歌林多後書 1
問安
1 奉 神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅，和提摩太弟兄，寫信給在哥林多 神的教會，和全亞該亞所有的聖徒。
2 願恩惠平安從我們的父 神和主耶穌基督臨到你們。
患難中 神賜安慰
3 我們主耶穌基督的父 神是應當稱頌的。他是滿有憐憫的父，賜各樣安慰的 神。4 我們在一切患難中， 神都安慰我們，使我們能用他所賜的安慰，去安慰那些在各樣患難中的人。5 我們既然多受基督所受的痛苦，就靠著基督多得安慰。6 如果我們遭遇患難，那是要使你們得著安慰，得著拯救；如果我們得到安慰，也是要使你們得到安慰。這安慰使你們能夠忍受我們所受那樣的痛苦。
7 我們對你們的盼望是堅定的，因為知道你們既然一同受痛苦，也必照樣同得安慰。
8 弟兄們，我們在亞西亞遭受的患難，我們很想讓你們知道。那時我們受到了過於我們所能忍受的壓力，甚至活下去的希望都沒有了，9 而且斷定自己是必死的了；然而，這正是要我們不倚靠自己，只倚靠那叫死人復活的 神。10 他救我們脫離了那極大的死亡，而且他還要救我們，我們希望他將來仍要救我們。
11 請你們一同用禱告支持我們，好使許多人為著我們所蒙的恩獻上感謝。這恩是藉著許多人的代求而得到的。
保羅計劃再到哥林多
12 我們引以為榮的，就是我們處世為人，是本著 神的聖潔和真誠，不是靠著人的聰明，而是靠著 神的恩典，對你們更是這樣，這是我們的良心可以作證的。13 我們現在寫給你們的，不外是你們可以宣讀、可以明白的。
14 正如你們對我們已經有些認識，我盼望你們可以徹底明白：在我們的主耶穌的日子，我們是你們的光榮，你們也是我們的光榮。
15 我既然有這樣的信念，就打算先到你們那裡，使你們再一次得到恩惠，16 然後經過你們那裡，往馬其頓去，再從馬其頓回到你們中間，讓你們給我送行往猶太去。17 我這樣決定，難道是反覆不定嗎？我所決定的，難道是體貼肉體而定，使我忽是忽非嗎？18 神是信實的，我們向你們所傳的道並不是“是”而又“非”的，19 因為我、西拉和提摩太，在你們中間所宣揚的耶穌基督， 神的兒子，並不是“是”而又“非”的，在他總是“是”的。20 因為 神的一切應許，在基督裡都是“是”的，為此我們藉著他說“阿們”，使榮耀歸於 神。21 那在基督裡堅定我們和你們，又膏抹我們的，就是 神。
22 他在我們身上蓋了印，就是賜聖靈在我們心裡作憑據。
23 我呼求 神給我作證，我沒有再到哥林多來，是要寬容你們。
24 我們並不是要轄制你們的信仰，而是要作你們的同工，使你們喜樂，因為你們在信仰上已經站穩了。
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
