Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing;

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, to prevent the light shining from the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the churches.

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;

For we do not stretch ourselves too much, as though we did not reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

so as to proclaim the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not proclaim, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different "good news", which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.

Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God's Good News free of charge?