Now we are writing nothing to you other than what you can read and also understand. I hope you will understand completely—

Now it is God who strengthens us, with you, in Christ and has anointed us.

As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.

If you forgive anyone, I do too. For what I have forgiven—if I have forgiven anything—it is for you in the presence of Christ.

Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to look directly at Moses’ face because of the glory from his face—a fading glory—

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.

From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way.

Everything is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

For He says:

I heard you in an acceptable time,
and I helped you in the day of salvation.

Look, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation.

I speak as to my children. As a proper response, you should also be open to us.

Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us.

Now as you excel in everything—faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us—excel also in this grace.

Now I am giving an opinion on this because it is profitable for you, who a year ago began not only to do something but also to desire it.

But now finish the task as well, that just as there was eagerness to desire it, so there may also be a completion from what you have.

We have also sent with them our brother. We have often tested him in many circumstances and found him to be diligent—and now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

Now concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you.

Now the One who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

Now I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.

Now I consider myself in no way inferior to the “super-apostles.”

Now granted, I have not burdened you; yet sly as I am, I took you in by deceit!

I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,

Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear to fail.