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:

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

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.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

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.

And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

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:

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, that 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 Judaea.

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.

Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and Timothy(C) our brother,

To the church of God(D) in Corinth,(E) together with all his holy people throughout Achaia:(F)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(G)

Praise to the God of All Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(H) the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us(I) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(J) so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation;(K) if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings,(L) so also you share in our comfort.

We do not want you to be uninformed,(M) brothers and sisters,[a] about the troubles we experienced(N) in the province of Asia.(O) We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God,(P) who raises the dead.(Q) 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril,(R) and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope(S) that he will continue to deliver us, 11 as you help us by your prayers.(T) Then many will give thanks(U) on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

Paul’s Change of Plans

12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience(V) testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[b](W) and godly sincerity.(X) We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom(Y) but on God’s grace. 13 For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that, 14 as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus.(Z)

15 Because I was confident of this, I wanted to visit you(AA) first so that you might benefit twice.(AB) 16 I wanted to visit you on my way(AC) to Macedonia(AD) and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way(AE) to Judea.(AF) 17 Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner(AG) so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?

18 But as surely as God is faithful,(AH) our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” 19 For the Son of God,(AI) Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas[c](AJ) and Timothy(AK)—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always(AL) been “Yes.” 20 For no matter how many promises(AM) God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen”(AN) is spoken by us to the glory of God.(AO) 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm(AP) in Christ. He anointed(AQ) us, 22 set his seal(AR) of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(AS)

23 I call God as my witness(AT)—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you(AU) that I did not return to Corinth. 24 Not that we lord it over(AV) your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.(AW)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.
  2. 2 Corinthians 1:12 Many manuscripts holiness
  3. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas

Mula kay Pablo na apostol ni Cristo Jesus ayon sa kalooban ng Dios, kasama si Timoteo na ating kapatid.

Mahal kong mga kapatid sa iglesya[a] ng Dios diyan sa Corinto, kasama ang lahat ng mga pinabanal[b] ng Dios sa Acaya:

Sumainyo nawa ang biyaya at kapayapaang galing sa Dios na ating Ama at sa Panginoong Jesu-Cristo.

Pasasalamat sa Dios

Purihin ang Dios at Ama ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. Siyaʼy maawaing Ama at Dios na laging nagpapalakas ng ating loob. Pinalalakas niya ang ating loob sa lahat ng ating paghihirap, para sa pamamagitan ng kalakasan ng loob na ibinigay sa atin ng Dios ay mapalakas din natin ang loob ng ibang naghihirap. Sapagkat kung gaano karami ang mga paghihirap natin dahil kay Cristo, ganoon din karaming beses niyang pinalalakas ang ating loob. Kung naghihirap man kami, itoʼy para mapalakas ang inyong loob, at para kayoʼy maligtas. At kung pinalakas man ng Dios ang aming loob, itoʼy para mapalakas din ang loob ninyo, nang sa ganoon ay makayanan ninyo ang mga paghihirap na tulad ng dinaranas namin. Kaya malaki ang aming pag-asa para sa inyo, dahil alam namin na kung naghihirap kayo tulad namin, palalakasin din ng Dios ang inyong loob tulad ng sa amin.

Mga kapatid, gusto naming malaman ninyo ang mga paghihirap na dinanas namin sa lalawigan ng Asia. Napakabigat ng mga dinanas namin doon, halos hindi na namin nakayanan at nawalan na kami ng pag-asang mabuhay pa. Ang akala namin noon ay katapusan na namin. Ngunit nangyari ang lahat ng iyon para matuto kami na huwag magtiwala sa aming sarili kundi sa Dios na siyang bumubuhay ng mga patay. 10 Iniligtas niya kami sa malagim na kamatayan, at patuloy niya kaming ililigtas. At umaasa kami na patuloy niyang gagawin ito 11 sa tulong ng inyong mga panalangin. Sa ganoon, marami ang magpapasalamat sa Dios dahil sa mga pagpapalang tatanggapin namin mula sa kanya bilang sagot sa mga panalangin ng marami.

Nagbago ng Plano si Pablo

12 Isang bagay ang maipagmamalaki namin: Namumuhay kaming matuwid at tapat sa harap ng lahat ng tao, lalung-lalo na sa inyo. Nagawa namin ito hindi sa pamamagitan ng karunungan ng mundo kundi dahil sa biyaya ng Dios. At pinatutunayan ng aming konsensya na talagang totoo itong aming ipinagmamalaki. 13-14 Sapagkat wala kaming isinusulat sa inyo na hindi ninyo mabasa o maintindihan. Kahit na hindi nʼyo pa kami kilalang mabuti, umaasa akong darating ang araw na makikilala nʼyo kami nang lubusan, para maipagmalaki ninyo kami sa araw ng pagdating ng Panginoong Jesus, at maipagmamalaki rin namin kayo.

15 Dahil sa tiwalang ito, binalak kong bisitahin kayo noong una, para makatanggap kayo ng dobleng pagpapala[c] sa pagbisita ko sa inyo ng dalawang beses. 16 Binalak kong dumaan muna sa inyo pagpunta ko sa Macedonia, at sa aking pagbalik mula roon, muli akong dadaan diyan para matulungan ninyo ako sa aking paglalakbay papuntang Judea. 17 Iyon sana ang plano ko noon. Ngunit dahil hindi ito natuloy, masasabi ba ninyong pabago-bago ang aking isip? Katulad din ba ako ng mga taong makamundo na “Oo” nang “Oo,” pero “Hindi” naman pala ang ibig sabihin? 18 Aba, hindi! Kung paanong tapat ang Dios, ganoon din naman kami sa aming mga sinasabi. 19 Kami nina Silas at Timoteo ay nangaral sa inyo tungkol kay Jesu-Cristo na Anak ng Dios. At alam ninyong si Cristoʼy tapat sa kanyang mga salita. Talagang tutuparin niya ang kanyang mga pangako. 20 Sapagkat kahit gaano man karami ang pangako ng Dios, tutuparin niyang lahat ito sa pamamagitan ni Cristo. Kaya nga masasabi natin na tapat ang Dios,[d] at itoʼy nakapagbibigay ng kapurihan sa kanya. 21 Ang Dios ang nagpapatibay sa atin, at sa ating pakikipag-isa kay Cristo. Pinili niya tayo para maglingkod sa kanya. 22 Tinatakan niya tayo bilang tanda na tayoʼy nasa kanya na. Ginawa niya ito sa pamamagitan ng paglalagay ng kanyang Banal na Espiritu sa ating mga puso. Ang Banal na Espiritu ang nagsisilbing garantiya na matatanggap natin ang kanyang mga ipinangako.

23 Saksi ko ang Dios, na kaya hindi na ako tumuloy diyan sa Corinto ay dahil ayaw kong sumama ang loob ninyo sa akin. 24 Ayaw naming diktahan kayo sa inyong pananampalataya dahil matatag na kayo riyan. Nais lamang naming magkatulungan tayo para maging masaya kayo.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 iglesya: Ang ibig sabihin, mga mananampalataya ni Cristo.
  2. 1:1 pinabanal: sa Griego, hagios, na ang ibig sabihin ay itinuring ng Dios na sa kanya.
  3. 1:15 para makatanggap kayo ng dobleng pagpapala: o, para doble ang inyong pagkakataong makatulong.
  4. 1:20 tapat ang Dios: sa literal, Amen.