χάρισμα () διὰ () πολλῶν () εὐχαριστηθῇ () ὑπὲρ () ὑμῶν. ()
[12] Ἡ () γὰρ () καύχησις () ἡμῶν () αὕτη () ἐστίν, () τὸ () μαρτύριον () τῆς () συνειδήσεως () ἡμῶν, () ὅτι () ἐν () ἁπλότητι () καὶ () εἰλικρινείᾳ () θεοῦ, () οὐκ () ἐν () σοφίᾳ () σαρκικῇ () ἀλλ’ () ἐν () χάριτι () θεοῦ, () ἀνεστράφημεν () ἐν () τῷ () κόσμῳ, () περισσοτέρως () δὲ () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς. ()
[13] Οὐ () γὰρ () ἄλλα () γράφομεν () ὑμῖν, () ἀλλ’ () ἢ () ἃ () ἀναγινώσκετε () ἢ () καὶ () ἐπιγινώσκετε, () ἐλπίζω () δὲ () ὅτι () καὶ () ἕως () τέλους () ἐπιγνώσεσθε· ()
[14] καθὼς () καὶ () ἐπέγνωτε () ἡμᾶς () ἀπὸ () μέρους, () ὅτι () καύχημα () ὑμῶν () ἐσμέν, () καθάπερ () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () ἡμῶν, () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () τοῦ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ. ()
[15] Καὶ () ταύτῃ () τῇ () πεποιθήσει () ἐβουλόμην () ἐλθεῖν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς () τὸ () πρότερον, () ἵνα () δευτέραν () χάριν () ἔχητε· ()
[16] καὶ () δι’ () ὑμῶν () διελθεῖν () εἰς () Μακεδονίαν, () καὶ () πάλιν () ἀπὸ () Μακεδονίας () ἐλθεῖν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () ὑφ’ () ὑμῶν () προπεμφθῆναι () εἰς () τὴν () Ἰουδαίαν. ()
[17] Τοῦτο () οὖν () βουλευόμενος, () μήτι () ἄρα () τῇ () ἐλαφρίᾳ () ἐχρησάμην; () Ἢ () ἃ () βουλεύομαι, () κατὰ () σάρκα () βουλεύομαι, () ἵνα () ᾖ () παρ’ () ἐμοὶ () τὸ () Ναί, () ναὶ () καὶ () τὸ () Οὔ, () οὔ; ()
[18] Πιστὸς () δὲ () ὁ () θεός, () ὅτι () ὁ () λόγος () ἡμῶν () ὁ () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς () οὐκ () ἐγένετο () Ναὶ () καὶ () οὔ. ()
[19] Ὁ () γὰρ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () υἱὸς () Ἰησοῦς () χριστὸς () ὁ () ἐν () ὑμῖν () δι’ () ἡμῶν () κηρυχθείς, () δι’ () ἐμοῦ () καὶ () Σιλουανοῦ () καὶ () Τιμοθέου, () οὐκ () ἐγένετο () Ναὶ () καὶ () Οὔ, () ἀλλὰ () Ναὶ () ἐν () αὐτῷ () γέγονεν. ()
[20] Ὅσαι () γὰρ () ἐπαγγελίαι () θεοῦ, () ἐν () αὐτῷ () τὸ () Ναί, () καὶ () ἐν () αὐτῷ () τὸ () Ἀμήν, () τῷ () θεῷ () πρὸς () δόξαν () δι’ () ἡμῶν. ()
[21] Ὁ () δὲ () βεβαιῶν () ἡμᾶς () σὺν () ὑμῖν () εἰς () χριστόν, () καὶ () χρίσας () ἡμᾶς, () θεός· ()
[22] ὁ () καὶ () σφραγισάμενος () ἡμᾶς, () καὶ () δοὺς () τὸν () ἀρραβῶνα () τοῦ () πνεύματος () ἐν () ταῖς () καρδίαις () ἡμῶν. ()
[23] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () μάρτυρα () τὸν () θεὸν () ἐπικαλοῦμαι () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἐμὴν () ψυχήν, () ὅτι () φειδόμενος () ὑμῶν () οὐκέτι () ἦλθον () εἰς () Κόρινθον. ()
[24] Οὐχ () ὅτι () κυριεύομεν () ὑμῶν () τῆς () πίστεως, () ἀλλὰ () συνεργοί () ἐσμεν () τῆς () χαρᾶς () ὑμῶν· () τῇ () γὰρ () πίστει () ἑστήκατε. ()

2 Corinthians 1:1 Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ CT χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
2 Corinthians 1:3 οἰκτιρμῶν ¦ TH οἰκτειρμῶν
2 Corinthians 1:4 ἐπὶ ¦ PT ἐν
2 Corinthians 1:5 τοῦ ¦ PT TR om.
2 Corinthians 1:6 τῆς ἐνεργουμένης ἐν ὑπομονῇ τῶν αὐτῶν παθημάτων ὧν καὶ ἡμεῖς πάσχομεν καὶ ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν βεβαία ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν εἴτε παρακαλούμεθα ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως καὶ σωτηρίας ¦ NA SBL WH εἴτε παρακαλούμεθα ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως τῆς ἐνεργουμένης ἐν ὑπομονῇ τῶν αὐτῶν παθημάτων ὧν καὶ ἡμεῖς πάσχομεν [7] καὶ ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν βεβαία ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ¦ TR τῆς ἐνεργουμένης ἐν ὑπομονῇ τῶν αὐτῶν παθημάτων ὧν καὶ ἡμεῖς πάσχομεν εἴτε παρακαλούμεθα ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως καὶ σωτηρίας [7] καὶ ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν βεβαία ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν
2 Corinthians 1:7 ὥσπερ ¦ CT ὡς
2 Corinthians 1:8a ὑπὲρ ¦ TH περὶ
2 Corinthians 1:8b ἡμῖν ¦ CT om.
2 Corinthians 1:8c ἐβαρήθημεν ὑπὲρ δύναμιν ¦ CT ὑπὲρ δύναμιν ἐβαρήθημεν
2 Corinthians 1:9 Ἀλλὰ ¦ NA28 Ἀλλ’
2 Corinthians 1:10a ἐρρύσατο ¦ WH ἐρύσατο
2 Corinthians 1:10b ῥύεται ¦ CT ῥύσεται
2 Corinthians 1:10c ὅτι ¦ [NA WH]
2 Corinthians 1:11 ὑμῶν ¦ CT PT TR ἡμῶν
2 Corinthians 1:12a ἁπλότητι ¦ SBL TH WH ἁγιότητι
2 Corinthians 1:12b εἰλικρινείᾳ ¦ WH εἰλικρινίᾳ
2 Corinthians 1:12c θεοῦ ¦ SBL TH τοῦ θεοῦ ¦ NA WH τοῦ θεοῦ [καί]
2 Corinthians 1:13 καὶ ¦ CT om.
2 Corinthians 1:14 κυρίου ¦ SBL WH κυρίου ἡμῶν ¦ NA κυρίου [ἡμῶν]
2 Corinthians 1:15a ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς τὸ πρότερον ¦ PCK πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν τὸ πρότερον ¦ PT TR πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν πρότερον ¦ CT πρότερον πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν
2 Corinthians 1:15b χάριν ἔχητε ¦ NA SBL TH χάριν σχῆτε ¦ WH χαρὰν σχῆτε
2 Corinthians 1:17 βουλευόμενος ¦ CT PT βουλόμενος
2 Corinthians 1:18 ἐγένετο ¦ CT ἔστιν
2 Corinthians 1:19a γὰρ τοῦ θεοῦ ¦ CT τοῦ θεοῦ γὰρ
2 Corinthians 1:19b Ἰησοῦς χριστὸς ¦ WH χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς
2 Corinthians 1:20 καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ¦ CT διὸ καὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ
2 Corinthians 1:22 ὁ ¦ [WH]

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