For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—

at this present time your abundance being a supply for their need, so that their abundance also may become a supply for your need, that there may be equality;

For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest, he has gone to you of his own accord.

and not only this, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work, which is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our readiness,

and when I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for when the brethren came from Macedonia they fully supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will continue to do so.

For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly.

Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my intense concern?