1. From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, and from our brother Timothy —To the church of God in Corinth, and to all God's people throughout Achaia:
2. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
3. Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father, the God from whom all help comes!
4. He helps us in all our troubles, so that we are able to help others who have all kinds of troubles, using the same help that we ourselves have received from God.
5. Just as we have a share in Christ's many sufferings, so also through Christ we share in God's great help.
6. If we suffer, it is for your help and salvation; if we are helped, then you too are helped and given the strength to endure with patience the same sufferings that we also endure.