I speak of their reproaches, as if we were weak: but whereinsoever any one may be confident (though I speak foolishly) I may be confident too.

least if the Macedonians should come with me, and find you unprepared, we should be ashamed (not to say you also) in this confident boasting.

Do ye look at things according to the outward appearance? If any one is confident in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again of himself, that as he is Christ's, so we also are Christ's.

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we dwell in the body, we are absent from the Lord,

(for we walk by faith, not by sight,) we are confident, I say,

being confident of this, that He who hath begun a good work in you will continue to perfect it till the day of Jesus Christ.

And as I am confident of this, I know that I shall abide and shall continue with you all, for your improvement and the joy of your faith:

Now faith is the confident expectation of things hoped for, and a conviction of things not seen:

Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to behave well.