And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the eminence of power be of God, and not of us.

For Christ therefore are we ambassadors, as of God beseeching by us: we pray for the sake of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

In the word of truth, in the power of God, through the weapons of justice of the right hands and the left,

As being grieved, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

For according to power, I testify, and above power chosen voluntarily;

(As has been written, He scattered; he gave to the poor: his justice remains forever.

And I pray, being present, not to be bold with the confidence which I reckon to encounter against certain, reckoning us as walking about according to the flesh.

For if I also boast something more abundantly of our power, which the Lord gave us for the building up, and not for your taking down, I shall not be ashamed:

I would ye hold me up a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.

For I am zealous of you with the zeal of God: for I fitted you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ.

For ye bear with the mad willingly, being wise.

For ye bear, if any reduce you to bondage, if any devour, if any receive, if any be lifted up, if any skin you on the face.

And he said to me, My grace suffices thee: for my power is perfected in weakness. Therefore very willingly will I boast rather in my weaknesses, that Christ's power may lodge upon me.

Since seek proof of Christ speaking in me, who to you is no weak, but has power in you.

For also if he was crucified from weakness, but he lives from the power of God. For also we are weak in him, but we live with him from the power of God to you.

And I pray to God that ye do nothing evil; not that we appear tried, but that ye do good, and we be as untried.

For we rejoice when we be weak, and ye be able: and this also we pray, your restoration.

For this I write these things being absent, that being present I should not wound severely, according to the power which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for pulling down.