But it is God who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anointed us,

Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.

who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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,

who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

We do so because we know that the one who raised up Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence.

Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

Thus we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, so also he should complete this act of kindness for you.

We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

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

as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and who makes known through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place.

who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.

And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.