2 Corinthians

问候

1奉 神旨意作基督耶稣使徒的保罗和兄弟提摩太，写信给在哥林多 神的教会，并亚该亚遍处的众圣徒。

2愿恩惠、平安从 神我们的父和主耶稣基督归与你们！

保罗受患难后的感恩

3愿颂赞归与我们的主耶稣基督的父 神，就是发慈悲的父，赐各样安慰的 神。

4我们在一切患难中，他就安慰我们，叫我们能用 神所赐的安慰去安慰那遭各样患难的人。

5我们既多受基督的苦楚，就靠基督多得安慰。

6我们受患难呢，是为叫你们得安慰，得拯救；我们得安慰呢，也是为叫你们得安慰；这安慰能叫你们忍受我们所受的那样苦楚。

7我们为你们所存的盼望是确定的，因为知道你们既是同受苦楚，也必同得安慰。

8弟兄们，我们不要你们不晓得，我们从前在亚细亚遭遇苦难，被压太重，力不能胜，甚至连活命的指望都绝了；

9自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的 神。

10他曾救我们脱离那极大的死亡，现在仍要救我们，并且我们指望他将来还要救我们。

11你们以祈祷帮助我们，好叫许多人为我们谢恩，就是为我们因许多人所得的恩。

保罗延期访问哥林多

12我们所夸的是自己的良心，见证我们凭着 神的圣洁和诚实；在世为人不靠人的聪明，乃靠 神的恩惠，向你们更是这样。

13我们现在写给你们的话，并不外乎你们所念的、所认识的，我也盼望你们到底还是要认识；

14正如你们已经有几分认识我们，以我们夸口，好像我们在我们主耶稣的日子以你们夸口一样。

15我既然这样深信，就早有意到你们那里去，叫你们再得益处；

16也要从你们那里经过，往马其顿去，再从马其顿回到你们那里，叫你们给我送行往犹太去。

17我有此意，岂是反复不定吗？我所起的意，岂是从情欲起的，叫我忽是忽非吗？

18我指着信实的 神说，我们向你们所传的道，并没有是而又非的。

19因为我和西拉并提摩太，在你们中间所传 神的儿子耶稣基督，总没有是而又非的，在他只有一是。

20神的应许，不论有多少，在基督都是是的。所以借着他也都是实在的，叫 神因我们得荣耀。

21那在基督里坚固我们和你们，并且膏我们的就是 神。

22他又用印印了我们，并赐圣灵在我们心里作凭据。

23我呼吁 神给我的心作见证，我没有往哥林多去是为要宽容你们。

24我们并不是辖管你们的信心，乃是帮助你们的快乐，因为你们凭信才站立得住。

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother: to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in all Achaia:

2Grace unto you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort.

4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by God.

5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us: so also by Christ doth our comfort abound.

6Now whether we be in tribulation, it is for your exhortation and salvation: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation: or whether we be exhorted, it is for your exhortation and salvation, which worketh the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

7That our hope for you may be steadfast: knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation.

8For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation, which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure above our strength, so that we were weary even of life.

9But we had in ourselves the answer of death, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead.

10Who hath delivered and doth deliver us out of so great dangers: in whom we trust that he will yet also deliver us.

11You helping withal in prayer for us: that for this gift obtained for us, by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many in our behalf.

12For our glory is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.

13For we write no other things to you than what you have read and known. And I hope that you shall know unto the end:

14As also you have known us in part, that we are your glory, as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you before, that you might have a second grace:

16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea.

17Whereas then I was thus minded, did I use lightness? Or, the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that there should be with me, It is, and It is not?

18But God is faithful, for our preaching which was to you, was not, It is, and It is not.

19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us, by me, and Sylvanus, and Timothy, was not, It is and It is not, but, It is, was in him.

20For all the promises of God are in him, It is; therefore also by him, amen to God, unto our glory.

21Now he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and that hath anointed us, is God:

22Who also hath sealed us, and given the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.

23But I call God to witness upon my soul, that to spare you, I came not any more to Corinth:

24not because we exercise dominion over your faith: but we are helpers of your joy: for in faith you stand.