Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.

Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.

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

to finish what you started, so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, you can also complete it according to your means.

since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality,

but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

because I know your eagerness to help. I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours, that Achaia has been ready to give since last year, and your zeal to participate has stirred up most of them.

But we will not boast beyond certain limits, but will confine our boasting according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, that reaches even as far as you.

(To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.

so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

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

We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;

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

And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel.