1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the…
2Grace and peace to you from God our…
3Blessed be the God and Father of our…
4who comforts us in all our troubles, so…
5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow…
6If we are afflicted, it is for your…
7And our hope for you is sure, because…
8We do not want you to be unaware,…
9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence…
10He has delivered us from such a deadly…
11as you help us by your prayers. Then…
12For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies…
13For we do not write you anything that…
14as you have already understood us in part,…
15Confident of this, I planned to visit you…
16I wanted to visit you on my way…
17When I planned this, did I do it…
18But as surely as God is faithful, our…
19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who…
20For all the promises of God are “Yes”…
21Now it is God who establishes both us…
22placed His seal on us, and put His…
23I call God as my witness that it…
24Not that we lord it over your faith,…
