For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not found yea and nay, but in him hath been found yea.

For as to all the promises of God, in him is yea, and in him amen, to the glory of God through us.

But if any one hath caused grief, he hath caused it not to me alone, but in a measure, not to be too severe on him, to all of you.

so that on the contrary ye ought rather to forgive, and console him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.

But thanks be to God, who always exhibiteth us in triumph in Christ, and manifesteth through us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place.

Wherefore we also strive that, whether at home or absent, we may be approved by him.

and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for their sakes, and rose again.

So that we henceforth know no one according to the flesh; and if we have even known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we no longer know him.

Him, who knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might become Gods righteousness in him.

As fellowworkers, then, with him, we also exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain;

Although, then, I wrote to you, it was not on account of him that did the wrong, nor of him who suffered wrong; but that your earnestness for us might be made manifest to you in the sight of God.

for if in anything I have boasted to him of you, I am not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so also our boasting, which we made before Titus, was found to be truth;

and his affection is more abundant toward you, while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise in the gospel is throughout all the churches;

Each one, as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Ye look at the outward appearance. If any one trusteth to himself that he belongeth to Christ, let him of himself consider this again, that as he belongeth to Christ, so also do we.

But "he that boasteth, let him boast in the Lord."

I urged Titus to go to you, and with him I sent the brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?

For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God; for we also are weak in him, but we shall live together with him by the power of God toward you.