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2 Corinthians 1 - Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

September 16
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11Greetings from Paul, an apostle* of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that
is what God wanted. Greetings also from Timothy our brother [in Christ]. To God's
church that lives in Corinth and to all of God's people in the whole country of
Achaia: 2Grace (kindness) and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Paul Gives Thanks to God

3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the Father who
is full of mercy. He is the God of all comfort. 4He comforts us every time we have
trouble, so that we can comfort other people any time they have trouble. We can
comfort them with the same comfort that God gives us. 5We share in the many sufferings
of Christ. In the same way, much comfort comes to us through Christ. 6If we have
troubles, those troubles are for your comfort and salvation. If we have comfort,
it is for your comfort. This helps you to patiently accept the same sufferings that
we have. 7Our hope for you is strong. We know that you share in our sufferings.
So we know that you also share in our comfort. 8Brothers [and sisters], we want
you to know about the trouble we suffered in the country of Asia.* We had great
burdens there. The burdens were greater than our own strength. We even gave up hope
for life. 9Truly in our own hearts we believed that we would die. But this happened
so that we would not trust in ourselves. It happened so that we would trust in God,
who raises people from death. 10God saved us from these great dangers of death.
And God will continue to save us. We have put our hope in him, and he will continue
to save us. 11And you can help us with your prayers. Then many people will give
thanks for us--that God blessed us because of their many prayers.
The Change in Paul's Plans

12This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true:
In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest
and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with
you. We did this by God's grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world
has. 13The only things we write to you are things that you can read and understand.
And I hope that you will fully understand, 14like you have already understood some
things about us. I hope that you will understand that you can be proud of us, like
we will be proud of you on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 15I was very
sure of all this. That is why I made plans to visit you first. Then you could be
blessed twice. 16I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia. Then I planned
to visit you again on my way back. I wanted to get help from you for my trip to
Judea. 17Do you think that I made those plans without really thinking? Or maybe
you think I make plans like the world makes plans, so that I say, "Yes, yes" and
"No, no" at the same time. 18But if you can believe God, then you can believe that
what we tell you is never both "Yes" and "No." 19The Son of God, Jesus Christ, that
Silas and Timothy and I told you about was not "Yes" and "No." In Christ it has
always been "Yes." 20The "Yes" to all of God's promises is in Christ. And that is
why we say "Amen"* through Christ to the glory of God. 21And God is the One who
makes you and us strong in Christ. God gave us his special blessing.* 22He put his
mark on us to show that we are his. And he put his Spirit* in our hearts to be a
guarantee--[a proof that he will give us what he promised]. 23I tell you this,
and I ask God to be my witness that this is true: The reason I did not come back
to Corinth was that I did not want to punish or hurt you. 24I don't mean that we
are trying to control your faith. You are strong in faith. But we are workers with
you for your own happiness.

Footnotes: apostle A person Jesus chose to represent him in a special way. Asia
The western part of Asia Minor. Amen To say "Amen" means to agree strongly. gave
us his special blessing Literally, "anointed us." Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called
the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and
Christ, He does God's work among people in the world.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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