if you are confident that you can give [spiritual] guidance to blind people and enlightenment to those who are in [spiritual] darkness;

For if any Macedonians come with me and learn that you are not prepared, we, not to mention you, will be ashamed for having been so over confident.

You people are looking [merely] at the appearance of things [or, "You should look at what is obvious!" In either case, it suggests they were misjudging Paul's ministry]. If any person is confident within himself that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: We are just as much Christ's [servants] as he is.

It is in [fellowship with] Christ that we have boldness and confident access [to God] through our faith in Him.

I am confident of this very thing, that God, who began something good among you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ's [return].

I am writing you, confident that you will be obedient [to my requests], and I know that you will do even more than I am asking [of you].