and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell with, and walk among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

I therefore desired Titus, as he had begun, to finish this contribution among you.

with whom I have sent one of the brethren, who is not only distinguish'd among all the churches, by his preaching the gospel,

I who am a person of a mean presence, when among you, but exert myself upon your account, when absent; I Paul intreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, not to let me exert that authority,

if my language is inelegant, my knowledge is not contemptible; but has been fully display'd among you on all occasions.

when I was present among you, and in want, I was chargeable to no man: for the brethren which came from Macedonia, supplied my necessities: and as I have, so I always shall keep myself from being burdensome to you.

in my voyages I have been frequently in perils from rivers, in perils from robbers, in perils from my own countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the country, in perils at sea, in perils among false brethren;

the marks indeed of an apostle I have shown among you by my extreme patience, by signs, and prodigies, and miracles.

yet I fear when I do come I shall not find you such as I would, and that you will find me such as you least desire: I am afraid there are among you debates, envyings, animosities, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, arrogance, tumults:

and I am afraid, God will humble me when I come again among you, and I shall bewail many who have formerly sinned, and have not yet repented of their impurity, their fornication, and dissoluteness.

since you demand a proof of my mission from Christ, who with regard to you has shown no want of power among you.