and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from staring at the result of the glory that was made ineffective.

For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,

if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked.

But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you,

For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough!

For since you are so wise, you put up with fools gladly.

For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

was caught up into paradise and heard things too sacred to be put into words, things that a person is not permitted to speak.

Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you -- unless, indeed, you fail the test!