who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he hath in you.

It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.