who also has sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

I had no rest in my spirit at not finding Titus my brother; but bidding them adieu, I came away to Macedonia.

being manifested to be Christ's epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but the Spirit of the living God; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of the heart.

who has also made us competent, as ministers of the new covenant; not of letter, but of spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit quickens.

how shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit subsist in glory?

Now the Lord is the Spirit, but where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

But we all, looking on the glory of the Lord, with unveiled face, are transformed according to the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Lord the Spirit.

And having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, I have believed, therefore have I spoken; we also believe, therefore also we speak;

Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.

For this reason we have been encouraged. And we the rather rejoiced in our encouragement more abundantly by reason of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

But this is true, he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in the spirit of blessing shall reap also in blessing:

For if indeed he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye get a different Spirit, which ye have not got, or a different glad tidings, which ye have not received, ye might well bear with it.

I begged Titus, and sent the brother with him: did Titus at all make gain of you? have we not walked in the same spirit? have we not in the same steps?

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.