For you put up with<n id="1" /> it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly<n id="2" /> toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar?<n id="1" /> Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin,<n id="1" /> and I do not burn with indignation?

<t /><p class="bodytext">Do not become partners<n id="1" /> with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad<n id="1" /> but the one I caused to be sad?

But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate)<n id="1" /> he has saddened all of you as well.

to the latter an odor<n id="1" /> from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?<n id="2" />

So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away<n id="1" /> &#8211; look, what is new<n id="2" /> has come!<n id="3" />

We did this<n id="1" /> as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

You are looking at outward appearances.<n id="1" /> If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.

<t /><p class="bodytext">I say again, let no one think that I am a fool.<n id="1" /> But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

(To my disgrace<n id="1" /> I must say that we were too weak for that!)<n id="2" /> But whatever anyone else dares to boast about<n id="3" /> (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.<n id="4" />

And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are<n id="1" /> the temple of the living God, just as God said, &#8220;<b><i>I will live in themi>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>and will walk among themb>, <b>and I will be their Godb>, <b>and they will be my peopleb>i>.&#8221;<n id="3" />

For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling<n id="1" /> the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard<n id="2" /> me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,