The Son of God, Christ Jesus, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus, Timothy, and I, you have not found wavering between "Yes" and "No." With him it has always been "Yes,"

Yes, I am the fragrance of Christ to God, diffused among those who are being saved, and those who are perishing alike;

What bargain can a temple of God make with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, And I will be their God and they will be my people."

This has led me to urge Titus to complete the arrangements he had formerly begun among you for this gracious undertaking.

The signs that mark a true apostle were most patiently shown when I was among you, in signs, wonders, and marvels.

Those who have kept on in their old sins and all the rest I have warned, and I warn them now while I am still away, as I did on my second visit, that if I come back I will spare nobody??3 since you demand proof that Christ really speaks through me. He is not weak in dealing with you. On the contrary, right among you he exhibits his power.