For also that which was glorified is not glorified in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.

For if that annulled was introduced with glory, much rather that which abides subsists in glory.

how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.

and not by his coming only, but also through the encouragement with which he was encouraged as to you; relating to us your ardent desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I the more rejoiced.

So then, if also I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.

begging of us with much entreaty to give effect to the grace and fellowship of the service which was to be rendered to the saints.

But now also complete the doing of it; so that as there was the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have.

According as it is written, He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little was nothing short.

that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:

and through a window in a basket I was let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable things said which it is not allowed to man to utter.

And that I might not be exalted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted.