哥林多後書 1

問候

1 奉上帝旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅和兄弟提摩太，寫信給在哥林多上帝的教會，並亞該亞遍處的眾聖徒。 2 願恩惠、平安從上帝我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！

保羅受患難後的感恩

3 願頌讚歸與我們的主耶穌基督的父上帝，就是發慈悲的父，賜各樣安慰的上帝。 4 我們在一切患難中，他就安慰我們，叫我們能用上帝所賜的安慰去安慰那遭各樣患難的人。 5 我們既多受基督的苦楚，就靠基督多得安慰。 6 我們受患難呢，是為叫你們得安慰，得拯救；我們得安慰呢，也是為叫你們得安慰；這安慰能叫你們忍受我們所受的那樣苦楚。 7 我們為你們所存的盼望是確定的，因為知道你們既是同受苦楚，也必同得安慰。

8 弟兄們，我們不要你們不曉得，我們從前在亞細亞遭遇苦難，被壓太重，力不能勝，甚至連活命的指望都絕了； 9 自己心裏也斷定是必死的，叫我們不靠自己，只靠叫死人復活的上帝。 10 他曾救我們脫離那極大的死亡，現在仍要救我們，並且我們指望他將來還要救我們。 11 你們以祈禱幫助我們，好叫許多人為我們謝恩，就是為我們因許多人所得的恩。

保羅延期訪問哥林多

12 我們所誇的是自己的良心，見證我們憑著上帝的聖潔和誠實；在世為人不靠人的聰明，乃靠上帝的恩惠，向你們更是這樣。 13 我們現在寫給你們的話，並不外乎你們所念的、所認識的，我也盼望你們到底還是要認識； 14 正如你們已經有幾分認識我們，以我們誇口，好像我們在我們主耶穌的日子以你們誇口一樣。

15 我既然這樣深信，就早有意到你們那裏去，叫你們再得益處； 16 也要從你們那裏經過，往馬其頓去，再從馬其頓回到你們那裏，叫你們給我送行往猶太去。 17 我有此意，豈是反覆不定嗎？我所起的意，豈是從情慾起的，叫我忽是忽非嗎？ 18 我指著信實的上帝說，我們向你們所傳的道，並沒有是而又非的。 19 因為我和西拉並提摩太，在你們中間所傳上帝的兒子耶穌基督，總沒有是而又非的，在他只有一是。 20 上帝的應許，不論有多少，在基督都是是的。所以藉著他也都是實在t的，叫上帝因我們得榮耀。 21 那在基督裏堅固我們和你們，並且膏我們的就是上帝。 22 他又用印印了我們，並賜聖靈在我們心裏作憑據t。

23 我呼籲上帝給我的心作見證，我沒有往哥林多去是為要寬容你們。 24 我們並不是轄管你們的信心，乃是幫助你們的快樂，因為你們憑信才站立得住。

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