哥林多后书 1
问候
1 奉 神旨意作基督耶稣使徒的保罗和兄弟提摩太，写信给在哥林多 神的教会，并亚该亚遍处的众圣徒。 2 愿恩惠、平安从 神我们的父和主耶稣基督归与你们！
保罗受患难后的感恩
3 愿颂赞归与我们的主耶稣基督的父 神，就是发慈悲的父，赐各样安慰的 神。 4 我们在一切患难中，他就安慰我们，叫我们能用 神所赐的安慰去安慰那遭各样患难的人。 5 我们既多受基督的苦楚，就靠基督多得安慰。 6 我们受患难呢，是为叫你们得安慰，得拯救；我们得安慰呢，也是为叫你们得安慰；这安慰能叫你们忍受我们所受的那样苦楚。 7 我们为你们所存的盼望是确定的，因为知道你们既是同受苦楚，也必同得安慰。
8 弟兄们，我们不要你们不晓得，我们从前在亚细亚遭遇苦难，被压太重，力不能胜，甚至连活命的指望都绝了； 9 自己心里也断定是必死的，叫我们不靠自己，只靠叫死人复活的 神。 10 他曾救我们脱离那极大的死亡，现在仍要救我们，并且我们指望他将来还要救我们。 11 你们以祈祷帮助我们，好叫许多人为我们谢恩，就是为我们因许多人所得的恩。
保罗延期访问哥林多
12 我们所夸的是自己的良心，见证我们凭着 神的圣洁和诚实；在世为人不靠人的聪明，乃靠 神的恩惠，向你们更是这样。 13 我们现在写给你们的话，并不外乎你们所念的、所认识的，我也盼望你们到底还是要认识； 14 正如你们已经有几分认识我们，以我们夸口，好像我们在我们主耶稣的日子以你们夸口一样。
15 我既然这样深信，就早有意到你们那里去，叫你们再得益处； 16 也要从你们那里经过，往马其顿去，再从马其顿回到你们那里，叫你们给我送行往犹太去。 17 我有此意，岂是反复不定吗？我所起的意，岂是从情欲起的，叫我忽是忽非吗？ 18 我指着信实的 神说，我们向你们所传的道，并没有是而又非的。 19 因为我和西拉并提摩太，在你们中间所传 神的儿子耶稣基督，总没有是而又非的，在他只有一是。 20 神的应许，不论有多少，在基督都是是的。所以借着他也都是实在t的，叫 神因我们得荣耀。 21 那在基督里坚固我们和你们，并且膏我们的就是 神。 22 他又用印印了我们，并赐圣灵在我们心里作凭据t。
23 我呼吁 神给我的心作见证，我没有往哥林多去是为要宽容你们。 24 我们并不是辖管你们的信心，乃是帮助你们的快乐，因为你们凭信才站立得住。
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