For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing –

Our affection for you is not restricted, but you are restricted in your affections for us.

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.

Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

Just as it is written, “He has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”

For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.

As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

I urged Titus to visit you and I sent our brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way?