¹[] Παυλος, αποστολος Ιησου Χριστου δια θεληματος Θεου, και Τιμοθεος ο αδελφος, προς την εκκλησιαν του Θεου την ουσαν εν Κορινθω μετα παντων των αγιων των οντων εν ολη τη Αχαια·

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

²χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο Θεου Πατρος ημων και Κυριου Ιησου Χριστου.

²Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³[] Ευλογητος ο Θεος και Πατηρ του Κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου, ο Πατηρ των οικτιρμων και Θεος πασης παρηγοριας,

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

⁴ο παρηγορων ημας εν παση τη θλιψει ημων, δια να δυναμεθα ημεις να παρηγορωμεν τους εν παση θλιψει δια της παρηγοριας, με την οποιαν παρηγορουμεθα ημεις αυτοι υπο του Θεου·

⁴who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

⁵διοτι καθως περισσευουσι τα παθηματα του Χριστου εις ημας, ουτω δια του Χριστου περισσευει και η παρηγορια ημων.

⁵For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.

⁶Και ειτε θλιβομεθα, θλιβομεθα υπερ της παρηγοριας σας και σωτηριας της ενεργουμενης δια της υπομονης των αυτων παθηματων, τα οποια και ημεις πασχομεν· ειτε παρηγορουμεθα, παρηγορουμεθα υπερ της παρηγοριας σας και σωτηριας· και η ελπις, την οποιαν εχομεν, ειναι βεβαια υπερ υμων·

⁶But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

⁷[] επειδη εξευρομεν οτι καθως εισθε κοινωνοι των παθηματων, ουτω και της παρηγοριας.

⁷Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.

⁸Διοτι δεν θελομεν να αγνοητε, αδελφοι, περι της θλιψεως ημων, ητις συνεβη εις ημας εν τη Ασια, οτι καθ' υπερβολην εστενοχωρηθημεν υπερ δυναμιν, ωστε απηλπισθημεν και του ζην·

⁸For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

⁹αλλ' ημεις αυτοι εν εαυτοις, ελαβομεν την αποφασιν του θανατου, δια να μη εχωμεν την πεποιθησιν εις εαυτους, αλλ' εις τον Θεον τον εγειροντα τους νεκρους·

⁹Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

¹⁰οστις ηλευθερωσεν ημας εκ τοσουτου μεγαλου θανατου και ελευθερονει, εις τον οποιον ελπιζομεν οτι και οτι θελει ελευθερωσει,

¹⁰who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

¹¹ενω και σεις συνεργειτε υπερ ημων δια της δεησεως, δια να γεινη εκ πολλων προσωπων ευχαριστια υπερ ημων δια το δοθεν εις ημας χαρισμα δια πολλων.

¹¹you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed on us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.

¹²[] Διοτι το καυχημα ημων ειναι τουτο, η μαρτυρια της συνειδησεως ημων, οτι εν απλοτητι και ειλικρινεια Θεου, ουχι εν σοφια σαρκικη, αλλ' εν χαριτι Θεου επολιτευθημεν εν τω κοσμω, περισσοτερον δε προς εσας.

¹²For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

¹³Διοτι δεν σας γραφομεν αλλο, παρ' εκεινα τα οποια αναγινωσκετε η και γνωριζετε, ελπιζω δε οτι και εως τελους θελετε γνωρισει.

¹³For we write no other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end;

¹⁴Καθως και μας εγνωρισατε κατα μερος, οτι ειμεθα καυχημα εις εσας, καθως σεις εις ημας, εν τη ημερα του Κυριου Ιησου.

¹⁴as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

¹⁵[] Και με ταυτην την πεποιθησιν ηθελον να ελθω προς εσας προτερον, δια να εχητε δευτεραν χαριν,

¹⁵In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit;

¹⁶και δι' υμων να διαβω εις Μακεδονιαν, και παλιν απο Μακεδονιας να ελθω προς εσας και απο σας να προπεμφθω εις την Ιουδαιαν.

¹⁶and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.

¹⁷Τουτο λοιπον βουλευομενος μηπως ταχα μετεχειρισθην ελαφροτητα; η οσα βουλευομαι, κατα σαρκα βουλευομαι, δια να ηναι εις εμε το ναι ναι, και το ου ου;

¹⁷When I therefore was thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”

¹⁸Αλλ' ομως πιστος ο Θεος οτι ο λογος ημων ο λαληθεις προς εσας δεν εγεινε ναι και ου.

¹⁸But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”

¹⁹Διοτι ο Υιος του Θεου Ιησους Χριστος ο κηρυχθεις μεταξυ σας δι' ημων, δι' εμου και του Σιλουανου και του Τιμοθεου, δεν εγεινε ναι και ου, αλλα ναι εγεινεν εν αυτω.

¹⁹For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”

²⁰Διοτι πασαι αι επαγγελιαι του Θεου ειναι εν αυτω, το ναι και εν αυτω το αμην, προς δοξαν του Θεου δι ' ημων.

²⁰For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen,” to the glory of God through us.

²¹Ο δε βεβαιων ημας μεθ' υμων εις Χριστον και ο χρισας ημας ειναι ο Θεος,

²¹Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

²²οστις και εσφραγισεν ημας και εδωκε τον αρραβωνα του Πνευματος εν ταις καρδιαις ημων.

²²who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

²³Εγω δε μαρτυρα τον Θεον επικαλουμαι εις την ψυχην μου, οτι φειδομενος υμων δεν ηλθον ετι εις Κορινθον.

²³But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn’t come to Corinth to spare you.

²⁴Ουχι διοτι εχομεν εξουσιαν επι της πιστεως σας, αλλ' ειμεθα συνεργοι της χαρας σας· επειδη εν τη πιστει στεκεσθε.

²⁴Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.