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Paul, an apostle of JesusChristby the will of God,andTimothy our brother, unto the church of GodwhichisatCorinth,withall the saintswhichareinallAchaia:
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Grace be to youandpeacefromGodourFather,and from the LordJesusChrist.
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Blessed be God,even the Father of ourLordJesusChrist, the Father of mercies,and the God of allcomfort;
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Whocomfortethusinallourtribulation,thatwe may be able to comfort them which are inanytrouble,by the comfortwherewithweourselves are comfortedofGod.
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Foras the sufferings of Christaboundinus,soourconsolationalsoaboundethbyChrist.
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Andwhether we be afflicted, it is foryourconsolationandsalvation,which is effectual[a]in the enduring of the samesufferingswhichwealsosuffer: or whether we be comforted, it is foryourconsolationandsalvation.
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Andourhopeofyou is stedfast,knowing, thatas ye arepartakers of the sufferings,so shall ye be also of the consolation.
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For we wouldnot,brethren,haveyouignorantofourtroublewhichcame to usinAsia,that we were pressedout of measure,abovestrength,insomuch that wedespairedeven of life:
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Butwehad the sentence[b] of deathinourselves,that we shouldnottrustinourselves*, butinGodwhichraiseth the dead:
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Whodeliveredusfrom so great a death,and doth deliver: inwhom we trustthat he will*yetdeliver us;
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Yealso helping together by prayerforus,that for the gift bestowed uponusby the means of manypersons thanks may begivenbymany on our behalf.
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Forourrejoicingisthis, the testimony of ourconscience,thatinsimplicityandgodlysincerity,notwithfleshlywisdom,butby the grace of God, we have had our conversationin the world,and more abundantlytoyou-ward.
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For we writenone other things unto you,than*what ye reador*acknowledge; and I trust* ye shall acknowledgeevento the end;
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Asalso ye have acknowledgedusinpart,that we areyourrejoicing, even asyealso are oursin the day of the LordJesus.
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And in thisconfidence I was minded to comeuntoyoubefore,that ye might have a secondbenefit;[c]
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And to passbyyouintoMacedonia,and to comeagain out ofMacedoniauntoyou,andofyou to be brought on my waytowardJudaea.
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When Ithereforewasthusminded, did I use**lightness?or the things that I purpose, do I purposeaccording to the flesh,thatwithme there should beyeayea,andnaynay?
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But as God is true*, ourword[d]towardyouwasnotyeaandnay.
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For the Son of God,JesusChrist,who was preachedamongyoubyus, even bymeandSilvanusandTimotheus,wasnotyeaandnay,butinhimwasyea.
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Forall the promises of Godinhim are yea,andinhimAmen,unto the glory of Godbyus.
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Now he which stablishethuswithyouinChrist,and hath anointedus, is God;
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Whohathalsosealedus,andgiven the earnest of the Spiritinourhearts.
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MoreoverIcallGod for a recorduponmysoul,that to spareyou I came not as yetuntoCorinth.
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Not for that we have dominion overyourfaith,butarehelpers of yourjoy:for by faith ye stand.