If any man hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made me sorry: but partly - lest I should grieve - you all.

It is sufficient unto the same man that he was rebuked of many.

Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is understood and read of all men;

but have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither corrupt we the word of God: but walk in open truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

Wherefore, we are not wearied: but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Seeing, then, that we know how the Lord is to be feared, we fare fair with men. For we are known well enough unto God. I trust also that we are known in your consciences.

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh. Insomuch that though we have known Christ after the flesh, now henceforth know we him so no more.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new.

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

Understand us: we have hurt no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

For this we eschew, that any man should rebuke us in this plenteous distribution that is ministered by us,

and therefore make provision for honest things, not in the sight of God only, but also in the sight of men.

And let every man do according as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver.

which praise God for the obedience of your professing the gospel of Christ, and for your singleness, in distributing to them, and to all men.

Look ye on things after the outer appearance? If any man trust in himself that he is Christ's, let the same also consider of himself, that as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

and we boast not ourselves out of measure in other men's labors. Yea, and we hope, when your faith is increased among you, to be magnified according to our measure more largely;

and to preach the gospel in those regions which are beyond you, and not to rejoice of that which is by another man's measure prepared already.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ:

And when I was present with you and had need, I was grievous to no man. For that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I kept myself that I should not be grievous to you: and so will I keep myself.

I say again, lest any man think that I am foolish: or else even now take me as a fool, that I may boast myself a little.

For ye suffer even if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour, if a man take, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

I speak as concerning rebuke, as though we had been weak. Howbeit, whereinsoever any man dare be bold - I speak foolishly - I dare be bold also.

In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers; in jeopardies of mine own nation, in jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in perils in cities, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

If I must needs rejoice, I will rejoice of mine infirmities.

I know a man in Christ above fourteen years agone - whether he were in the body I cannot tell, or whether he were out of the body I cannot tell; God knoweth - which was taken up into the third heaven.

And I know the same man - whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell; God knoweth -

how that he was taken up into paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which no man can utter.

Of this man will I rejoice, of myself will I not rejoice, except it be of mine infirmities -

and yet though I would rejoice I should not be a fool, for I would say the truth. Nevertheless I spare, lest any man should think of me above that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me.