in order that you may indeed be in subjection unto such, and to every one laboring with you and toiling.

If any one loves not the Lord as a friend, let him be anathema Maran atha.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

the one comforting us in all our tribulation, in order that we may be able to comfort those in all tribulation, through the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted of God,

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction taking place in Asia, because we were burthened exceedingly, above our power, so that we despaired even of living:

you also cooperating in our behalf in prayer; in order that, the gift which is bestowed upon us from many persons, may through many be a source of thanks given in our behalf.

and through you to go unto Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be sent forward into Judea.

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?

For Christ Jesus, the Son of God, the one being preached by us, through me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but it was yes in him.

not that we domineer over your faith, but we are fellow-workers of your joy: for by faith you stand.

For if I grieve you, who indeed is the one giving me joy, except the one being grieved by me?

For out of much tribulation and anguish of heart, I wrote to you through many tears; not in order that you may be grieved, but that you may know the divine love which I have unto you exceedingly.

so on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one may be swallowed up with excessive grief.

in order that we may not be gobbled up by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

But thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and manifesting the fragrance of his knowledge through us in every place:

being manifest that you are the letter of Christ, having been ministered by us, having been written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.

But if the ministry of death, having been written in letters of stone, was in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look upon the face of Moses on account of the glory of his countenance; which was destined to be done away:

how will not the ministry of the spirit be more in glory?

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

For if that which was to be done away was through glory, much more is that which abides in glory.

But we all, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

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

always bearing about the dying of Jesus in our body, in order that the life of Jesus may also be made manifest in our bodies.

For we while living are always being delivered up to death for the sake of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

Therefore we faint not; but if indeed our external man perishes, yet our internal man is renewed day by day.

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:

if indeed having been invested, we shall not be found unclothed.

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.

(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

but we are confident and delighted rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord.

Therefore we are truly ambitious, whether being present or absent, to be well pleasing unto him.

Therefore we are embassadors in behalf of Christ, as God is intreating you through us; we pray you in behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, in order that the ministry may not be blamed;

by purity, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

by the word of truth, by the power of God; through the arms of righteousness right and left,

Be not straitened in reference to us, but be straitened in your own affections.

Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what participation is there to righteousness and unrighteousness? or what fellowship has light unto darkness?

And what harmony has the temple of God with idols? for we are the temple of the living God; as God said; I will live in them, and walk about among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Therefore come out from the midst of them, and be ye separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

and I will be to you for a Father, and you shall be unto me for sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

But God, the one comforting the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted by you, proclaiming unto us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced the more.

now I rejoice, not because you grieved, but because you grieved unto repentance: for you grieved toward God, in order that you may receive damage by us in nothing.

For a godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.

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.

Since then indeed I wrote to you, not on account of the one having done the wrong, nor on account of the one having suffered the wrong, but in order that your zeal, which is in our behalf to you before God, might be made manifest.

Therefore we have been comforted. But we rejoiced the more exceedingly in our consolation over the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all:

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, being rich, for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be made rich.

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:

but now indeed complete the work; in order that as there was a promptitude of willing, there shall also be a completion out of your ability.

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,

that their abundance may correspond with your deficiency, in order that there may be equality:

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).

Therefore I considered it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they may come to you beforehand, and perfect your preannounced benefaction, that it may be ready, as a benefaction, not as a stingy contribution.

Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.

but I pray, that being present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I consider myself bold towards certain ones who regard us as walking about according to the flesh.

and being ready to avenge every disobedience, when your obedience may be complete.

For if I shall in any thing the more abundantly boast concerning our power which the Lord gave us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed:

in order that I may not seem as it were to terrify you by my letters.

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.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain ones of those who recommend themselves: but they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, are not wise.

and not boasting in things without measure, in the labors of others, but having hope of your faith increasing among you, to be magnified according to our rule exceedingly,

but I fear, lest, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ.

Did I commit sin humbling myself that you may be exalted, because I preached unto you the gospel of God gratuitously?

But what I am doing, I indeed will do, in order that I may cut off occasion from those wishing occasion, in order that in whatsoever they may glory, they may be found even as we are.

Then it is no great wonder if his ministers are transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose, end shall be according to their works.

Again I say, Let no one consider me to be a fool; but if not, receive me as a fool, in order that I may indeed glory some little.

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

For if I shall wish to glory, I will not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I fear, lest some one may consider with reference to me above what he sees me, or hears from me.

And that I may not be exalted by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given unto me in the flesh, the messenger of Satan that he may buffet me, in order that I may not be exalted.

I have become a fool: you did compel me. For I ought to be commended by you: for I am not inferior to the very chief of the apostles, if indeed I am nothing.

But I will most delightfully spend and be spent for your souls. If the more abundantly I love you am I loved the less?

I called Titus, and sent the brother along with him: whether did Titus defraud you? did we not walk by the same Spirit? did we not in the same tracks?

For I fear lest, having come, I may not find you as I wish, and may not be found by you as you wish; lest perhaps strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, calumniations, eavesdroppings, inflations, outfallings, are among you;

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

For indeed he was crucified from weakness, but he lives by the power of God: for we indeed are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God unto you.

But we are praying unto God, that he may do you no evil, not in order that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is good, and we may be as disapproved.

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

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect; be of good comfort; think the same thing, live in peace: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

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

To whom be glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen.

But indeed if we, or an angel from heaven, may preach unto you any other gospel except that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

As we have before said, and now again I tell you, If any one preaches to you a gospel except that which you have received, let him be accursed.

For must I now believe men, or God? whether do I seek to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I would not be the servant of Christ.

But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which are in Christ.

But neither was Titus the one with me, being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised:

But of those seeming to be something what they were at that time makes no difference to me: God does not receive the face of man: for those seeming to me to be prominent added nothing extra:

and having known the grace of God which was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, who seem to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

And the rest of the Jews also reciprocated with him; so that even Barnabas was led away by their dissimulation.

We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through the faith of Christ Jesus, and we have believed into Christ Jesus, in order that we may be justified by faith of Christ, and not by works of law, because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

But if seeking to be justified in Christ, we may also be found sinners, then is Christ the minister of sin? it could not be so.

I am crucified along with Christ; and I live no longer, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I only wish to learn this from you, Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by hearing of faith?

Then did the one imparting to you the Spirit, and working miracles, among you, do it by works of law, or by hearing of faith?