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2 Korinterne 1

1 Paulus' kaldet til Jesu Christi Apostel efter Guds Villie, og Broderen Timotheus, til Guds Menighed i Corinth, med alle de Hellige, som ere i det ganske Achaia:2 Naade være med Eder og Fred fra Gud vor Fader og den Herre Jesus Christus!3 Lovet være Gud og vor Herrens Jesu Christi Fader, al Barmhjertigheds Fader og al Trøstes Gud,4 som os trøster i al vor Trængsel, at vi kunne trøste dem, som ere i allehaande Trængsel, men den Trøst, hvormed vi selv blive trøstede af Gud!5 Thi ligesom Christi Lidelser komme overflødigen over os, saaledes er og vor Trøst overflødig ved Christus.6 Hvad heller vi da trænges, skeer det er for Eders Trøst og Frelse, som viser sig kraftig deri, at i fordrage de samme Lidelser, som vi og lide; eller vi trøstes da skeer det for Eders Trøst og Frelse.7 Og vort Haab er fast om Eder, efterdi vi vide, at ligesom I ere deelagtige i Lidelserne, saa skulle I og være det i Trøsten.8 Thi vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende om den Trængsel, som os er vederfaren i Asia, at vi vare overmaade besværede og over Evne, saa at vi endog mistvivlede om Livet.9 Ja, vi havde endog hos os selv fældet vor Dødsdom, saa at vi ikke skulde forlade os paa os selv, men paa Gud, som opvækker de Døde;10 som friede os fra saa stor en Dødsfare og frier endnu, til hvem vi have Haab, at han og fremdeles skal frie os,11 idet ogsaa I komme os til Hjælp med Bøn for os, paa det den Naade som er os beviist for Manges Skyld, maa erkjendes af Mange med Taksigelse for os.12 Thi denne er vor Roes, vor Samvittigheds Vindesbyrd, at vi i Enfoldighed og Guds Retsindighed, ikke i kjødelig Viisdom, men i Guds Naade have vandret i Verden, men meest hos Eder.13 Thi vi skrive Eder ikke Andet til end det, som I læse eller ogsaa kjende; men jeg haaber, at I og skulle kjende det indtil Enden;14 ligesom i og have kjendt os tildeels, at vi ere Eders Roes, ligesom og I vores, paa den Herrens Jesu Dag.15 Og i denne Fortrøstning vilde jeg kommet til Eder før, at I atter skulde annammeet en Velgjerning,16 og igjennem Eders Stad draget til Macedonien, og atter fra Macedonien kommet til Eder, og blevet ledsaget af Eder til Judæa.17 har jeg derfor vel viist Letsindighed, der jeg besluttede dette? Eller hvad jeg beslutter, beslutter jeg det efter Kjødet, saa at der hos mig er baade Ja, Ja og Nei, Nei?18 Saasandt Gud er trofast, var vor tale til Eder ikke Ja og Nei.19 Thi Guds Søn, Jesus Christus, som er prædiket iblandt Eder ved os, ved mig og Silvanus og Timotheus, var ikke Ja og Nei, men Ja var i ham.20 Thi saa mange som Guds Forjættelser ere, ere de i ham Ja, og i ham Amen, Gud til Ære formedelst os.21 Men den, som holder os med Eder faste til Christus, og som salvede os, er Gud,22 som og beseglede os og gav os Aanden til pant i vore Hjerter.23 Men jeg kalder Gud til Vidne over mig, at jeg, for at skaane Eder, endnu ikke er kommen til Corinth.24 Ikke at vi ville herske over Eders Tro, men arbeide med Eders Glæde; thi I staae fast i Troen.

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