1 G’day from Paul, a Follower of YAHUSHA MESSIAH. I am indeed a student and follower because that’s what YAHUSHA wanted. Greetings also from Timothy our brother in Messiah. To YAHUSHA’S Fellowship in Corinth and to all of His Set-Apart people throughout Achaia. 2 Favour and peace to you from YAHUAH our Father - the Master YAHUSHA MESSIAH.
3 Praise be to the Alahim and Father of our Master YAHUSHA MESSIAH. He is the Father who is full of mercy, the Alahim of all comfort. 4 He comforts us every time we have trouble so that when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort YAHUSHA gives us. 5 We share in the many sufferings of Messiah. In the same way, much comfort comes to us through Messiah. 6 If we have troubles, it is for your comfort and deliverance. If we are comforted, it is so that we can comfort you. And this helps you patiently accept the same sufferings we have. 7 Our hope for you is strong. We know that you share in our sufferings. So we know that you also share in our comfort.
8 Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the trouble we suffered in Asia. We had great burdens there, which were greater than our own strength. We even gave up hope for life. 9 In fact, it seems like YAHUAH has been telling us we are going to die. But this is so that we will not trust in ourselves but in YAHUAH, who raises people from death. 10 He delivers us from these great dangers of death, and he will continue to deliver us. We feel sure he will always deliver us. 11 And you can help us with your prayers. Then many people will give thanks for us—that YAHUSHA blessed us because of their many prayers.
12 This is what we are proud of, and I can say with a clear conscience that it is true: In everything we have done in the world, we have done it with an honest and pure heart from YAHUSHA. And this is even truer in what we’ve done with you. We did this by YAHUSHA’S favour, not by the kind of wisdom the world has. 13 We write to you only what you can read and understand. And I hope you will fully understand, 14 just as you already understand many things about us. I hope you will understand that you can be proud of us, just as we will be proud of you on the day when our Master YAHUSHA Messiah comes again.
15 I was very sure of all this. That is why I made plans to visit you first. Then you could be blessed twice. 16 I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and again on my way back. I wanted to get help from you for my trip to Judea. 17 Do you think that I made these plans without really thinking? Or maybe you think I make plans as the world does, saying yes and no at the same time.
18 But if you can believe YAHUSHA, then you can believe that what we tell you is never both yes and no. 19 The Son of YAHUAH, YAHUSHA MESSIAH, the One that Silas, Timothy, and I told you about was not yes and no. In Messiah it has always been yes. 20 The yes to all the promises YAHUAH ever gave, are in Messiah YAHUSHA. And that’s why we say “Amein” through Messiah to the esteem of YAHUAH. 21 And YAHUAH is the One who makes you and us strong in Messiah. YAHUAH is also the One who chose us for His work. 22 He put His mark on us to show that we are His. Yes, He put His Spirit in our hearts as the first payment that guarantees all that He will give us.
23 I tell you this, and I ask YAHUSHA 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. 24 I don’t mean that we are trying to control your belief. You are strong in belief. But we are workers with you for your own happiness.
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