Berean Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 1

(Acts 18:1–11; 1 Corinthians 1:1–3)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424byδιὰdiaG1223thewillθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,To theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316τῇtēaG3588οὔσῃousēG1510inἐνenG1722CorinthΚορίνθῳKorinthōG2882,together withσὺνsunG4862allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40τοῖςtoisG3588throughoutοὖσιν ἐν ὅλῃousin en holēG1510 G1722 G3650τῇtēaG3588AchaiaἈχαΐᾳ·AchaiaG882:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

The God of All Comfort

3BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128betheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962τῶνtōnG3588of compassionοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628andκαὶkaiG2532theGodθεὸςtheosG2316of allπάσηςpasēsG3956comfortπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874,

4whoὁhoG3588comfortsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870usG1473inἐπὶepiG1909allπάσῃpasēG3956ourG1473τῇtēaG3588troublesθλίψειthlipseiG2347,so thatεἰςeisG1519weG1473τὸtoG3588canδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410comfortπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870thoseτοὺςtousG3588inἐνenG1722anyπάσῃpasēG3956troubleθλίψειthlipseiG2347withδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874ἧςhēsG3739we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846have receivedπαρακαλούμεθαparakaloumethaG3870fromὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

5ForὅτιhotiG3754just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theτὰtaG3588sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547overflowπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052toεἰςeisG1519usG1473,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532throughδιὰdiaG1223τοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473ἡhēG3588comfortπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874overflowsπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052.

6δὲdeG1161IfεἴτεeiteG1535we are afflictedθλιβόμεθα,thlibomethaG2346, it isforὑπὲρhuperG5228yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874andκαὶkaiG2532salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991;ifεἴτεeiteG1535we are comfortedπαρακαλούμεθα,parakaloumethaG3870, it isforὑπὲρhuperG5228yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874,whichτῆςtēsG3588accomplishesἐνεργουμένηςenergoumenēsG1754in youἐνenG1722patient enduranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281of theτῶνtōnG3588sameαὐτῶνautōnG846sufferingsπαθημάτωνpathēmatōnG3804ὧνhōnG3739weG1473καὶkaiG2532experienceπάσχομεν,paschomenG3958.

7AndG2532ourG1473G3588hopeG1680forG5228youG4771issureG949, becausewe knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754just asὡςhōsG5613you shareκοινωνοί ἐστεkoinōnoi esteG1510 G2844inG3588oursufferingsπαθημάτων,pathēmatōnG3804,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532you will shareinG3588ourcomfortπαρακλήσεως.¶paraklēseōsG3874.

8γὰρgarG1063We do not wantΟὐ θέλομενOu thelomenG3756 G2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to be unawareἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ofὑπὲρhuperG5228theτῆςtēsG3588hardshipsθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347weG1473τῆςtēsG3588encounteredγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίᾳAsiaG773.ὅτιhotiG3754We were under a burdenκαθ᾽ ἐβαρήθημενkath᾽ ebarēthēmenG916 G2596far beyondὑπερβολὴν ὑπὲρhuperbolēn huperG5236 G5228our ability to endureδύναμινdunaminG1411,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620weG1473despairedἐξαπορηθῆναιexaporēthēnaiG1820evenκαὶkaiG2532ofτοῦtouG3588lifeζῆν·zēnG2198.

9Indeedἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,weαὐτοὶautoiG846feltἐσχήκαμεν,eschēkamenG2192we were underἐν ἑαυτοῖςen he'autoisG1722 G1438theτὸtoG3588sentenceἀπόκριμαapokrimaG610τοῦtouG3588of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,in order thatἵναinaG2443we would notμὴ ὦμενmē ōmenG3361 G1510trustπεποιθότεςpepoithotesG3982inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐπὶepiG1909τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoτῷtōG3588raisesἐγείροντιegeirontiG1453theτοὺςtousG3588deadνεκρούς·nekrousG3498.

10HeὃςhosG3739has deliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1473fromἐκekG1537such a deadly perilτηλικούτου θανάτουtēlikoutou thanatouG5082 G2288,andκαὶkaiG2532He will deliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506us.InεἰςeisG1519HimὃνhonG3739we have placed our hopeἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679thatὅτιhotiG3754καὶkaiG2532He will yet again deliverἔτι ῥύσεταιeti rhusetaiG4506 G2089us,

11καὶkaiG2532as youὑμῶνhumōnG4771helpσυνυπουργούντωνsunupourgountōnG4943ὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473byτῇtēaG3588yourprayersδεήσει,deēseiG1162.ThenἵναinaG2443manyπολλῶν προσώπωνpollōn prosōpōnG4183 G4383will give thanksεὐχαριστηθῇeucharistēthēaG2168onὑπὲρhuperG5228our behalfG1473forἐκekG1537theτὸtoG3588favor shownεἰς χάρισμαeis charismaG5486 G1519usG1473in answer toδιὰdiaG1223their prayersπολλῶνpollōnG4183.

Paul’s Change of Plans

12ForγὰρgarG1063thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστίν,estinG1510ourG1473ἡhēG3588boastκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746:OurG1473τὸtoG3588conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893τῆςtēsG3588testifiesμαρτύριονmarturionG3142thatὅτιhotiG3754we have conducted ourselvesἀνεστράφημενanestraphēmenG390inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,andδὲdeG1161especiallyG4057in relation toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771,inἐνenG1722theholinessG41andκαὶkaiG2532sincerityεἰλικρινείᾳeilikrineiaG1505thatτῷtōG3588are fromGodθεοῦ,theouG2316καὶkaiG2532—notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722worldlyσαρκικῇsarkikēaG4559wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722thegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

13ForγὰρgarG1063we do not write you anythingοὐ γράφομεν ὑμῖν,ou graphomen huminG1125 G4771 G3756that is beyondἄλλα ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἃalla all᾽ ē haG243 G235 G2228 G3739your ability to readἀναγινώσκετεanaginōsketeG314andἢ καὶē kaiG2228 G2532understandἐπιγινώσκετε·epiginōsketeG1921.AndδὲdeG1161I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679thatὅτιhotiG3754you will understandἐπιγνώσεσθε,epignōsestheG1921uscompletelyἕως τέλουςhe'ōs telousG2193 G5056,

14asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you have already understoodκαὶ ἐπέγνωτεkai epegnōteG2532 G1921usG1473inἀπὸapoG575partμέρουςmerousG3313,thatὅτιhotiG3754youὑμῶνhumōnG4771may boastκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745of usἐσμεν,esmenG1510just asκαθάπερkathaperG2509weG1473will boastof youκαὶ ὑμεῖςkai humeisG2532 G4771inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

15ΚαὶKaiG2532τῇtēaG3588ConfidentπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006of thisταύτῃtautēG3778,I plannedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to visitπρὸς ἐλθεῖν,pros eltheinG2064 G4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771firstG4386,so thatἵναinaG2443you might receiveσχῆτεschēteG2192a doubleδευτέρανdeuteranG1208blessingχάρινcharinG5485.

16I wantedκαὶkaiG2532to visitδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330youδι᾽ ὑμῶνdi᾽ humōnG1223 G4771on my way toεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,andκαὶkaiG2532to returnπάλιν ἐλθεῖνpalin eltheinG2064 G3825toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771fromἀπὸapoG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,and thenκαὶkaiG2532to haveὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771help me on my wayπροπεμφθῆναιpropemphthēnaiG4311toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίαν.IoudaianG2449.

17οὖνounG3767When I plannedβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ἄραaraG686,did I do itμήτι ἐχρησάμην,mēti echrēsamēnG3385 G5530τῇtēaG3588carelesslyἐλαφρίᾳelaphriaG1644?OrἢēG2228do I make my plansἃhaG1011 G3739byκατὰkataG2596human standardsσάρκαsarkaG4561,so asἵναinaG2443to say “YesναὶnaiG3483,yesναὶnaiG3483παρ᾽par᾽G3844ἐμοὶemoiG1473τὸtoG3588ᾖēG1510”and alsoκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588“NoοὒouG3756,noοὔ;ouG3756”?

18ButδὲdeG1161as surely asὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ὅτιhotiG3754,ourG1473ὁhoG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056ὁhoG3588toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756“YesναὶnaiG3483”andκαὶkaiG2532“Noοὔ·ouG3756.”

19ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,whoὁhoG3588was proclaimedκηρυχθείς,kēruchtheisG2784amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771δι᾽di᾽G1223G1473byδι᾽di᾽G1223meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532SilvanusΣιλουανοῦSilouanouG4610andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμοθέου,TimotheouG5095,wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096notοὐκoukG3756“YesναὶnaiG3483”andκαὶkaiG2532“Noοὒ,ouG3756,”butἀλλὰallaG235inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846it has always beenγέγονεν·gegonenG1096“YesναὶnaiG3483.”

20ForγὰρgarG1063allὅσαιhosaiG3745thepromisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316areτὸtoG3588“Yesναί·naiG3483”inἐνenG1722ChristαὐτῷautōG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532soδιὸdioG1352throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846, ourτὸtoG3588“AmenἀμὴνamēnG281”is spokenδι᾽di᾽G1223 G1473toπρὸςprosG4314thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391τῷtōG3588of GodθεῷtheōG2316.

21NowδὲdeG1161it isGodθεός,theosG2316whoὁhoG3588establishesβεβαιῶνbebaiōnG950bothusG1473andσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖνhuminG4771inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547καὶkaiG2532.He anointedχρίσαςchrisasG5548usG1473,

22ὁhoG3588καὶkaiG2532placed His sealσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972on usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532putδοὺςdousG1325HisτὸνtonG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inἐνenG1722ourG1473τοῦtouG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588ταῖςtaisG3588as a pledge of what is to comeἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728.

23δὲdeG1161IG1473callἐπικαλοῦμαιepikaloumaiG1941τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316asἐπὶepiG1909myτὴν ψυχὴνtēn psuchēnG1699 G3588 G5590witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144thatὅτιhotiG3754it was in orderto spareφειδόμενοςpheidomenosG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771thatI did not returnἦλθονēlthonG2064 G3765toεἰςeisG1519CorinthΚόρινθον·KorinthonG2882.

24NotοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754we lord it overκυριεύομενkurieuomenG2961yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,butἀλλὰallaG235we areἐσμενesmenG1510fellow workersσυνεργοίsunergoiG4904with youὑμῶν·humōnG4771forτῆςtēsG3588yourjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,becauseγὰρgarG1063it isbyτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102thatyou stand firmἑστήκατε.¶hestēkateG2476.

(Acts 18:1–11; 1 Corinthians 1:1–3)

The God of All Comfort

Paul’s Change of Plans

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1