But whether we are oppressed, it is for your encouragement and salvation, which works by endurance from the same sufferings that we also experience (and our hope for you is steadfast), or we are encouraged, it is for your encourage

But we ourselves have had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not be trusting in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.

For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.

For we write no other thing to you, but rather what ye read or also acknowledge. And I hope ye will also acknowledge until the end,

But God is faithful, because our word toward you became not, yes and no.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was proclaimed among you by us (by me and Silvanus and Timothy) became not, yes and no, but in him has become, yes.

He also is who put a seal on us, and who gave the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.

But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that I did not yet come to Corinth, sparing you.

Not because we lord over your faith, but are co-workmen of your joy, for by faith ye stand.

But I determined this in myself, not to come again to you in sadness.

For out of much stress and dismay of heart, through many tears, I wrote to you, not that ye would be grieved, but that ye might know the love that I have so much more for you.

But if any man has caused sadness, he has not caused me sadness, but in part (that I may not bear down) you all.

But to whom ye forgive anything, I too. For I also, whom I have forgiven (if anything), I have forgiven because of you in the presence of Christ,

I had no rest in my spirit, my not finding Titus my brother. But having departed from them, I went forth into Macedonia.

For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.

being seen that ye are a letter of Christ, administered by us, written not in ink, but in the Spirit of the living God, not in stony tablets, but in fleshly tablets, in hearts.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

who also made us qualified helpers of a new covenant, not of a document, but of a spirit, for the document kills but the spirit makes alive.

But if the administration of death in writings engraved on stones occurred in glory, so that the sons of Israel could not gaze upon the face of Moses because of the fading glory of his countenance,

and are not as Moses. He put a veil over his face in order for the sons of Israel not to gaze on the end of the fading.

But their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old testament, not being uncovered, which thing is abolished in Christ.

But to this day when Moses is read, a veil lays upon their heart.

But whenever it turns to Lord, the veil is removed.

But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.

But we have renounced the covert things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor misrepresenting the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.

But even if our good-news is concealed, it is concealed in those who are perishing,

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves are your bondmen through Jesus.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God and not from us,

restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing,

persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed.

So death indeed works in us, but life in you.

Therefore we are not discouraged, but even if the outer man of us is perishing, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.

while we look not at things seen, but at things not seen. For things seen are temporal, but things not seen are eternal.

if indeed also having put it on we will not be found naked.

For also those who are in the tent groan, being burdened, not in that we want to undress, but to clothe ourselves, so that the mortal may be swallowed up by the life.

For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of the Christ, so that each man may receive back about the things that he did through the body, whether good or bad.

Having seen therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. But we have been manifested to God, and I hope also to have been manifested in your consciences.

For we are not commending ourselves again to you, but giving you an opportunity of boasting about us, so that ye may have for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised.

but in everything commending ourselves as helpers of God, in much perseverance, in afflictions, in necessities, in restrictions,

as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not put to death;

as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Ye are not limited in us, but ye are limited in your bowels.

But I speak the same recompense as to children, be ye also enlarged.

For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had not one relief, but being oppressed in everything: battles outside, fears within.

And not only by his presence, but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, reporting to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved, but that ye were grieved for repentance. For ye were grieved toward God, so that ye might suffer loss from us in nothing.

For sorrow toward God works repentance for salvation without regret, but the sorrow of the world works death.

And so then although I wrote to you, it was not because of the man who did wrong, nor because of the man who was wronged, but in order to reveal to you your eagerness for us in the sight of God.

Because, if I have boasted anything to him about you, I am not ashamed, but as we spoke all things in truth to you, so also our boast to Titus became truth.

And it was not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God,

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, be that ye may also abound in this kindness.

I speak not from commandment, but because of the zeal of others, also examining the genuineness of your love.

And in this I give judgment, for this is expedient for you who earlier began, from a year ago, not only the doing but also the intending.

For it is not, so that ease is for others and stress for you, but out of parity your abundance at the present time is for the need of those men.

But thanks to God who gives the same eagerness for you in the heart of Titus.

Because he indeed accepted the exhortation, but his own will being more zealous, he went forth to you.

And not only so, but who was also chosen by the congregations, a traveling companion of us with this gift administered by us, for the glory of the same Lord and our willingness.

providing things right, not only in the sight of Lord, but also in the sight of men.

And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you)

But I sent the brothers so that our boast about you would not be empty in this regard. So that, as I said, ye may be prepared,

But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.

Because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the sanctified, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent.

But I pray not to be bold when present with the confidence by which I consider to be valiant toward some who consider us as walking according to flesh.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for the demolition of strongholds,

Because, The letters, he says, are indeed weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is disdained.

For we dare not classify or compare ourselves to some of those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, do not understand.

But we will not boast in things immeasurable, but according to the measure of the standard that God apportioned to us, of a measure to reach even as far as you.

not boasting in things immeasurable, in other men's labors, but having hope of your faith growing in you to be enlarged according to our measure for abundance,

But he who boasts should boast in Lord.

For he who commends himself, that man is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.

O that ye tolerated a little of my foolishness, but tolerate me too.

But I fear lest somehow, as the serpent enticed Eve by his craftiness, so your thoughts might be corrupted from the simplicity in the Christ.

But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet not in knowledge, but in everything made known in all things to you.

But what I do, I also will do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those who desire an opportunity, that in what they boast, they might appear just as we also.

I say again, let not any man think me to be foolish, but if otherwise--even if as foolish--accept me, so that I also may boast some a little.

What I speak, I speak not according to Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of the boast.

For such a man I will boast, but for myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

For if I should want to boast, I will not be foolish, for I will speak the truth. But I refrain lest any man should reckon to me above what he sees of me or hears anything from me.

Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

But let it be. I did not burden you. Nevertheless, being clever, I caught you with bait.

Again, do ye think that we are making defense to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edification.

since ye seek proof of the Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is mighty in you.

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

But I hope that ye will know that we are not test-failing.

Now I pray to God, to do you nothing harmful, not that we would appear test-passing, but that ye would do right, even like we might be test-failing.

For we do not have any power against the truth, but for the truth.