But the faithful God, He knows, that our word to you was not yes and no.

For we are not like many who adulterate the word of God: but as with sincerity, but as from God, and in the sight of God, we speak concerning Christ.

but have rejected shameful disguises, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth, recommending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.

to declare, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing to them their trespasses, and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, with the armour of righteousness on the right and on the left; through honor and dishonor,

But let such a one know this, that as we are in word by letters, when absent, such also shall we be in fact when present.

This, I say, is the third time I am coming to you: and at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.