salute you much in the Lord, with the church that
is in their house. (20)All the brethren salute you. Salute one another
with a holy kiss.

(21)The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand.

(22)If any one loves not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed.
Maran atha[16:22]!

(23)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (24)My love be
with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS.

I.

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy the
brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints
who are in all Achaia: (2)Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.

(3)Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies, and the God of all consolation; (4)who consoles us in all our
affliction, that we may be able to console those who are in any
affliction, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are consoled by
God. (5)Because, as the sufferings of Christ abound toward us, so
through Christ abounds also our consolation.

(6)But whether we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and
salvation, which is effective in the endurance of the same sufferings
which we also suffer; or whether we are consoled, it is for your
consolation and salvation. (7)And our hope of you is steadfast,
knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so are ye also of
the consolation.

(8)For we would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of our
affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were exceedingly
oppressed, above our strength, so that we despaired even of life.
(9)Yea, we ourselves had in ourselves the sentence of death, that we
should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; (10)who
delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom is our
hope that he will still deliver; (11)ye also helping together on our
behalf by your supplication, that for the mercy bestowed on us through
many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

(12)For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in
simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the
grace of God, did we deport ourselves in the world, and more
abundantly toward you. (13)For we write no other things to you, than
what ye read or even acknowledge, and I trust ye will acknowledge even
to the end; (14)as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are
your glorying, even as ye a