Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through God's will, and Timothy, the
brother you all know, send this letter to the Church of God which is
at Corinth, together with all God's dedicated people who are in the
whole of Achaea. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and
from the Lord Jesus Chris... [ Continue Reading ]
COMFORTED TO COMFORT (2 Corinthians 1:1-7)... [ Continue Reading ]
I want you to know, brothers, about the terrible experience which
happened to us in Asia, an experience in which we were excessively
weighted down till it was beyond bearing, so that we despaired even of
life. The only verdict we could give on our condition was the verdict
of death; but this happene... [ Continue Reading ]
The only boast we make is this--and it is backed by the witness of our
conscience--that in the world we have behaved ourselves with the
holiness and the purity of God, not with a wisdom dominated by human
motives, but with the grace of God, and especially so towards you. We
have written no other thi... [ Continue Reading ]
It was with this confidence that I previously planned to visit you,
that I might bring you pleasure for the second time, and so go on to
Macedonia by way of you, and be sped by you on my way to Judaea. So
then, when I made this plan, surely you cannot think that I did so
with a fickle intention? Or... [ Continue Reading ]
I call God to witness against my soul that it was because I wished to
spare you that I did not come again to Corinth. I am not saying this
because we have any desire to domineer over your faith, but because we
desire to labour with you to produce joy. As far as faith is
concerned, you stand firm. Bu... [ Continue Reading ]