New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 1

Introduction

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424by the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80, Tothe churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which is atCorinthΚορίνθῳKorinthōG2882with allπᾶσινpasinG3956thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40who are throughoutὅλῃholēG3650AchaiaἈχαΐᾳ·AchaiaG882:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128bethe GodθεὸςtheosG2316and FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of merciesοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628andGodθεὸςtheosG2316of allπάσηςpasēsG3956comfortπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874,

4whocomfortsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870us in allπάσῃpasēG3956our afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347soεἰςeisG1519that we will be ableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410to comfortπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870thoseG3588who are inanyπάσῃpasēG3956afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347with the comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874with whichἧςhēsG3739we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846are comfortedπαρακαλούμεθαparakaloumethaG3870by Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

5For justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as the sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547areoursG1473in abundanceπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532our comfortπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874is abundantπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

6But ifG1535we are afflictedθλιβόμεθα,thlibomethaG2346, it isfor your comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874and salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991;orG1535ifG1535we are comfortedπαρακαλούμεθα,parakaloumethaG3870,it is for your comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874,which is effectiveἐνεργουμένηςenergoumenēsG1754in the patientG5281enduringG5281of the sameαὐτῶνautōnG846sufferingsπαθημάτωνpathēmatōnG3804whichὧνhōnG3739we alsoG2532sufferπάσχομεν,paschomenG3958;

7and our hopeG1680for you is firmlyG949groundedG949,knowingG3609thatas you are sharersκοινωνοίkoinōnoiG2844of our sufferingsπαθημάτων,pathēmatōnG3804,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532you are sharersof our comfortπαρακλήσεως.¶paraklēseōsG3874.

8Forwe do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309you to be unawareἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, of ourafflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347which cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096to us inAsiaἈσίᾳAsiaG773,that we were burdenedἐβαρήθημενebarēthēmenG916excessivelyκαθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴνkath᾽ huperbolēnG2596 G5236,beyondG5228our strengthδύναμινdunaminG1411,soὥστεhōsteG5620that we despairedἐξαπορηθῆναιexaporēthēnaiG1820evenκαὶkaiG2532of lifeζῆν·zēnG2198;

9indeedG235,we hadἐσχήκαμεν,eschēkamenG2192the sentenceἀπόκριμαapokrimaG610of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288withinἐνenG1722ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438soἵναinaG2443that we would not trustπεποιθότεςpepoithotesG3982in ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,but in GodθεῷtheōG2316who raisesἐγείροντιegeirontiG1453the deadνεκρούς·nekrousG3498;

10whoὃςhosG3739deliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506us from soG5082greatτηλικούτουtēlikoutouG5082a peril ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,and will deliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506us, Heon whomὃνhonG3739we have setG1679our hopeἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679.And He will yetἔτιetiG2089deliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506us,

11you alsoκαὶkaiG2532joiningG4943inhelpingG4943us through your prayersδεήσει,deēseiG1162,soἵναinaG2443that thanksεὐχαριστηθῇeucharistēthēaG2168may be givenG2168bymanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183personsπροσώπωνprosōpōnG4383on our behalfG5228for the favorχάρισμαcharismaG5486bestowedεἰςeisG1519on us throughδιὰdiaG1223the prayers ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183.

Paul’s Integrity

12For ourproudG2746confidenceG2746is thisαὕτηhautēG3778:the testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142ofour conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893,that in holinessG41andgodlyθεοῦ,theouG2316sincerityεἰλικρινείᾳeilikrineiaG1505,not in fleshlyσαρκικῇsarkikēaG4559wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678but in the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,we have conductedἀνεστράφημενanestraphēmenG390ourselves in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,and especiallyG4053towardπρὸςprosG4314you.

13For we writeγράφομενgraphomenG1125nothingοὐouG3756elseἄλλαallaG243to you thanG2228whatἃhaG3739you readἀναγινώσκετεanaginōsketeG314and understandἐπιγινώσκετε·epiginōsketeG1921,and I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679you will understandἐπιγνώσεσθε,epignōsestheG1921untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the endτέλουςtelousG5056;

14justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as you alsoκαὶkaiG2532partiallyμέρουςmerousG3313did understandἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921us, that we are your reasonG2745to be proudG2745as you alsoκαὶkaiG2532are oursG1473, inthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

15In thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006I intendedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014at firstπρότερονproteronG4387tocomeἐλθεῖν,eltheinG2064to you, soἵναinaG2443that you mighttwiceδευτέρανdeuteranG1208receiveσχῆτεschēteG2192ablessingχάρινcharinG5485;

16that is, topassδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330your wayδι᾽di᾽G1223intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,and againπάλινpalinG3825from MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you, and by you to behelpedG4311on my journeyG4311to JudeaG2453.

17ThereforeοὖνounG3767,I was not vacillatingἐλαφρίᾳ ἐχρησάμην,elaphria echrēsamēnG5530 G1644when I intendedβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to do thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,was I? OrἢēG2228whatἃhaG3739I purposeβουλεύομαιbouleuomaiG1011,do I purposeβουλεύομαι,bouleuomaiG1011accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,soἵναinaG2443that with me there will be yesναὶnaiG3483,yesναὶnaiG3483and noοὒouG3756,noοὔ;ouG3756at the same time?

18But asGodθεός,theosG2316is faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103,our wordλόγοςlogosG3056to you is not yesναὶnaiG3483and noG3756.

19Forthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,who was preachedκηρυχθείς,kēruchtheisG2784amongG1722you by us--by me andSilvanusΣιλουανοῦSilouanouG4610andTimothyΤιμοθέου,TimotheouG5095--was not yesναὶnaiG3483and noG3756,but is yesναὶnaiG3483in Him.

20Foras manyὅσαιhosaiG3745as are the promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,in Him they are yesναί·naiG3483;thereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him isour AmenἀμὴνamēnG281to the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδι᾽di᾽G1223us.

21NowδὲdeG1161He whoestablishesβεβαιῶνbebaiōnG950us with you in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547andanointedχρίσαςchrisasG5548us is Godθεός,theosG2316,

22who alsoG2532sealedσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972us andgaveδοὺςdousG1325usthe SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151in our heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588as apledgeἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728.

23ButI callἐπικαλοῦμαιepikaloumaiG1941GodθεὸνtheonG2316as witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144to my soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590, thatto spareφειδόμενοςpheidomenosG5339you I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064againG3765toCorinthΚόρινθον·KorinthonG2882.

24Not that welordG2961it overG2961your faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,but are workersσυνεργοίsunergoiG4904with you for your joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;for in your faithπίστειpisteiG4102you arestandingG2476firmἑστήκατε.¶hestēkateG2476.

Introduction

Paul’s Integrity

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1