Revised Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 1

1ὁhoG3588τῇtēaG3588τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547byδιὰdiaG1223the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourbrotherἀδελφὸς τῇadelphos tēaG3588 G80,unto the Assemblyἐκκλησίᾳ τοῖςekklēsia toisG3588 G1577of Godθεοῦ τοῖςtheou toisG3588 G2316which isοὔσῃousēG1510atἐνenG1722CorinthΚορίνθῳKorinthōG2882,withσὺνsunG4862allπᾶσινpasinG3956the saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40which areοὖσινousinG1510inἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650Achaiaτῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ·tēa AchaiaG3588 G882:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485beto youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128beGodὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316,evenκαὶkaiG2532the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,the Fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588 G3962of merciesτῶν οἰκτιρμῶνtōn oiktirmōnG3588 G3628,andκαὶkaiG2532the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of allπάσηςpasēsG3956comfortπαρακλήσεως,paraklēseōsG3874;

4ὁhoG3588WhoτῇtēaG3588comfortethπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870usG1473inἐπὶepiG1909allπάσῃpasēG3956ourG1473tribulationθλίψει τὸthlipsei toG3588 G2347, thatweG1473may be ableδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410toεἰςeisG1519comfortπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870themτοὺςtousG3588which areἧςhēsG3739inἐνenG1722anyπάσῃpasēG3956troubleθλίψειthlipseiG2347,byδιὰdiaG1223the comfort wherewithτῆς παρακλήσεωςtēs paraklēseōsG3588 G3874we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846are comfortedπαρακαλούμεθαparakaloumethaG3870ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godτοῦ θεοῦ·tou theouG3588 G2316.

5ForὅτιhotiG3754asκαθὼςkathōsG2531the sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3588 G3804of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547aboundπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052inεἰςeisG1519usG1473,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ourG1473consolationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3588 G3874alsoκαὶkaiG2532aboundethπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052byδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

6AndδὲdeG1161whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we be afflictedθλιβόμεθα,thlibomethaG2346, it isforὑπὲρhuperG5228yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771consolationτῆς παρακλήσεωςtēs paraklēseōsG3588 G3874andG2532salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991,whichτῆςtēsG3588is effectualἐνεργουμένηςenergoumenēsG1754inἐνenG1722the enduringὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281of the sameτῆς αὐτῶνtēs autōnG3588 G846sufferingsπαθημάτωνpathēmatōnG3804whichὧνhōnG3739weG1473alsoG2532sufferπάσχομεν,paschomenG3958:or whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we be comfortedπαρακαλούμεθα,parakaloumethaG3870, it isforὑπὲρhuperG5228yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771consolationπαρακλήσεως τῶνparaklēseōs tōnG3588 G3874andG2532salvationG4991.

7AndG2532ourG1473hopeG3588 G1680ofG5228youG4771isstedfastG949,knowingG1492,thatὅτιhotiG3754asG5618ye areἐστεesteG1510partakersκοινωνοίkoinōnoiG2844of the sufferingsπαθημάτων,pathēmatōnG3588 G3804,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall ye bealsoκαὶkaiG2532of the consolationπαρακλήσεως.¶paraklēseōsG3588 G3874.

8ForγὰρgarG1063we wouldθέλομενthelomenG2309notΟὐOuG3756,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,haveG50youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50ofὑπὲρhuperG5228ourG1473troubleτῆς θλίψεωςtēs thlipseōsG3588 G2347which cameτῆς γενομένηςtēs genomenēsG3588 G1096to usG1473inἐνenG1722Asiaτῇ Ἀσίᾳtēa AsiaG3588 G773,thatὅτιhotiG3754we were pressedἐβαρήθημενebarēthēmenG916outκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596of measureὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236,aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228strengthδύναμινdunaminG1411,insomuch thatὥστεhōsteG5620weG1473despairedἐξαπορηθῆναιexaporēthēnaiG1820evenκαὶkaiG2532of lifeτοῦ ζῆν·tou zēnG3588 G2198:

9Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235weαὐτοὶautoiG846hadἐσχήκαμεν,eschēkamenG2192the sentenceτὸ ἀπόκριμαto apokrimaG3588 G610of deathτοῦ θανάτουtou thanatouG3588 G2288inἐνenG1722ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,thatἵναinaG2443we shouldὦμενōmenG1510notμὴmēG3361trustπεποιθότεςpepoithotesG3982inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐπὶepiG1909Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316whichτῷtōG3588raisethἐγείροντιegeirontiG1453the deadτοὺς νεκρούς·tous nekrousG3588 G3498:

10WhoὃςhosG3739deliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1473fromἐκekG1537so greatτηλικούτουtēlikoutouG5082a deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532doth deliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506:inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739we trustἠλπίκαμενēlpikamenG1679thatὅτιhotiG3754he willG4506καὶkaiG2532yetἔτιetiG2089deliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506us;

11τῇtēaG3588YeὑμῶνhumōnG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532helping togetherσυνυπουργούντωνsunupourgountōnG4943by prayerδεήσει, τὸdeēsei toG3588 G1162forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443for the giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486bestoweduponεἰςeisG1519usG1473by the means ofἐκekG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183personsπροσώπωνprosōpōnG4383thanks may be givenεὐχαριστηθῇeucharistēthēaG2168byδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183onὑπὲρhuperG5228our behalfG1473.

12G3588ForγὰρgarG1063ourG1473rejoicingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746isἐστίν,estinG1510thisαὕτηhautēG3778,the testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3588 G3142of ourG1473conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG3588 G4893,thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722simplicityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572andG2532godlyθεοῦ,theouG2316sincerityεἰλικρινείᾳeilikrineiaG1505,notοὐκoukG3756withἐνenG1722fleshlyσαρκικῇsarkikēaG4559wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235byἐνenG1722the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,we have had our conversationἀνεστράφημενanestraphēmenG390inἐνenG1722the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG3588 G2889,andδὲdeG1161more abundantlyG4057toπρὸςprosG4314you-wardὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

13ForγὰρgarG1063we writeγράφομενgraphomenG1125noneοὐouG3756other thingsἄλλαallaG243unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,thanἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἢēG2228whatἃhaG3739ye readἀναγινώσκετεanaginōsketeG314orἢēG2228G2532acknowledgeἐπιγινώσκετε·epiginōsketeG1921;andδὲdeG1161I trustἐλπίζωelpizōG1679ὅτιhotiG3754ye shall acknowledgeἐπιγνώσεσθε,epignōsestheG1921evenκαὶkaiG2532toἕωςhe'ōsG2193the endτέλουςtelousG5056;

14AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye have acknowledgedἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921usG1473inἀπὸapoG575partμέρουςmerousG3313,thatὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμεν,esmenG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771rejoicingκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745,even asκαθάπερkathaperG2509yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532areoursG1473inἐνenG1722the dayτῇ ἡμέρᾳtēa hēmeraG3588 G2250of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

15AndΚαὶKaiG2532in thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceτῇ πεποιθήσειtēa pepoithēseiG3588 G4006I was mindedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to comeἐλθεῖν,eltheinG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771beforeG4386,thatἵναinaG2443ye might haveσχῆτεschēteG2192a secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208benefitχάρινcharinG5485;

16AndκαὶkaiG2532to passδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330byδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμῶνhumōnG4771intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,andκαὶkaiG2532to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064againπάλινpalinG3825out ofἀπὸapoG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532ofὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771to be brought on my wayπροπεμφθῆναιpropemphthēnaiG4311towardεἰςeisG1519Judaeaτὴν Ἰουδαίαν.tēn IoudaianG3588 G2449.

17When I thereforeοὖνounG3767wasG1011thusτοῦτοtoutoG3778mindedG1011,didG3361G5100G687I useἐχρησάμην,echrēsamēnG5530lightnessτῇ ἐλαφρίᾳtēa elaphriaG3588 G1644?orἢēG2228the thingsἃhaG3739that I purposeβουλεύομαιbouleuomaiG1011,do I purposeβουλεύομαι,bouleuomaiG1011according toκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,thatἵναinaG2443withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοὶemoiG1473there should beᾖēG1510τὸtoG3588yeaναὶnaiG3483yeaναὶnaiG3483,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588nayοὒouG3756nayοὔ;ouG3756?

18ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161asGodθεός, ὁtheos hoG3588 G2316istrueπιστὸςpistosG4103,ὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473wordλόγος ὁlogos hoG3588 G3056towardπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771wasG1096notοὐκoukG3756yeaναὶnaiG3483andκαὶkaiG2532nayοὔ·ouG3756.

19ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,whoὁhoG3588was preachedκηρυχθείς,kēruchtheisG2784amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771byδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473, evenbyδι᾽di᾽G1223meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532SilvanusΣιλουανοῦSilouanouG4610andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμοθέου,TimotheouG5095,wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096notοὐκoukG3756yeaναὶnaiG3483andκαὶkaiG2532nayοὒ,ouG3756,butἀλλὰallaG235inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wasγέγονεν·gegonenG1096yeaναὶnaiG3483.

20τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063allὅσαιhosaiG3745the promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316inG1722himαὐτῷautōG846areyeaναί·naiG3483,andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722himαὐτοῦautouG846AmenἀμὴνamēnG281,untoπρὸςprosG4314the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316byG1223usG1473.

21NowδὲdeG1161he whichὁhoG3588stablishethβεβαιῶνbebaiōnG950usG1473withσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖνhuminG4771inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532hath anointedχρίσαςchrisasG5548usG1473, isGodθεός,theosG2316;

22WhoὁhoG3588hathG4972alsoκαὶkaiG2532sealedσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532givenδοὺςdousG1325the earnestτὸν ἀρραβῶναton arrabōnaG3588 G728of the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151inἐνenG1722ourG1473heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588.

23τὸνtonG3588MoreoverδὲdeG1161IG1473callἐπικαλοῦμαιepikaloumaiG1941Godθεὸν τὴνtheon tēnG3588 G2316for a recordμάρτυραmarturaG3144uponἐπὶepiG1909myG1699soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590,thatὅτιhotiG3754to spareφειδόμενοςpheidomenosG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064not as yetG3765untoεἰςeisG1519CorinthΚόρινθον·KorinthonG2882.

24τῆςtēsG3588NotοὐχouchG3756for thatὅτιhotiG3754we have dominionκυριεύομενkurieuomenG2961over yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithπίστεως, τῆςpisteōs tēsG3588 G4102,butἀλλὰallaG235areἐσμενesmenG1510helpersσυνεργοίsunergoiG4904of yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771joyχαρᾶς τῇcharas tēaG3588 G5479:forγὰρgarG1063by faithπίστειpisteiG4102ye standἑστήκατε.¶hestēkateG2476.

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