2 Corinthians · Chapter 1

[ edit] Poul, apoſtle of Jheſu Criſt, bi þe wille of God, and Tymoþe, broþir, to þe chirche of God þat is at Corinþi, wiþ alle ſeyntis þat ben in al Acaye, grace to ȝou, and pees of God oure fadir, and of þe Lord Jheſu Criſt. Bleſſid be God and fadir of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, fadir of mercies, and God of al comfort, or ſolace, þat comfortiþ vs in al oure tribulacioun, þat and we mown comforte hem, þat ben in al preſſure, or ouerleyinge, by þe exortacioun, or moneſtynge, by which and we ben moneſtid of God. For as þe paſſiouns of Criſt ben plenteuous in vs, ſo and by Criſt oure coumfort is plenteuous.

Forſoþ wher we ben trowblid, or purſuwed, for ȝoure techinge and helþe, eþir we ben comfortid, for ȝoure comfort, eþir we ben moneſtid, for ȝoure moneſtinge and heelþe. Þe which worchiþ in ȝou þe ſuffryng of þe ſame paſſiouns, þe whiche and we ſuffren, þat oure hope be ſadd for ȝou; witynge for as ȝe ben felowis of paſſiouns, ſo ȝe ſchulen be and of comfort. Forſoþe, briþeren, we wolen not ȝou for to vnwite of oure tribulacioun, þat is don in Aſye; for ouer maner we ben greuyd aboue vertu, or myȝte, ſo þat it anoyȝede vs, ȝhe, for to lyue. But we ſilf in vs ſilf hadden anſwere of deeþ, þat we be not triſtinge in vs ſilf, but in God þat reyſiþ deede men.

Þe which delyuerede vs, and delyuereþ fro ſo greet perelis, in to whom we hopen, for and ȝit he ſchal delyuere, helpynge and ȝou in prayere for vs; þat of þe perſoones of manye faces of þat ȝyuynge þat is in ȝou, by manye parceneris, graces, or þankyngis, ben don to God for vs. Forwhi oure glorie is þis, þe witneſſinge of oure conſcience, þat in ſympleneſſe and clenneſſe of God, and not in fleiſchly wyſdom, but in þe grace of God, we lyuen in þis world, forſoþ more plenteuouſly to ȝou.

Soþli we wryten not oþere þingis, þan þo þat ȝe han rad and knowen, forſoþ I hope þat til to þe ende ȝe ſchulen knowe, as and ȝe han knowen vs of party; for we ben ȝoure glorie, and ȝe oure in þe day of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt. And in þis triſtnynge I wolde firſte come to ȝou, þat ȝe hadden þe ſecunde grace, and þat I ſchulde by ȝou paſſe in to Macedonye, and eft fro Macedonye I ſchulde come to ȝou, and of ȝou be ledd in to Judee. Forſoþ whanne I wolde þis þing, wher I vſide liȝtneſſe, or þo þingis þat I þenke, I þenke aftir þe fleiſch, þat at me be, is and not, or ȝhe and nay? Forſoþ God is trewe, for oure word þe which was at ȝou, þer is not in it is and nay, but in it is is, þat is, treuþe.

Soþeli Jheſus Criſt, þe ſone of God, þe which is prechid in ȝou by vs, by me, and Syluan, and Tymoþe, þer was not in him is and nay, but in hym is was, þat is, ſtedefaſt treuþe. Forſoþ how many euere ben biheeſtis of God, in him is, þat is, ben fulfillid. Þerefore and by him we ſeyn amen to God, to oure ioye. Þe which ſoþli confermeþ vs wiþ ȝou in Criſt, and þe which God anoyntide vs, and þat markide vs, and ȝaf a wed, or eernes, of þe ſpirit in oure hertis. Forſoþ I inclepe God witneſſe in to my ſoule, þat I ſparinge ȝou cam not ouer Corinþe; not for we ben lordis of ȝoure feiþ, but we ben helperis of ȝoure ioye; forwhi þorw bileue ȝe ſtonden.