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He has delivered us from such a terrible death, and He will deliver us. We have put our hope in Him that He will deliver us again

Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsAccepting ChristDeliverance, Types OfHope, In GodRescueDeath Of A Family MemberDespairFamily DeathThe PastLoss Of A Loved Onerisk

as you have partially understood us—that we are your reason for pride, as you are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

Verse ConceptsLast DaysLordship, Human And DivineBrotherly LoveThe Fact Of That DayPaul's Boasting

I planned with this confidence to come to you first, so you could have a double benefit,

Verse ConceptsPeople VisitingTrusting God's PlanDisappointmentAnxiety And StressGod's Plan For Us

I do not mean that we have control of your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand by faith.

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Verse ConceptsStabilityStanding FirmLording ItWorking TogetherRespecting Authority

I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn’t have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident about all of you that my joy will also be yours.

Verse ConceptsJoy, Of The ChurchOptimism

And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.

Verse ConceptsSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfWitnessing, Importance OfBelievingThe Effects Of FaithSpeaking As From GodFaith KjvKeeping FaithHaving Faithspeakingbelief

We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance rather than in the heart.

Verse ConceptsCommendationOutward AppearanceHypocrites, Description OfAppearancesCommending OneselfOther References To The HeartAppearances of

From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way.

Verse ConceptsFlesh, Description OfKnowing PeopleLiving Not For The MaterialPerspective

And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols? For we are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said:

I will dwell among them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be My people.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfAgreementFellowship, With GodGod, Living And Self sustainingHouse Of GodRelationshipsSelf RespectIndwelling Of The Holy SpiritNames And Titles For The ChurchThe Holy Spirit In The ChurchWalking With GodAvoiding IdolatryI Will Be Their God

Accept us. We have wronged no one, corrupted no one, defrauded no one.

Verse ConceptsIntegrityCoveting, prohibition ofDefraudingCheatingNo Room

I don’t say this to condemn you, for I have already said that you are in our hearts, to live together and to die together.

Verse ConceptsLiving TogetherNo Condemnationcondemnation

For consider how much diligence this very thing—this grieving as God wills—has produced in you: what a desire to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what deep longing, what zeal, what justice! In every way you showed yourselves to be pure in this matter.

Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingeagernessPlea Of Innocence

For this reason we have been comforted.

In addition to our comfort, we rejoiced even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.

Verse ConceptsHappinessHuman ComfortPeople RefreshedAppreciation For Pastors

For if I have made any boast to him about you, I have not been embarrassed; but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, so our boasting to Titus has also turned out to be the truth.

Verse ConceptsPaul's BoastingBoasting

As it has been written:

The person who gathered much
did not have too much,
and the person who gathered little
did not have too little.

Verse ConceptsGathering MuchLittle FoodPlenty For The PoorSurplus

We have sent with him the brother who is praised throughout the churches for his gospel ministry.

Verse ConceptsCommendation

We have also sent with them our brother. We have often tested him in many circumstances and found him to be diligent—and now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

Verse ConceptsOptimismTrusting Other PeoplePeople Sending People

And they will have deep affection for you in their prayers on your behalf because of the surpassing grace of God in you.

Verse ConceptsGrace, Description OfThe Grace Given To MenPraying For Otherssupplication

For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutFirst Among The GentilesMaking Mistakes

We are not bragging beyond measure about other people’s labors. But we have the hope that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged,

Verse ConceptsFaith, Growth InHope, In GodGrowth In GracePaul's BoastingKeeping FaithHope And FaithFaith Hope And LoveGrowingHope KjvBelieving In YourselfBoastinglimitationsothersmeasurement

Though untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have always made that clear to you in everything.

Verse ConceptsEloquenceAmateursPeople With KnowledgeSpeech

When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofFellowship, In Christian ServiceLackMissionary WorkPeople ProvidingShortages

I say this to our shame: We have been weak.

But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am talking foolishly—I also dare:

Verse ConceptsFoolish PeopleBeing Strongassertiveness

Three times I was beaten with rods by the Romans.
Once I was stoned by my enemies.
Three times I was shipwrecked.
I have spent a night and a day
in the open sea.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfSeafaringStoningShipwrecksOne DayBeating BelieversActing Three TimesIn The Heart Of The Sea

I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

Verse ConceptsCommendationApostles, IdentficationFalse Teachers, Examples OfFoolish PeopleRelative GreatnessFalse ApostlesOutward CompulsionPraising Specific PeopleI Am Unimportant

Now granted, I have not burdened you; yet sly as I am, I took you in by deceit!

Verse ConceptsShrewdnessTrickeryThose Who DeceivedOverloadDeception

You have thought all along that we were defending ourselves to you. No, in the sight of God we are speaking in Christ, and everything, dear friends, is for building you up.

Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingEdification, Means OfBuilding Up The ChurchGod Seeing All PeopleMan Defendingcommunionreality

I fear that when I come my God will again humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve for many who sinned before and have not repented of the moral impurity, sexual immorality, and promiscuity they practiced.

Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessAdultery, Results OfDisappointments, Examples OfHumilitySanctification, Means And ResultsSelf IndulgenceSexual Sin, Nature OfLasciviousnessInsensibilityAvoid ImmoralitySexual Immorality