And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?

For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory!

But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.

Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Since many are boasting according to human standards, I too will boast.

For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.

For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards,

He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,

I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.