Druga poslanica Korinæanima 1

Pozdravi

1 Pišu vam Pavao, apostol Krista Isusa Božjom voljom, i brat Timotej. Pišemo Božjoj crkvi u Korintu i svima svetima u cijeloj Ahaji.

2 Želimo vam milost i mir od Boga, našega Oca, i od Gospodina Isusa Krista!

Bog pruža utjehu svima

3 Slava Bogu, Ocu našega Gospodina Isusa Krista. On je izvor svakog milosrđa i Bog koji nas tješi.4 On nas tješi u svim nevoljama, da bismo i mi mogli druge tješiti u nevoljama istom utjehom kojom Bog tješi nas.5 Koliko se obilno patnje za Krista izlijevaju na nas, toliko je preobilna i naša utjeha u Kristu.6 Podnosimo li nevolje, to je zaradi vaše utjehe i spasenja. Primamo li utjehu, to je zato da bismo vas mogli hrabriti kako biste strpljivo mogli podnositi iste patnje koje i mi podnosimo.

7 Čvrsto vjerujemo da ćete, kao što s nama dijelite patnje, također dijeliti s nama i Božju utjehu.
8 Željeli bismo da znate, braćo, kakve su nas nevolje zapale u Aziji. Opteretile su nas preko svake mjere, toliko preko naše snage da smo već bili izgubili nadu da ćemo preživjeti.9 Smatrali smo se već osuđenima na smrt, ali sve se to zbilo zato da se ne bismo uzdali u sebe, već u Boga koji uskrisuje mrtve.10 Od tolike nas je smrtne pogibli izbavio onaj u kojega se uzdamo da će nas i dalje izbavljati!

11 I vi pomažete moleći za nas, da bi mnogi mogli zahvaljivati za uslišane molitve mnogih.

Pavlova promjena plana

12 Možemo s pouzdanjem i s čistom savješću reći da smo prema svima, a posebice prema vama, postupali sveto i iskreno u svemu što smo činili, ne oslanjajući se na tjelesnu mudrost, već na Božju milost.13 Nismo vam pisali ništa što ne biste mogli pročitati ili razumjeti. Nadam se da ćete nas, kao što ste nas djelomice već razumjeli,

14 jednoga dana potpuno razumjeti. Tako ćemo i mi vama, kao i vi nama, biti na ponos u dan našega Gospodina Isusa.
15 U tome sam pouzdanju kanio doći tako da primite dvostruki blagoslov:

16 svratiti najprije k vama na putu u Makedoniju, a zatim i vraćajući se iz Makedonije, kako biste me mogli otpraviti na put u Judeju.
17 Jesam li, dakle, o tome lakomisleno odlučio, ili sam poput ljudi iz svijeta koji kažu "da", a zapravo misle "ne"?18 Bog mi je svjedok da nisam takav. Moje "da" znači "da"19 jer u Isusa Krista, Božjega Sina o kojemu smo vam Timotej, Silvan i ja propovijedali, nema dvojbe između "da" i "ne"; naprotiv, on je Božje "da", Božja potvrda.20 U njemu su tako ostvarena sva Božja obećanja; zato možemo reći "Amen" kad proslavljamo Boga kroz Krista.21 Bog je taj koji i vas i nas čini snažnima u Kristu i koji nas je pomazao.

22 Obilježio nas je pečatom da smo njegovo vlasništvo i u srca nam stavio zalog: Svetoga Duha.
23 Prizivam Boga za svjedoka da vam govorim istinu: nisam ponovno došao u Korint samo zato što vas nisam htio ražalostiti oštrim prijekorom.

24 Jer, ne bismo vam htjeli naređivati što i kako da vjerujete, već surađivati s vama da biste bili radosni, jer vi u vjeri čvrsto stojite.

2 Corinthians 1

Salutation

1 From Paul,t an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth,s with all the saints who are in all Achaia.t

2 Grace and peace to yout from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Thanksgiving for God’s Comfort

3 Blessed ist 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 troublest so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any troublet with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.5 For just as the sufferingst of Christt overflowt toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.t6 But if we are afflicted,t it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.7 And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share int our sufferings, so also you will share int our comfort.8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,t regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia,t that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.9 Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us,t so that we would not trust in ourselvest but in God who raises the dead.10 Het delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on himt thats he will deliver us yet again,

11 as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to Godt on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

Paul Defends His Changed Plans

12 For our reason for confidencet is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motivesst and sincerity which are from Godt – not by human wisdomt but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the moret toward you.13 For we do not write you anything other than whatt you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completelyt14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ourst in the day of the Lord Jesus.s15 And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,t16 and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come backt to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.17 Therefore when I was planning to do this, I did not do so without thinking about what I was doing, did I?t Or do I make my planst according to mere human standardst so that I would be sayingt both “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?18 But as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us – by me and Silvanuss and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.20 For every one of God’s promises are “Yes” in him; therefore also through him the “Amen” is spoken, to the glory we give to God.21 But it is God who establishest us together with you in Christ and who anointed us,t

22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.ts
23 Now I appeal to God as my witness,t that to sparet you I did not come again to Corinth.ss24 I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.t