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2 Korintierbrevet 1
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1 Från Paulus, som genom Guds vilja är apostel[a] åt Kristus[b] Jesus, och från vår bror Timotheos.

Till Guds församling i Korinth, och till alla de troende runt om i provinsen Achaia.

2 Nåd och frid från Gud, vår Fader, och Herren Jesus Kristus.

Gud tröstar och uppmuntrar

3 Välsignad är vår Herre Jesus Kristus Gud och Fader, barmhärtighetens Fader, all trösts Gud. 4 Han tröstar oss i alla våra svårigheter, så att vi själva kan ge vidare av hans tröst och uppmuntran till andra som har det svårt. 5 Ju mer vi får lida för Kristus skull, desto mer tröst får vi genom Kristus. 6 När vi möter svårigheter är det alltså för er tröst och frälsning. Genom den tröst vi själva får kan ni få tröst som ger er kraft när ni får gå igenom samma lidanden som vi. 7 Vårt hopp är fast när det gäller er. Vi vet att ni delar lidandena med oss, och likaså delar ni också vår tröst.

8 Jag vill att ni ska veta, syskon, vilka enorma svårigheter vi fick gå igenom i provinsen Asien[c]. Vi var så illa ute att vi inte hade några krafter kvar, och vi trodde faktiskt att vår sista stund var kommen. 9 Ja, vi hade inom oss fått en dödsdom. Men detta var för att vi inte skulle lita på oss själva, utan på Gud, han som uppväcker de döda. 10 Och Gud räddade oss verkligen ur denna dödsfara, och han ska göra det igen. Till honom har vi satt vårt hopp, och han kommer att rädda oss igen. 11 Men ni hjälper oss genom era böner, och så ska många tacka Gud för oss och för den nåd vi fått.

Paulus ändrade resplaner

12 Vår stolthet är att vårt samvete kan vittna om att vi här i världen, och särskilt i vår relation mot er, alltid har handlat i helighet och renhet från Gud. Vi har inte styrts av mänsklig vishet utan av Guds nåd. 13 Vi skriver ingenting annat till er än det ni kan läsa och förstå. Jag hoppas också att ni helt och fullt ska förstå 14 det som ni redan delvis har förstått, att ni på Herren Jesus dag kan vara lika stolta över oss som vi är över er.

15 Eftersom jag litade på detta, hade jag tänkt glädja er, med inte bara ett, utan två besök. 16 Jag hade tänkt besöka er först på min väg till Makedonien, och sedan på vägen hem igen. Då skulle ni ha fått hjälpa mig med det jag behöver för min resa till Judeen.

17 När jag nu tänkte så, hade jag lagt mina planer lite väl lättvindigt? Kanske säger jag, i mänsklig svaghet, en sak och menar en annan? 18 Nej, så sant Gud är trofast, så säger vi inte både ja och nej på samma gång. 19 Kristus Jesus, Guds Son, som jag och Silvanus och Timotheos har förkunnat bland er, var ju heller aldrig ja och nej, utan i honom finns bara ett ja. 20 För allt det som Gud har lovat har fått sitt ja genom Jesus. Därför säger också vi vårt Amen genom honom till Guds ära. 21 Det är ju Gud som hjälper både er och mig att hålla fast vid Kristus och har smort oss. 22 Han har satt sitt sigill på oss och gett oss Anden som en säkerhet i våra hjärtan.

23 Gud själv kan intyga att det var för att skona er som jag inte mer ville komma till Korinth. 24 Men vi vill inte styra över er tro. Nej, vi vill bara hjälpa er att vara glada över den tro som ni redan står fasta i.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Eller sändebud.
  2. 1:1 Se not till Matt 1:1.
  3. 1:8 Provinsen Asien var en romersk provins i nuvarande Turkiet.
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2 Corinthians 1
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1 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)

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

Praise to the God of All Comfort

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(H) the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 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. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(J) so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 6 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. 7 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.

8 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. 9 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
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2 Corinthians 1
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Salutation

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

To the church of God that is in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:(A)

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

Paul’s Thanksgiving after Affliction

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation,(C) 4 who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ.(D) 6 If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our consolation.

8 We do not want you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters, of the affliction we experienced in Asia, for we were so utterly, unbearably crushed that we despaired of life itself.(E) 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death so that we would rely not on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us;[a] on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us again,(F) 11 as you also join in helping us by your prayers, so that many may give thanks on our[b] behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.(G)

The Postponement of Paul’s Visit

12 Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness[c] and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.(H) 13 For we write you nothing other than what you can read and also understand; I hope you will understand until the end— 14 as you have already understood us in part—that on the day of the Lord Jesus we are your boast even as you are our boast.(I)

15 Since I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a double favor;[d](J) 16 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on to Judea.(K) 17 Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to ordinary human standards,[e] ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? 18 As surely as God is faithful, our word to you is not[f] “Yes and No.” 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not “Yes and No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.”(L) 20 For in him every one of God’s promises is a “Yes.” For this reason it is through him that we say the “Amen,” to the glory of God.(M) 21 But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us,(N) 22 who has put his seal on us and given[g] us his Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.(O)

23 But I call on God as witness against me: it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth.(P) 24 I do not mean to imply that we lord it over your faith; rather, we are workers with you for your joy because you stand firm in faith.(Q)

Footnotes

  1. 1.10 Other ancient authorities read is rescuing us or lack the phrase
  2. 1.11 Other ancient authorities read your
  3. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read simplicity
  4. 1.15 Other ancient authorities read joy
  5. 1.17 Gk according to the flesh
  6. 1.18 Other ancient authorities read was not
  7. 1.22 Other ancient authorities read by putting . . . and giving
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