because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

for the momentary light matter of our tribulation, more and more exceedingly an age-during weight of glory doth work out for us --

and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever?

The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's;

This one -- let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, we are in deed.

and he who is boasting -- in the Lord let him boast;

and no wonder -- for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;

and through a window in a rope basket I was let down, through the wall, and fled out of his hands.