For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was proclaimed among you by us (by me and Silvanus and Timothy) became not, yes and no, but in him has become, yes.

For as many as be promises of God, in him is the Yes, and in him the Truly, for glory to God through us.

Therefore I beseech you to affirm love for him.

And thanks is to God who always causes us to triumph in the Christ, and who makes manifest the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place, through us.

Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.

And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised.

So that henceforth we know no man according to flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know him no longer.

For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Because, if I have boasted anything to him about you, I am not ashamed, but as we spoke all things in truth to you, so also our boast to Titus became truth.

And his bowels are more abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how ye received him with fear and trembling.

And we sent along with him the brother whose praise in the good-news is throughout all the congregations.

Do ye look at things according to appearance. If any man has convinced himself to be of Christ, let him consider this again of himself, that, as he is of Christ, so also are we of Christ.

Any man of whom I have sent to you, did I exploit you through him?

I encouraged Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in anything? Did we not walk in the same spirit, not in the same steps?

For even if he was crucified from weakness, yet he lives from the power of God. For we in him are also weak, but we will live with him from the power of God toward you.