For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and purity of God, not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have sojourned in the world, and especially towards you.

And in this confidence I wished to come unto you sooner, that you may have a second grace;

Then wishing this, whether did I use lightness of purpose? or the things which I counsel, do I counsel according to the flesh, in order that it may be with me yes yes and no no?

But I determined this to myself, not again to come unto you in sorrow.

And I wrote this same thing, in order that, having come, I may not have grief over those from whom it behooves me to rejoice; and having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

This punishment which for many to such a one is sufficient;

for unto this also I wrote, in order that I may know your approval, if you are obedient in all things.

For indeed that which was glorious, has ceased to be glorious in this respect on account of the transcendent glory.

But their minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ;

but until this day when Moses is read, the veil lies upon their heart:

Therefore having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;

in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who believe not, in order that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, may not shine on them.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, in order that the excellency of the power, may be of God, and not of us;

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle may be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

For in this we groan, longing to be invested with our house which is from heaven:

For indeed being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened; not that we wish to be divested, but invested, that mortality may be swallowed up of life.

But the one having wrought us out unto this same thing is God, the one having given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

For the love of Christ constrains us; having judged this, that one died for all; then were all dead;

But as I speak to children, you indeed receive this reward.

For behold, how great enthusiasm, yes, how great apology, yes, how great clearing up, yes, how great fear, yes, how great longing, yes, how great zeal, yes, how great avenging, this same godly sorrow did work in you! In everything you have established yourselves to be pure in the matter.

that we should exhort Titus, that as he formerly began it, he may indeed also complete this grace unto you.

But as in every thing you abound, in faith, and in word, and knowledge, and in all zeal, and in divine love from you in us, that you may also abound in this philanthropy.

And herein I give my judgement: for this is profitable to you, who not only began to do, but to be anxious, a year ago:

For it is not that there may be relief to others, affliction to you, but that it may be according to equality: at this time your abundance may correspond to their deficiency,

But thanks be unto God, who gives this same enthusiasm in your behalf in the heart of Titus;

not only so, but having been elected by the churches our traveling companion with this philanthropy, administered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and your promptitude:

and avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this benefaction administered by us:

But I sent the brethren, in order that our boasting which is in your behalf may not be in vain in this region; in order that, as I was saying, your were ready:

lest perhaps, if the Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we may be put to shame, in this confidence, (that we may say not, you).

But it is this, he that soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

Because the ministry of this free-will offering is not only supplying the deficiencies of the saints, but also superabounding through much thanksgiving to God;

through the approval of this ministry, glorifying God in the submission of your testimony to the gospel of Christ, and the purity of your fellowship unto them and unto all;

Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If any has trusted to himself that he belongs to Christ, let him again consider this in reference to himself, that as he belongs to Christ, so do we also.

Let such a one consider this, that, such as we are in word by our letters while absent, such we really are in work being present.

The truth of Christ is in me, that this glorying shall not cease unto me in the regions of Achaia.

What I say, I am not saying according to the Lord, but as it were in folly, in this confidence of glorying.

Three times I called on the Lord concerning this, that it may depart from me.

For what is that in which you are inferior to other churches, except that I did not burden you? forgive me this wrong.

This the third time I am coming to you: in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.

For we rejoice when we may be weak, and you may be strong: we are praying for even this, your perfection.