For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

How shall not the ministry of the Spirit be more glorious?

For if the ministry of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.

For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remains is glorious.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Therefore from now on know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet from now on know we him no more.

And not by his coming only, but by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more we rejoiced at the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

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

For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more earnest, of his own accord he went unto you.

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord has given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you, though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.