But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.

For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—was not yes and no, but is yes in Him.

But as for me, as my soul shall answer for it, I appeal to God as my witness, that it was to spare you pain that I gave up my visit to Corinth.

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

but as we lay aside the veil, the divine light gradually informs the mind, according as we attend to that spiritual sense, which points out the Lord.

For we know that if our earthly house, which is but as a tent, were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Not again, ourselves, do we commend unto you, but as though an occasion we were giving unto you - something to boast of, in our behalf; that ye may have something suited unto them who, in appearance, are boasting, and not in heart.

But as fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,

But as I speak to children, you indeed receive this reward.

For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us,'see that ye abound in this grace also.

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

For [this is] not that for others [there may be] relief, [and] for you difficult circumstances, but [as a matter] of equality.

and not only so, but is also chosen by the assemblies as our fellow-traveller with this grace, ministered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and a witness of our readiness;

And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you)

That is why I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you [before I come] and make arrangements in advance for this generous, previously promised gift of yours, so that it would be ready, not as something extorted [or wrung out of you], but as a [voluntary and] generous gift.

For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

But as for me Paul, I entreat you by the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ--I who when among you have not an imposing personal presence, but when absent am fearlessly outspoken in dealing with you.

That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

It is necessary to boast, though nothing is gained by it; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

I will boast about this man, but as for myself I will boast only about my weaknesses.

Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.