You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

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

For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds.

For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.