Now if any person hath given cause for grief, he hath not grieved me [merely], but partly all of you; that I may add no farther burden.

But to whomsoever ye forgive any thing, so do I; and if I forgive any thing, to whom I forgive, for your sakes I do it, in the person of Jesus Christ,

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account any thing of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God.

Wherefore if any person be in Christ, he is a new creation: the old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

For if I have boasted of you to him in any thing, I am not ashamed; but as we have spoken all things to you in truth, so our boasting of you to Titus hath been found truth.

Avoiding this, that no man should lay any blame to us in this abundance which is administered by us:

If [any inquire] concerning Titus, he is my companion and fellow-labourer to you; or our brethren [be inquired of], they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

Regard ye the things that are personal? If any man is confident in himself that he is Christ's, let him reflect again in himself, that as he is Christ's, so are we Christ's.

I speak with reference to the reproach [cast on me], as though we were feeble; but wherein any man is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

For though I should be disposed to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I shall speak truth: but I desist, lest any man think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth of me.

Did I make a gain of you by any one individual whom I sent unto you?

I entreated Titus [to go to you], and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make any advantage of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?