Let me have your cooperation in prayer, so that many a soul may render thanks to him on my behalf for the boon which many have been the means of him bestowing on myself.

Relying on this I meant to visit you first, to let you have a double delight;

I planned to leave you in order to go to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, and let you send me on to Judea.

For however many are the promises of God, in him they are "Yes." Therefore also through him let the Amen be said by our voices to the glory of God.

I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart along with many tears not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you.

Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;

For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.

Wherefore also let us seek the honour, whether being at home, whether being absent, to be pleasing to him.

Invested then with such a commission, I beseech you let not the offers of divine favour be made to you in vain.

Let us give no man occasion of evil, that in our office be found no fault:

but in all things let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God. In much patience, in afflictions, in necessity, in anguish,

but for an answering recompense, (I speak as to children,) let your heart also expand itself.

For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

Having therefore, these, promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.

Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,

So my letter was written to you, not on account of the offender nor for the sake of the injured party, but in order to let you realize before God how seriously you do care for me.

But we desire to let you know, brethren, of the grace of God which has been bestowed on the Churches of Macedonia;

and begged me most earnestly, of their own accord, to let them share in the support of their fellow-Christians.

let your abundance be at this time a supply to their want; that their abundance also may be a supply to your want, that there may be an equality,

So let them have proof of how you can love, and of my reasons for being proud of you; it will be a proof read by the churches.

But let each give according to the purpose of his heart; not grudgingly of under compulsion. It is a cheerful giver that God loves.

I who am a person of a mean presence, when among you, but exert myself upon your account, when absent; I Paul intreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, not to let me exert that authority,

Look these facts in the face. If any man is fully persuaded as regards himself that he belongs to Christ, let him consider again with himself, that just as he is Christ's, so also am I.

Let it not seem as if I were overawing you with my letters.

Let such a man assure himself that my actions, when I am present, will be just like my words in my letters when I am absent.

Meanwhile. Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.

Did I do wrong in taking a lowly place to let you have an exalted one, in that I preached the good news about God to you without accepting any pay?

And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge.

I say again, let no one think me a fool. Or, if you must, at least bear with me as a fool, that I, too, may do a little boasting.

I am quite ashamed to say I was not equal to that sort of thing! But let them vaunt as they please, I am equal to them (mind, this is the role of a fool!).

but through an opening in the wall I was let down in a basket, and so escaped and out of his hands.

I must boast, although it does not do any good. Let's talk about visions and revelations from the Lord.

For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

But let it be! - I, myself, did not burden you, - Notwithstanding, being crafty, with guile, I caught you?

I desire before God that ye do none evil, not that we should seem commendable: but that ye should do that which is honest, and let us be counted as lewd persons.

Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.