You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, recognized and read by everyone.

It is clear that you are Christ’s letter, produced by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God—not on stone tablets but on tablets that are hearts of flesh.

And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.

As it has been written:

The person who gathered much
did not have too much,
and the person who gathered little
did not have too little.

As it is written:

He scattered;
He gave to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.