I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus, but I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia.

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols? For we are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said:

I will dwell among them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be My people.

I don’t say this to condemn you, for I have already said that you are in our hearts, to live together and to die together.

But I sent the brothers so our boasting about you in the matter would not prove empty, and so you would be prepared just as I said.

For it is said, “His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable.”

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.