For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.

For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Whether any inquire about Titus, he is my partner and my fellow-worker to you-ward, or our brethren, they are the messengers of the churches, they are the glory of Christ.

Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

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

seeing that ye seek a proof of Christ that speaketh in me; who to you-ward is not weak, but is powerful in you: