indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.

This is the very thing I wrote you, so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be the joy of you all.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.

so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.

So we urged Titus that as he had previously made a beginning, so he would also complete in you this gracious work as well.

So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness.

for I do not wish to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me.

What I am saying, I am not saying as the Lord would, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.