For Christ Jesus, the Son of God, the one being preached by us, through me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but it was yes in him.

For if I grieve you, who indeed is the one giving me joy, except the one being grieved by me?

And having come into Troas, for the gospel of Christ, and there being a door opened unto me in the Lord,

being manifest that you are the letter of Christ, having been ministered by us, having been written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.

But we all, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

in everything being troubled, but not in difficulties incorrigible; being at a loss, but not utterly at a loss;

being persecuted, but not forsaken; being cast down, but not destroyed;

For we while living are always being delivered up to death for the sake of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

For indeed being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened; not that we wish to be divested, but invested, that mortality may be swallowed up of life.

Therefore we are always confident even knowing that, being present in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

Therefore we are truly ambitious, whether being present or absent, to be well pleasing unto him.

as being unknown, and perfectly known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and not killed;

For we having come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but in everything being troubled; fightings without, fears within.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, being rich, for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be made rich.

because he indeed accepted our exhortation; and being the more enthusiastic, came unto you of his own accord.

And we sent our brother along with him to them, whom we have tried, being frequently zealous in many things, but now much more zealous, with great confidence towards you.

in every thing being enriched in all purity, which works out through us thanksgiving to God.

But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:

but I pray, that being present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I consider myself bold towards certain ones who regard us as walking about according to the flesh.

and being ready to avenge every disobedience, when your obedience may be complete.

Let such a one consider this, that, such as we are in word by our letters while absent, such we really are in work being present.

I robbed other churches, having received support for your ministry, and being present with you and being destitute, I burdened no one;

For cheerfully do you, being wise, bear with the foolish:

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the one being blessed forever, knows that I lie not.

But let it he so, I did not burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

I have told you beforehand, and I am speaking to you in advance, as being present the second time, even now absent, that, if I may come to you again, I will not spare those who have previously sinned, and all the rest;

Therefore being absent I write these things, in order that being present, I may not use severity, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.