Yea, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raiseth the dead:

For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more especially toward you.

For we write no other things to you, but what ye know and acknowledge, and I trust will acknowledge even to the end.

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

But I call God for a record on my soul, that to spare you, I came not as yet to Corinth.

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith ye have stood.

But I determined this with myself not to come to you again in grief.

For if I grieve you, who is he that cheareth me, but he that is grieved by me?

For from much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that ye might be grieved, but that ye might know the abundant love which I have toward you.

And if any have caused grief, he hath grieved me but in part, that I may not overburden you all.

To these an odour of death unto death, but to those an odour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

For we are not as many, who adulterate the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

Manifestly declared to be the letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone, but in the fleshly tables of the heart.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to think any thing as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God:

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

And not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly to the end of that which is abolished.

But their understandings were blinded: and until this day the same veil remaineth unremoved on the reading of the old testament, which is taken away in Christ.

But the veil lieth on their heart when Moses is read until this day.

Therefore having this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not: But have renounced the hidden things of shame,

not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully corrupting the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

But if our gospel also is veiled, it is veiled to them that perish;

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us.

perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; thrown down, but not destroyed;

So then death worketh in us, but life in you. Yet having the same spirit of faith,

Therefore we faint not, but even though the outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

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

While we aim not at the things that are seen, but the things that are not seen: for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal.

For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened; not that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men: but we are made manifest to God, and I trust we are made manifest in your consciences also.

We do not again recommend ourselves to you; but we give you an occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have something to answer them, who glory in appearance, and not in heart.

And that he died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and rose again.

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed, But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,

Ye are not straitened in us; but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: from without were fightings, from within were fears.

But God who comforteth them that are brought low, comforted us by the coming of Titus.

And not only by his coming, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted over you, when he told us your earnest desire, your grief, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

For I do not repent that I grieved you by the letter, though I did repent: (for I see that letter grieved you, though but for a season.)

Now I rejoice, not that ye grieved, but that ye grieved to repentance; for ye grieved in a godly manner, so that ye received damage by us in nothing.

And though I wrote to you, it was not for his sake who had done the wrong, nor for his sake who had suffered it, but for the sake of manifesting to you in the sight of God our diligent care over you.

So that if I had boasted any thing of you to him, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so also our boasting to Titus is found a truth.

And this they did, not as we hoped; but first gave themselves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God:

I speak not by way of command, but that by the diligence of others, I may prove the sincerity of your love.

And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun a year ago, not only to do, but also to do it willingly.

For I do not mean, that others should be eased, and you burthened; But by an equality,

But thanks be to God, who put the same diligent care for you in the heart of Titus.

For he accepted indeed the exhortation, but being more forward, he went to you of his own accord.

but he was also appointed by the churches to be a fellow-traveller with us, with this gift, which is administred by us, to the glory of the Lord himself,

For we provide things honest, not only before the Lord, but also before men.

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have often proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, through his great confidence in you.

For the administration of this service, doth not only supply the necessities of the saints, but likewise aboundeth by the thanksgivings of many to God:

Now I Paul myself, who when present am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you, intreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ,

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the throwing down of strong-holds.)

For his letters indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

For we presume not to equal or to compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves: but they among themselves limiting themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise.

But we will not boastingly extend ourselves beyond our measure; but according to the measure of the providence, which God hath allotted us, a measure to reach even unto you.

Not boastingly extending ourselves beyond our measure, in the labours of others; but having hope, now your faith is increased, to be inlarged by you,

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

But I fear lest as the serpent deceived Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from simplicity toward Christ.

But I suppose that I fall nothing short of the very chief apostles.

For if I am unskilful in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly manifest to you in all things.

Because I love you not? God knoweth. But what I do, I will do, that I may cut off the occasion from them who desire occasion, that wherein they boast, they may be found even as we.

I say again, Let no man think me a fool; but if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I also may boast a little.

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

But I was let down through a window in a basket by the wall, and escaped from his hands.

Of such an one I will glory; but I will not glory of myself, unless in my infirmities.

For if I should resolve to boast, I should not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me, or heareth from me.

But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ may rest upon me.

I am become a fool in boasting; but ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended by you: for in nothing have I fallen short of the very chief apostles, though I am nothing.

Forgive me this wrong. Behold the third time I am ready to come to you: yet I will not be burdensom to you; for I seek not yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.

But be it so: I did not burden you: but being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but powerful among you.

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

Now I pray God, that ye may do no evil: not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is good, though we should be as reprobates.

For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.