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弟兄提摩太，寫信給在哥林多上帝的教會和全亞該亞的眾聖徒。 2 願恩惠、平安t從我們的父上帝和主耶穌基督歸給你們！
3 願頌讚歸於上帝—我們主耶穌基督的父；他是發慈悲的父，賜各樣安慰的上帝。 4 我們在一切患難中，他安慰我們，使我們能用上帝所賜的安慰去安慰那些遭各樣患難的人。 5 正如我們跟基督同受許多苦楚，我們也靠基督得許多安慰。 6 如果我們受患難，那是為使你們得安慰，得拯救；如果我們得安慰，那也是為使你們得安慰，這安慰能使你們忍受我們所受同樣的苦楚。 7 我們為你們所存的盼望是確定的，因為知道你們分擔了我們的痛苦，也要分享我們的安慰。
8 弟兄們，我們不要你們不知道，我們從前在亞細亞遭遇苦難，因受到無法忍受的壓力，甚至連活命的指望都沒有了。 9 自己心裏也斷定是必死無疑，這是要使我們不依靠自己，只依靠使死人復活的上帝。 10 他曾救我們脫離那極大的死亡，他要繼續救我們，而且我們指望他將來還要救我們。 11 你們也要一同用祈禱來幫助我們，好使許多人為我們感恩，因著他們許多的禱告，我們獲得了恩賜。
保羅延期訪問哥林多
12 我們所誇的是：我們在世為人，特別是跟你們的關係，是憑著上帝所賜的坦率和真誠，不是靠人的聰明，而是靠上帝的恩惠；這是我們的良心可以作證的。 13 我們現在寫給你們的話，無非是你們所能誦讀、所能明白的，我也盼望你們真能徹底明白。 14 你們已經有幾分認識我們，在我們主耶穌t的日子，你們會以我們為榮，正像我們也以你們為榮。
15 既然我這樣深信，早就有意先到你們那裏去，讓你們得加倍的益處。 16 我要路過你們那裏往馬其頓去，再從馬其頓回到你們那裏，讓你們給我送行往猶太去。 17 我有此意，難道是反覆不定嗎？難道我的意願是從私慾起的，以致我忽是忽非嗎？ 18 我指著信實的上帝說，我們向你們所傳的道並非又是又非的。 19 因為，我、西拉和提摩太在你們中間傳上帝的兒子耶穌基督，從沒有「又是又非」的；在他只有一個「是」。 20 上帝的應許，不論有多少，在基督都是「是」的。所以，我們藉著他說「阿們」，使上帝因我們得榮耀。 21 那在基督裏堅固我們和你們，並且膏抹我們的，就是上帝。 22 他在我們身上蓋了印，並賜聖靈在我們心裏作憑據。
23 我指著我的性命求告上帝作證，我沒有再往哥林多去是為了要寬容你們。 24 我們並不是要控制你們的信心，而是要作你們的同工，讓你們得快樂，因為你們在信仰上已經站得穩了。
2 CORINTHIANS 1
1 t From Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and from Timothy, who is also a follower.
To God's church in Corinth and to all of God's people in Achaia.
2 I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!Paul Gives Thanks
3 Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Father is a merciful God, who always gives us comfort. 4 He comforts us when we are in trouble, so that we can share this same comfort with others in trouble. 5 We share in the terrible sufferings of Christ, but also in the wonderful comfort he gives. 6 We suffer in the hope that you will be comforted and saved. And because we are comforted, you will also be comforted, as you patiently endure suffering like ours.
7 You never disappoint us. You suffered as much as we did, and we know that you will be comforted as we were.
8 t My friends, I want you to know what a hard time we had in Asia. Our sufferings were so horrible and so unbearable that death seemed certain. 9 In fact, we felt sure we were going to die. But this made us stop trusting in ourselves and start trusting God, who raises the dead to life. 10 God saved us from the threat of death, t and we are sure that he will do it again and again.
11 Please help us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks for the blessings we receive in answer to all these prayers.Paul's Change of Plans
12 We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's gift of undeserved grace instead of by the wisdom of this world. 13 I am not writing anything you cannot read and understand. I hope you will understand it completely,
14 just as you already partly understand us. Then when our Lord Jesus returns, you can be as proud of us as we are of you.
15 I was so sure of your pride in us that I had planned to visit you first of all. In this way you would have the blessing of two visits from me— 16 tonce on my way to Macedonia and again on my return from there. Then you could send me on to Judea. 17 Do you think I couldn't make up my mind about what to do? Or do I seem like someone who says “Yes” or “No” simply to please others? 18 God can be trusted, and so can I, when I say our answer to you has always been “Yes” and never “No.”
19 t This is because Jesus Christ the Son of God is always “Yes” and never “No.” And he is the one Silas, t Timothy, and I told you about.
20 Christ says “Yes” to all God's promises. This is why we have Christ to say “Amen”t for us to the glory of God. 21 And so God makes it possible for you and us to stand firmly together with Christ. God is also the one who chose us
22 and put his Spirit in our hearts to show that we belong only to him.
23 God is my witness that I stayed away from Corinth, just to keep from being hard on you. 24 We are not bosses who tell you what to believe. We are working with you to make you glad, because your faith is strong.