for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.

for if the ministration of the condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministration of the righteousness abound in glory;

for if that which is being made useless is through glory, much more that which is remaining is in glory.

Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech,

but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

for, lo, this same thing -- your being made sorry toward God -- how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;

with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,

according as it hath been written, 'He who did gather much, had nothing over; and he who did gather little, had no lack.'

and we sent with them our brother, whom we proved in many things many times being diligent, and now much more diligent, by the great confidence that is toward you,