to the one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

I am not speaking this as a command, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened;

Because of the test of this service, you will glorify God by your obedience in your confession of the gospel of Christ, and by the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others;

We do not go beyond limits by boasting in other men's labors, but our hope is that as your faith grows, our sphere among you may be greatly enlarged,

For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.

I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you.

I warned those who sinned in the past and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present the second time, that if I come again I will not spare them