For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

For I wrote to you out of great distress and with an anguished heart, and with many tears, not to cause you sorrow but to make you realize the [overflowing] love which I have especially for you.

So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great.

When I was come to Troas for Christ's gospel's sake - and a great door was opened unto me of the Lord -

For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

Now if the old religious service which resulted in death, although its law was carved in letters of stone, was introduced with a splendor so great that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on Moses' face because of the splendor that was fading from it,

Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted on your account, telling us of your great desire, your deep sorrow, your zeal for me, so that I rather rejoiced.

See what great earnestness godly sorrow has produced in you! How ready you are to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how full of longing and enthusiasm, how eager to seek justice! In every way you have demonstrated that you are innocent in this matter.

And he has great affection for you when he remembers how obedient all of you were [i.e., obedient to his or Paul's instructions to the church], and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling [i.e., with a respectful, submissive spirit].

It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints.

For Titus has responded to my appeals and, in his great earnestness, is starting to go to you of his own accord.

We are taking precaution so that no one will [find anything with which to] discredit us in our administration of this generous gift.

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

For I have before made clear to those of Macedonia my pride in your ready mind, saying to them that Achaia has been ready for a year back; and a great number have been moved to do the same by your example.

You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.

I am prepared to court-martial anyone who remains insubordinate, once your submission is complete.

We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

Why, I reckon myself in no respect inferior to those superlatively great Apostles.

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Besides those things that are without, the crowd of cares pressing on me daily, the burden of all the assemblies.

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept guard over the city of the Damascenes, in order to apprehend me;

And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.

It is foolish of me to write all this, but you have compelled me to do so. Why, you ought to have been my vindicators; for in no respect have I been inferior to these superlatively great Apostles, even though in myself I am nothing.

Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds.

Greet one another with an holy kiss.

All the saints greet you.