Ye are our letter written in our hearts, acknowledged and read of all men:

but have renounced all shameful secret practices, not conducting ourselves with artifice, nor deceitfully disguising the word of God, but by clear manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience as in the presence of God.

Therefore we never faint; for though our outward man decay, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we have been made manifest to God, and I hope also have been made manifest in your consciences.

Wherefore from the present moment know we no man after the flesh: yea though we have also known Christ after the flesh, yet so henceforth know we him no more.

through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report: as deceivers, yet true men;

Give us a favourable reception: we have injured no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

For if there is first a ready mind, a man is acceptable according to what he hath, and not according to what he hath not.

For I mean not that there should be ease for others and a burden on you;

Avoiding this, that no man should lay any blame to us in this abundance which is administered by us:

providing what is fair, not only before the Lord, but also before men.

And we have sent with him our brother, whom we have often experienced in many things to be a man of diligence, but now much more diligent, through the great confidence which I have in you.

Let every man, as he hath purposed in heart, give, not with reluctance or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

(while by the evidence of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberality towards them, and towards all men;)

Regard ye the things that are personal? If any man is confident in himself that he is Christ's, let him reflect again in himself, that as he is Christ's, so are we Christ's.

Let such a man be assured of this, that such as we are by word in our letters when absent, such also will we be in deed when we are present.

not boasting ourselves unmeasurably in other men's labours; but having hope that when your faith is increased, we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule for more abundant usefulness,

to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to arrogate glory in another man's line for things already prepared.

And when I was with you, and in want, I was burdensome to no man; for my want the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied; and on every occasion I have kept myself from being burdensome, and will keep myself.

I protest, by the truth of Christ in me, that from this boasting no man shall seal up my lips in the regions of Achaia.

I repeat it again, Let no man suppose that I am a fool; but if otherwise, then as a fool receive me, that I too may boast myself a little.

For ye bear if a man enslave you, if a man eat you up, if a man receive from you, if a man is insolent, if a man smite you on the face.

I speak with reference to the reproach [cast on me], as though we were feeble; but wherein any man is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body I know not, or whether out of the body I know not: God knoweth;) such a one was caught up unto the third heavens.

And I knew such a man, (whether in the body or out of the body I know not: God knoweth,)

that he was caught up into paradise, and heard ineffable words, which it is not permitted to man to speak.

For though I should be disposed to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I shall speak truth: but I desist, lest any man think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth of me.