But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

And our hope for you is certain; in the knowledge that as you take part in the troubles, so you will take part in the comfort.

Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

But their minds were made hard: for to this very day at the reading of the old agreement the same veil is still unlifted; though it is taken away in Christ.

But when it is turned to the Lord, the veil will be taken away.

For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.

We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light.

I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.

Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.

If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.

In Damascus, the ruler under Aretas the king kept watch over the town of the people of Damascus, in order to take me:

As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven.

How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.

On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.

For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.

And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.

And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.