2Corinthians:1

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* Paul , (note :)See the declaration of such salutations in the former epistles .(:note ) an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God , and Timothy [our ] brother , unto the church of God which is at Corinth , with all the saints which are in all Achaia : * Grace be with you , and peace from God our Father , and from the Lord Iesus Christ . * * Who comforteth us in all our tribulation , (note :)The Lord comforts us to this end and purpose , that we may so much the more surely comfort others .(:note ) that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble , by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God . * For as the (note :)The miseries which we suffer for Christ , or which Christ suffers in us .(:note ) sufferings of Christ abound in us , so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ . * * And our hope is stedfast concerning you , in as much as we know that as ye are partakers of the sufferings , so shall ye be also of the consolation . * * But we had the sentence of death in (note :)I was resolved within myself to die .(:note ) ourselves , that we should not trust in ourselves , but in God which raiseth the dead : * Who delivered us from so (note :)From these great dangers .(:note ) great a death , and doth deliver : in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us ]; * * * For we write (note :)He says that he writes plainly and simply : for he that writes in an elaborate way , is rightly said to write otherwise than we read . And this , he says , the Corinthians will truly know and like very well .(:note ) none other things unto you , than what ye read or acknowledge ; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the Perfectly . end ; * As also ye have acknowledged us in part , that we are your (note :)Paul 's rejoicing in the Lord was that he had won the Corinthians : and they themselves rejoiced that such an apostle was their instructor , and taught them so purely and sincerely .(:note ) rejoicing , even as ye also [are ] ours in the When he will sit as judge . day of the Lord Jesus . * And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before , that ye might have a (note :)Another benefit .(:note ) second benefit ; * And to passe by you into Macedonia , and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you , and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you . * * * * * * Who hath also sealed us , and given the (note :)An earnest is whatever is given to confirm a promise .(:note ) earnest of the Spirit in our hearts . * *

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