being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

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

For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.

you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you.

and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.

When I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, to those who have sinned before now, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;