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

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right-hand and the left:

As sorrowing, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

For behold, this very thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly manner, what diligence it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge? In all things ye have approved yourselves to be pure in this matter.

That to their power, I testify, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves,

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

(As it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness remaineth for ever.

I wish ye would bear a little with my folly; yea, bear with me.

If indeed he that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another Spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

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.

Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use severity, according to the power which the Lord hath given me, for edification, and not for destruction.