哥林多后书 1

问安

1 奉 神旨意作基督耶稣使徒的保罗，和提摩太弟兄，写信给在哥林多 神的教会，和全亚该亚所有的圣徒。2 愿恩惠平安从我们的父 神和主耶稣基督临到你们。
患难中 神赐安慰3 我们主耶稣基督的父 神是应当称颂的。他是满有怜悯的父，赐各样安慰的 神。4 我们在一切患难中， 神都安慰我们，使我们能用他所赐的安慰，去安慰那些在各样患难中的人。5 我们既然多受基督所受的痛苦，就靠着基督多得安慰。6 如果我们遭遇患难，那是要使你们得着安慰，得着拯救；如果我们得到安慰，也是要使你们得到安慰。这安慰使你们能够忍受我们所受那样的痛苦。7 我们对你们的盼望是坚定的，因为知道你们既然一同受痛苦，也必照样同得安慰。8 弟兄们，我们在亚西亚遭受的患难，我们很想让你们知道。那时我们受到了过于我们所能忍受的压力，甚至活下去的希望都没有了，9 而且断定自己是必死的了；然而，这正是要我们不倚靠自己，只倚靠那叫死人复活的 神。10 他救我们脱离了那极大的死亡，而且他还要救我们，我们希望他将来仍要救我们。11 请你们一同用祷告支持我们，好使许多人为着我们所蒙的恩献上感谢。这恩是藉着许多人的代求而得到的。
保罗计划再到哥林多12 我们引以为荣的，就是我们处世为人，是本着 神的圣洁和真诚，不是靠着人的聪明，而是靠着 神的恩典，对你们更是这样，这是我们的良心可以作证的。13 我们现在写给你们的，不外是你们可以宣读、可以明白的。14 正如你们对我们已经有些认识，我盼望你们可以彻底明白：在我们的主耶稣的日子，我们是你们的光荣，你们也是我们的光荣。15 我既然有这样的信念，就打算先到你们那里，使你们再一次得到恩惠，16 然后经过你们那里，往马其顿去，再从马其顿回到你们中间，让你们给我送行往犹太去。17 我这样决定，难道是反覆不定吗？我所决定的，难道是体贴肉体而定，使我忽是忽非吗？18 神是信实的，我们向你们所传的道并不是“是”而又“非”的，19 因为我、西拉和提摩太，在你们中间所宣扬的耶稣基督， 神的儿子，并不是“是”而又“非”的，在他总是“是”的。20 因为 神的一切应许，在基督里都是“是”的，为此我们藉着他说“阿们”，使荣耀归于 神。21 那在基督里坚定我们和你们，又膏抹我们的，就是 神。22 他在我们身上盖了印，就是赐圣灵在我们心里作凭据。23 我呼求 神给我作证，我没有再到哥林多来，是要宽容你们。24 我们并不是要辖制你们的信仰，而是要作你们的同工，使你们喜乐，因为你们在信仰上已经站稳了。

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