who delivered us from so great a death and will deliver, in whom we hope that he will also still deliver,

Having therefore this hope we use great boldness,

but in every thing commending ourselves as ministers of God, in great patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

I have great boldness towards you, and great glorying on your account; I am full of comfort, I have a super-abounding joy in all our afflictions.

and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted on your account, telling us of your great desire, your deep sorrow, your zeal for me, so that I rather rejoiced.

For behold, this same thing, that you grieved in a godly manner, how great diligence it produced in you, what a defense, what indignation, what fear, what desire, what zeal, what a punishment! In every thing you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have often proved in many services to be diligent, and who is now much more diligent from the great confidence in you.

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