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\h 2 Corinthians 
\toc1 Paul’s Second Letter to the  Corinthians 
\toc2 2 Corinthians 
\mt2 Paul’s Second Letter to the  
\mt1 Corinthians  
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\s1 Introduction  
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\v 1 \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Corinth|strong="G2882"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w throughout|strong="G1722"\w* Greece, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w an|strong="G2532"\w* apostle \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* follower.  
\v 2 \w May|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* bless \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Blessed|strong="G2128"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* all-merciful \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* ever ready \w to|strong="G2532"\w* console,  
\v 4 \w who|strong="G3739"\w* consoles \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G1410"\w* \w be|strong="G1410"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* console \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w consolation|strong="G3874"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w* receive \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 5 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* full share \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sufferings|strong="G3804"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* full share \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w consolation|strong="G3874"\w*.  
\v 6 \w If|strong="G1535"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w meet|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2346"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sake|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w consolation|strong="G3874"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w if|strong="G1535"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* find \w consolation|strong="G3874"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sake|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w consolation|strong="G3874"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* experience \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* endure \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sufferings|strong="G3804"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w enduring|strong="G5281"\w*;  
\v 7 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* remains unshaken. \w We|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* sharing \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w sufferings|strong="G3804"\w*, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w share|strong="G2844"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w consolation|strong="G3874"\w*.  
\v 8 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, friends, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* befell \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Roman \w Asia|strong="G3588"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w burdened|strong="G2347"\w* altogether \w beyond|strong="G5228"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w strength|strong="G1411"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* much \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w despaired|strong="G1820"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w life|strong="G2198"\w*.  
\v 9 \w Indeed|strong="G1510"\w*, \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* presentiment \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w must|strong="G2192"\w* \w die|strong="G2288"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* \w rely|strong="G3982"\w*, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w raises|strong="G1453"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*.  
\v 10 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* imminent \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w delivered|strong="G4506"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w deliver|strong="G4506"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w again|strong="G2089"\w*; \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* placed \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hopes|strong="G1679"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* future deliverance, \w while|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, help \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w by|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* prayers.  
\v 11 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* lips \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G2168"\w* \w thanks|strong="G2168"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blessing granted \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* answer \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w prayers|strong="G1162"\w*.   
\s1 The Apostle’s Relations with his Converts  
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\v 12 \w Indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* main ground \w for|strong="G1063"\w* satisfaction \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* – \w Our|strong="G2316"\w* \w conscience|strong="G4893"\w* tells \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* conduct \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* still \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* relations \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w was|strong="G1510"\w* marked \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* purity \w of|strong="G2316"\w* motive \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w sincerity|strong="G1505"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* inspired \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* based, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w worldly|strong="G2889"\w* policy, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* help \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 13 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w anything|strong="G2193"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="G1921"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w* –  
\v 14 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* already \w partly|strong="G3313"\w* \w acknowledged|strong="G1921"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* – \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* right \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w proud|strong="G2745"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w proud|strong="G2745"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w With|strong="G4314"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* conviction \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G2192"\w* \w mind|strong="G2532"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w planned|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* see \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w first|strong="G4386"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w pleasure|strong="G5485"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* doubled –  
\v 16 \w To|strong="G1519"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G5259"\w* \w way|strong="G4311"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G5259"\w* return \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w send|strong="G4311"\w* \w me|strong="G1223"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G5259"\w* \w way|strong="G4311"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*.  
\v 17 \w As|strong="G2596"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* plan, \w where|strong="G3739"\w*, \w pray|strong="G2443"\w*, \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* show \w any|strong="G2443"\w* fickleness \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w purpose|strong="G1011"\w*? \w Or|strong="G2228"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* think \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* plans \w are|strong="G1510"\w* formed \w on|strong="G2596"\w* \w mere|strong="G2596"\w* impulse, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* breath \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* “\w Yes|strong="G3483"\w*” \w and|strong="G2532"\w* “\w No|strong="G3756"\w*”?  
\v 18 \w As|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G4103"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w brought|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* waver \w between|strong="G4314"\w* “\w Yes|strong="G3483"\w*” \w and|strong="G2532"\w* “\w No|strong="G3756"\w*”!  
\v 19 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* – Silas, \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* – \w proclaimed|strong="G2784"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w never|strong="G3756"\w* wavered \w between|strong="G1722"\w* “\w Yes|strong="G3483"\w*” \w and|strong="G2532"\w* “\w No|strong="G3756"\w*.” \w With|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w always|strong="G1223"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* “\w Yes|strong="G3483"\w*.”  
\v 20 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w many|strong="G3745"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w promises|strong="G1860"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Christ \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* “\w Yes|strong="G3483"\w*” \w that|strong="G3588"\w* fulfils \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* Christ \w again|strong="G2532"\w*, \w let|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* “Amen” rise, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 21 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w brings|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w into|strong="G1519"\w* close union \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* consecrated \w us|strong="G1519"\w*,  
\v 22 \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w set|strong="G4972"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w seal|strong="G4972"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* pledge \w of|strong="G4151"\w* future blessings.   
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\v 23 \w But|strong="G1161"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w life|strong="G5590"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* answer \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w call|strong="G1941"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w witness|strong="G3144"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w spare|strong="G5339"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* deferred \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Corinth|strong="G2882"\w*.  
\v 24 \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w mean|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* dictate \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G3756"\w* regard \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*; \w on|strong="G2476"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* contrary, \w we|strong="G3754"\w* work \w with|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* happiness; \w indeed|strong="G1063"\w*, \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w through|strong="G5210"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w firm|strong="G2476"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w own|strong="G1683"\w* \w sake|strong="G1683"\w*, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G1063"\w*, \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* pay \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w another|strong="G3825"\w* \w painful|strong="G1722"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w*.  
\v 2 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* pain, \w why|strong="G5101"\w*, \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* cheer \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w except|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G5101"\w* \w whom|strong="G5101"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* paining?  
\v 3 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* afraid \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* pained \w by|strong="G1909"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w ought|strong="G1163"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w made|strong="G3982"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w glad|strong="G5463"\w*; \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w felt|strong="G2192"\w* \w sure|strong="G3982"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w case|strong="G3588"\w* \w yours|strong="G4771"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 4 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w sore|strong="G4183"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w distress|strong="G2347"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w tears|strong="G1144"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w give|strong="G2192"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* pain, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w let|strong="G1097"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w see|strong="G1097"\w* \w how|strong="G1097"\w* intense \w a|strong="G2192"\w* love \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w whoever|strong="G3956"\w* \w has|strong="G5100"\w* \w caused|strong="G3076"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* pain \w has|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w much|strong="G1912"\w* pained \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w has|strong="G5100"\w*, \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* extent – \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w too|strong="G1912"\w* severe – pained \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 6 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G3778"\w* refer \w has|strong="G3778"\w* \w been|strong="G4183"\w* sufficiently punished \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* penalty inflicted \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w majority|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w you|strong="G3778"\w*;  
\v 7 \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* opposite course, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w forgive|strong="G5483"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w encourage|strong="G3870"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w else|strong="G3361"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w overwhelmed|strong="G2666"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* intensity \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w pain|strong="G3077"\w*.  
\v 8 \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G1352"\w* \w entreat|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* assure \w him|strong="G3870"\w* \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G3870"\w* love.  
\v 9 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* further object, \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* – \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w find|strong="G1097"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w whether|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* relied \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w obedient|strong="G5255"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*.  
\v 10 \w Anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w forgive|strong="G5483"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w forgive|strong="G5483"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w*, \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w part|strong="G1473"\w*, \w whatever|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w forgiven|strong="G5483"\w* (\w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w forgive|strong="G5483"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w*), \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w forgiven|strong="G5483"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w sakes|strong="G1223"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w presence|strong="G4383"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*,  
\v 11 \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w as|strong="G1063"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* prevent \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* taking \w advantage|strong="G4122"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* us; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w ignorant|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w his|strong="G5259"\w* \w devices|strong="G3540"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* district \w round|strong="G2532"\w* \w Troas|strong="G5174"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* tell \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* opening \w for|strong="G1519"\w* serving \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w*,  
\v 13 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w get|strong="G2192"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* peace \w of|strong="G4151"\w* mind \w because|strong="G2192"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w failed|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w*, \w my|strong="G1473"\w* friend; \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w took|strong="G2192"\w* \w leave|strong="G1831"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G3361"\w*, \w and|strong="G4151"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*.  
\v 14 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w thanks|strong="G5485"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w*, \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w leads|strong="G2358"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* continual \w triumph|strong="G2358"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* uses \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* spread \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sweet|strong="G3744"\w* perfume \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w*.  
\v 15 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w fragrance|strong="G2175"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* ascending \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* – \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* path \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4982"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* path \w to|strong="G2532"\w* ruin.  
\v 16 \w To|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w latter|strong="G3303"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* stench \w which|strong="G3739"\w* arises \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*; \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* former \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w fragrance|strong="G3744"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* arises \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* equal \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w such|strong="G3778"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* task?  
\v 17 Unlike \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*, \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* habit \w of|strong="G1537"\w* making profit \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w*; \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w sincerity|strong="G1505"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* bearing \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s commission, \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.   
\c 3
\b  
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\v 1 \w Are|strong="G1992"\w* \w we|strong="G5613"\w* beginning \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w commend|strong="G4921"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*? \w Or|strong="G2228"\w* \w are|strong="G1992"\w* \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G5100"\w* \w need|strong="G5535"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w commendation|strong="G4956"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*?  
\v 2 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* – \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w written|strong="G1449"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* everybody can read \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w understand|strong="G1097"\w*.  
\v 3 \w All|strong="G1722"\w* can see \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w delivered|strong="G1247"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w written|strong="G1449"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w ink|strong="G3188"\w*, \w but|strong="G2316"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w tablets|strong="G4109"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w stone|strong="G3035"\w*, \w but|strong="G2316"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w tablets|strong="G4109"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w human|strong="G4560"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*.   
\s1 The Ministry of the Apostles  
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\v 4 \w This|strong="G3588"\w*, \w then|strong="G1161"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w confidence|strong="G4006"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w regard|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* gained \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 5 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w mean|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w fit|strong="G2425"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* form \w any|strong="G5100"\w* judgment \w by|strong="G1537"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w on|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* authority;  
\v 6 \w our|strong="G2532"\w* fitness \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* himself \w made|strong="G2427"\w* \w us|strong="G2427"\w* fit \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* assistants \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* substance \w is|strong="G3588"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w written|strong="G1121"\w* Law, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w written|strong="G1121"\w* Law means death, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w gives|strong="G2227"\w* \w life|strong="G2227"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* system \w of|strong="G5207"\w* religion \w which|strong="G3588"\w* involved \w death|strong="G2288"\w*, embodied \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w written|strong="G1121"\w* Law \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w engraved|strong="G1795"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w stones|strong="G3037"\w*, \w began|strong="G1096"\w* \w amid|strong="G1722"\w* \w such|strong="G5620"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Israelites \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w unable|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* gaze \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w its|strong="G1223"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w passing|strong="G2673"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*,  
\v 8 \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* religion \w that|strong="G3588"\w* confers \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w still|strong="G3123"\w* \w greater|strong="G3123"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*?  
\v 9 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1487"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w in|strong="G4052"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* religion \w that|strong="G3588"\w* involved \w condemnation|strong="G2633"\w*, \w far|strong="G3123"\w* \w greater|strong="G4183"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1391"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* religion \w that|strong="G3588"\w* confers \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*!  
\v 10 \w Indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w has|strong="G3778"\w* lost its \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w surpasses|strong="G5235"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 11 \w And|strong="G1391"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* pass \w away|strong="G2673"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* attended \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w far|strong="G3123"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w will|strong="G4183"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* endure \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w surrounded|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*!   
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\v 12 \w With|strong="G2192"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w as|strong="G5108"\w* \w this|strong="G5108"\w*, \w we|strong="G2192"\w* speak \w with|strong="G2192"\w* \w all|strong="G4183"\w* plainness;  
\v 13 unlike \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* covered \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w veil|strong="G2571"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* prevent \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Israelites \w from|strong="G2532"\w* gazing \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* disappearance \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w passing|strong="G2532"\w* \w away|strong="G2673"\w*.  
\v 14 \w But|strong="G3361"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* \w minds|strong="G3540"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* slow \w to|strong="G1909"\w* learn. \w Indeed|strong="G1063"\w*, \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G4594"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*, \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* public reading \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w old|strong="G3820"\w* \w covenant|strong="G1242"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* same \w veil|strong="G2571"\w* \w remains|strong="G3306"\w*; only \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w does|strong="G3306"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* pass \w away|strong="G2673"\w*.  
\v 15 \w But|strong="G3588"\w*, \w even|strong="G2193"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G4594"\w*, \w whenever|strong="G2259"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* read, \w a|strong="G1909"\w* \w veil|strong="G2571"\w* \w lies|strong="G2749"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*.  
\v 16 \w Yet|strong="G1161"\w*, \w whenever|strong="G1437"\w* someone \w turns|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w veil|strong="G2571"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* removed.  
\v 17 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w*, \w where|strong="G3757"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w freedom|strong="G1657"\w*.  
\v 18 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w with|strong="G1519"\w* \w faces|strong="G4383"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* veil \w is|strong="G3588"\w* lifted, seeing, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w if|strong="G1161"\w* reflected \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w mirror|strong="G2734"\w*, \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G1161"\w* \w transformed|strong="G3339"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w likeness|strong="G1504"\w*, \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* given \w by|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G1223"\w*, \w since|strong="G1223"\w* \w it|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w mercy|strong="G1653"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* engaged \w in|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w ministry|strong="G1248"\w*, \w we|strong="G2192"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* lose heart.  
\v 2 \w No|strong="G3361"\w*, \w we|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* renounced \w the|strong="G1722"\w* secrecy prompted \w by|strong="G1722"\w* shame, refusing \w to|strong="G4314"\w* adopt crafty ways, \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* tamper \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w commending|strong="G4921"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*’s \w conscience|strong="G4893"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sight|strong="G1799"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* exhibition \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth.  
\v 3 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w bring|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w veiled|strong="G2572"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w veiled|strong="G2572"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w case|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* path \w to|strong="G2532"\w* ruin –  
\v 4 \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* \w minds|strong="G3540"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w blinded|strong="G5186"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* age, unbelievers \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w light|strong="G5462"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* incarnation \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* shine \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 5 (\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G5547"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w proclaim|strong="G2784"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w servants|strong="G1401"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*’ \w sake|strong="G1223"\w*.)  
\v 6 Indeed, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* “\w Out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w shine|strong="G2989"\w*,” \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w shone|strong="G2989"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*, \w so|strong="G4314"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w bring|strong="G3004"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w into|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, seen \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w treasure|strong="G2344"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w earthen|strong="G3749"\w* \w vessels|strong="G4632"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w its|strong="G1537"\w* all-prevailing \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* seen \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* own.  
\v 8 \w Though|strong="G1722"\w* hard pressed \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w side|strong="G3956"\w*, \w we|strong="G1722"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* hemmed \w in|strong="G1722"\w*; \w though|strong="G1722"\w* perplexed, \w never|strong="G3756"\w* driven \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w despair|strong="G1820"\w*;  
\v 9 though pursued, \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w abandoned|strong="G1459"\w*; though \w struck|strong="G2598"\w* \w down|strong="G2598"\w*, \w never|strong="G3756"\w* killed!  
\v 10 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w* \w bear|strong="G2443"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* marks \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* death \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* exhibited \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* still \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w continually|strong="G1223"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* \w given|strong="G3860"\w* \w over|strong="G3860"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*’ \w sake|strong="G1223"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* exhibited \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w mortal|strong="G2349"\w* nature.  
\v 12 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w*, \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w work|strong="G1754"\w* \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w work|strong="G1754"\w* \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 13 \w But|strong="G1161"\w*, \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* expressed \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* – “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w*,” \w we|strong="G2249"\w*, \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w therefore|strong="G1352"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w*.  
\v 14 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w raise|strong="G1453"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w bring|strong="G3936"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w into|strong="G2424"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* presence.  
\v 15 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w sakes|strong="G1223"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* loving kindness \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w spreading|strong="G4121"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* heart \w to|strong="G1519"\w* heart, \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \w yet|strong="G1063"\w* \w more|strong="G4119"\w* hearts \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w overflow|strong="G4052"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w thanksgiving|strong="G2169"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* lose heart. \w No|strong="G3756"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G1487"\w* outwardly \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* wasting \w away|strong="G1854"\w*, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* inwardly \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* renewed \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*.  
\v 17 \w The|strong="G1519"\w* \w light|strong="G1645"\w* burden \w of|strong="G1391"\w* \w our|strong="G2596"\w* \w momentary|strong="G3910"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* preparing \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* weight \w of|strong="G1391"\w* imperishable \w glory|strong="G1391"\w*, \w beyond|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G2596"\w* \w measure|strong="G5236"\w*.  
\v 18 \w We|strong="G2249"\w*, \w all|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w while|strong="G1161"\w*, gaze \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* seen, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* unseen. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* seen \w is|strong="G3588"\w* transient, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* unseen \w is|strong="G3588"\w* imperishable.   
\c 5
\p
\v 1 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w tent|strong="G4636"\w* – \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w earthly|strong="G1919"\w* body \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w home|strong="G3614"\w* – \w is|strong="G3588"\w* taken \w down|strong="G2647"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w building|strong="G3619"\w*, \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w home|strong="G3614"\w* \w not|strong="G1473"\w* \w made|strong="G2316"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* hands, imperishable, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w present|strong="G3778"\w* body \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w sigh|strong="G4727"\w*, \w longing|strong="G1971"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G1537"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w heavenly|strong="G3772"\w* \w house|strong="G3613"\w*,  
\v 3 sure \w that|strong="G2532"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G1746"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1746"\w*, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w naked|strong="G1131"\w*.  
\v 4 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w tent|strong="G4636"\w* \w sigh|strong="G4727"\w* \w under|strong="G5259"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* burden, \w unwilling|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w off|strong="G1562"\w*, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w wishing|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* heavenly body \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w mortal|strong="G2349"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* absorbed \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*.  
\v 5 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w prepared|strong="G2716"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* change \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* \w given|strong="G1325"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* pledge.   
\p
\v 6 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w* \w confident|strong="G2292"\w*, \w knowing|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w home|strong="G1736"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w absent|strong="G1553"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w home|strong="G1736"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 7 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* guide \w our|strong="G1223"\w* lives \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w and|strong="G4102"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w what|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* see.  
\v 8 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w confidence|strong="G2292"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w gladly|strong="G2106"\w* leave \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w home|strong="G1736"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w home|strong="G1736"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 9 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w*, \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w home|strong="G1736"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w absent|strong="G1553"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w home|strong="G1736"\w*, \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G2532"\w* \w ambition|strong="G5389"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w please|strong="G2101"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w at|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* court \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w appear|strong="G5319"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w our|strong="G5547"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* characters, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* reap \w the|strong="G3956"\w* results \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* life \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* lived \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, \w in|strong="G3956"\w* accordance \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* actions – \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* worthless.   
\b  
\p
\v 11 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w fear|strong="G5401"\w* inspired \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* trying \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w win|strong="G3982"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w over|strong="G3982"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* motives \w are|strong="G3588"\w* plain \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* inmost hearts \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* plain \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 12 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* ‘\w commending|strong="G4921"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w*’ \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w rather|strong="G3756"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w giving|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w cause|strong="G1325"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w pride|strong="G2745"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* answer ready \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w pride|strong="G2745"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w appearances|strong="G4383"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* character.  
\v 13 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w if|strong="G1535"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w were|strong="G1839"\w* ‘\w beside|strong="G1839"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1839"\w*,’ \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w was|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s service! \w If|strong="G1535"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G5210"\w* not \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w senses|strong="G1839"\w*, \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w yours|strong="G4771"\w*!  
\v 14 \w It|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* love \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* compels \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w when|strong="G2919"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* reflect \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w as|strong="G1063"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*;  
\v 15 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3371"\w* \w longer|strong="G3371"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w rose|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\p
\v 16 \w For|strong="G2532"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G3568"\w* forward, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* refuse \w to|strong="G2532"\w* regard \w anyone|strong="G3762"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* world’s \w standpoint|strong="G2596"\w*. \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* once thought \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w standpoint|strong="G2596"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* world, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w longer|strong="G3765"\w*.  
\v 17 \w Therefore|strong="G5620"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w being|strong="G1096"\w*! \w His|strong="G1722"\w* old life \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w passed|strong="G3588"\w* \w away|strong="G3928"\w*; \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* life \w has|strong="G1096"\w* begun!  
\v 18 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w work|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w reconciled|strong="G2644"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w ministry|strong="G1248"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w reconciliation|strong="G2643"\w* –  
\v 19 \w To|strong="G2532"\w* proclaim \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w reconciling|strong="G2644"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* reckoning \w people|strong="G1510"\w*’s \w offences|strong="G3900"\w* \w against|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* entrusted \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w reconciliation|strong="G2643"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w It|strong="G1223"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w on|strong="G5228"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* acting \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w ambassadors|strong="G4243"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w*, \w appealing|strong="G3870"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G3767"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w implore|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G3767"\w* \w on|strong="G5228"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* – \w Be|strong="G2316"\w* \w reconciled|strong="G2644"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 21 \w For|strong="G5228"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w sake|strong="G5228"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* Christ, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* innocent \w of|strong="G2316"\w* sin, \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* sinfulness, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
\c 6
\p
\v 1 \w Therefore|strong="G1161"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s fellow workers, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w appeal|strong="G3870"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w receive|strong="G1209"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* loving kindness \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w vain|strong="G2756"\w*.  
\v 2 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w At|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* acceptance \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w listened|strong="G1873"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w deliverance|strong="G4991"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* helped \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.”  
\m \w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* acceptance! \w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w deliverance|strong="G4991"\w*!  
\v 3 \w Never|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w we|strong="G2443"\w* \w put|strong="G1325"\w* \w an|strong="G1325"\w* obstacle \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3367"\w*’s \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w fault|strong="G3469"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* found \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G1722"\w* \w ministry|strong="G1248"\w*.  
\v 4 \w No|strong="G3956"\w*, \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* trying \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w commend|strong="G4921"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w circumstances|strong="G1722"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s assistants \w should|strong="G2316"\w* – \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* hour \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w endurance|strong="G5281"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* hardships, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w difficulties|strong="G4730"\w*,  
\v 5 \w in|strong="G1722"\w* floggings, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w imprisonments|strong="G5438"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* riots, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* toils, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* sleepless nights, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w hunger|strong="G3521"\w*;  
\v 6 \w by|strong="G1722"\w* purity, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w patience|strong="G3115"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* kindliness, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* holiness \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* unfeigned love;  
\v 7 \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* truth, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*; \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w weapons|strong="G3696"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G1188"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* left;  
\v 8 amid \w honour|strong="G1391"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* disrepute, amid \w slander|strong="G1426"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w praise|strong="G1391"\w*; regarded \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w deceivers|strong="G4108"\w*, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* proved \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* true;  
\v 9 \w as|strong="G5613"\w* unknown, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w well-known|strong="G1921"\w*; \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w at|strong="G2532"\w* \w death|strong="G2289"\w*’s door, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w*, \w see|strong="G3708"\w*, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w*; \w as|strong="G5613"\w* chastised, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w killed|strong="G2289"\w*;  
\v 10 \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w saddened|strong="G3076"\w*, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w rejoicing|strong="G5463"\w*; \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w poor|strong="G4434"\w*, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* enriching \w many|strong="G4183"\w*; \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w having|strong="G2192"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w possessing|strong="G2722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*!   
\s1 The Apostle and his Converts  
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\v 11 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* been speaking freely \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, dear friends \w in|strong="G4314"\w* Corinth; \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w opened|strong="G4115"\w* \w our|strong="G4314"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w*;  
\v 12 \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* room \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* room, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* love, \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Can|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* return – \w I|strong="G2532"\w* appeal \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* – \w open|strong="G4115"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* hearts \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w*?   
\p
\v 14 \w Do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* enter \w into|strong="G1096"\w* inconsistent relations \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w those|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* reject \w the|strong="G2532"\w* faith. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w partnership|strong="G3352"\w* \w can|strong="G1063"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w between|strong="G4314"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* lawlessness? \w Or|strong="G2228"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w has|strong="G5101"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w*?  
\v 15 \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w harmony|strong="G4857"\w* can \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w be|strong="G5547"\w* \w between|strong="G4314"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Belial? \w Or|strong="G2228"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* can \w those|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* accept \w the|strong="G1161"\w* faith \w have|strong="G5101"\w* \w in|strong="G4314"\w* \w common|strong="G3310"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* reject \w it|strong="G1161"\w*?  
\v 16 \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w agreement|strong="G4783"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w between|strong="G3326"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w temple|strong="G3485"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w idols|strong="G1497"\w*? \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w temple|strong="G3485"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w That|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w meant|strong="G1510"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* –  
\q1 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w walk|strong="G2532"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*;  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17 \w Therefore|strong="G1352"\w* ‘\w Come|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w among|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* nations, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* separate \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*,’ \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w And|strong="G2532"\w* touch \w nothing|strong="G3361"\w* impure;  
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w welcome|strong="G1523"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*;   
\q1
\v 18 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w daughters|strong="G2364"\w*,’  
\q2 \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Ruler \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w*.”   
\m  
\c 7
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\v 1 \w With|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w promises|strong="G1860"\w*, dear friends, \w let|strong="G3767"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w purify|strong="G2511"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* pollutes \w either|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* deepest \w respect|strong="G5401"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, aim \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w perfect|strong="G2005"\w* holiness.   
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\v 2 \w Make|strong="G5562"\w* \w room|strong="G5562"\w* \w for|strong="G3762"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w in|strong="G3762"\w* your hearts. \w In|strong="G3762"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* instance \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w ever|strong="G3762"\w* wronged, or harmed, or \w taken|strong="G4122"\w* \w advantage|strong="G4122"\w* \w of|strong="G3762"\w*, \w anyone|strong="G3762"\w*.  
\v 3 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w condemn|strong="G2633"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="G2532"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* already \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w live|strong="G4800"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w die|strong="G4880"\w* \w together|strong="G4314"\w*.  
\v 4 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* utmost \w confidence|strong="G3954"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*; \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2746"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w full|strong="G4137"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w encouragement|strong="G3874"\w* \w and|strong="G3956"\w*, \w in|strong="G1909"\w* spite \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w our|strong="G3956"\w* \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w*, \w my|strong="G3956"\w* heart \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w overflowing|strong="G5248"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* happiness.   
\p
\v 5 \w Ever|strong="G1519"\w* \w since|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w reached|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w rest|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w mind|strong="G2532"\w*; \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w side|strong="G3956"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* troubles – \w conflicts|strong="G3163"\w* \w without|strong="G2532"\w*, anxieties \w within|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\v 6 \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* encourages \w the|strong="G1722"\w* downcast, \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w encouraged|strong="G3870"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w arrival|strong="G3952"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w*.  
\v 7 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w arrival|strong="G3952"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w encouraged|strong="G3870"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w encouragement|strong="G3874"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* received \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*; \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* affection, \w your|strong="G2532"\w* penitence, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w zeal|strong="G2205"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* – \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* happier \w still|strong="G3123"\w*.  
\v 8 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w caused|strong="G3076"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w sorrow|strong="G3076"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w regret|strong="G3338"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* inclined \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w regret|strong="G3338"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* – \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* see \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w sorrow|strong="G3076"\w* \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G5610"\w* –  
\v 9 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w glad|strong="G5463"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*; \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sorrow|strong="G3076"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w caused|strong="G3076"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w sorrow|strong="G3076"\w* \w brought|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w repentance|strong="G3341"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* feel \w sorrow|strong="G3076"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w suffer|strong="G2210"\w* \w loss|strong="G2210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w any|strong="G3367"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* hands.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w sorrow|strong="G3077"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w will|strong="G2316"\w*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* results \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w repentance|strong="G3341"\w* \w leading|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* never \w be|strong="G1519"\w* regretted. \w The|strong="G1519"\w* sure \w result|strong="G1519"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w sorrow|strong="G3077"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* knows \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*.  
\v 11 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* results \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1438"\w* \w sorrow|strong="G3076"\w* – \w sorrow|strong="G3076"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w will|strong="G2316"\w* – \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G3708"\w* \w case|strong="G1722"\w*. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w earnestness|strong="G4710"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w produced|strong="G2716"\w*! \w What|strong="G3588"\w* explanations! \w What|strong="G3588"\w* strong feeling! \w What|strong="G3588"\w* alarm! \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w longing|strong="G1972"\w*! \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w eagerness|strong="G4710"\w*! \w What|strong="G3588"\w* readiness \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w punish|strong="G1557"\w*! \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* proved \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* altogether \w free|strong="G3956"\w* \w from|strong="G2596"\w* guilt \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w matter|strong="G4229"\w*.  
\v 12 \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sake|strong="G1752"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* wrongdoer, \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* wronged, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w make|strong="G5319"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* conscious, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sight|strong="G1799"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* own earnest \w care|strong="G4710"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* encouraged \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.   
\p
\v 13 \w In|strong="G1909"\w* addition \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w encouragement|strong="G3874"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G1161"\w* \w far|strong="G3123"\w* happier \w still|strong="G3123"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* happiness \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* heart \w has|strong="G3778"\w* been cheered \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*.  
\v 14 \w Although|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2746"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* little \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w put|strong="G2617"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w shame|strong="G2617"\w*; \w but|strong="G2532"\w*, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w thing|strong="G5100"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2746"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w proved|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth.  
\v 15 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w affection|strong="G4698"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w greater|strong="G4771"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* remembers \w the|strong="G2532"\w* deference \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* showed \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* recalls \w how|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w received|strong="G1209"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* anxious care.  
\v 16 \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w am|strong="G5463"\w* \w glad|strong="G5463"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* can feel perfect \w confidence|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
\c 8
\s1 The Palestine Famine Fund  
\p
\v 1 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* want \w to|strong="G1722"\w* remind \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, friends, \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* love \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* shown \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w* –  
\v 2 \w How|strong="G3754"\w*, tired \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w trouble|strong="G2347"\w*, \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w overflowing|strong="G4052"\w* happiness, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w deep|strong="G4183"\w* \w poverty|strong="G4432"\w*, \w resulted|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* flood \w of|strong="G2532"\w* generosity.  
\v 3 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* can \w bear|strong="G3140"\w* \w witness|strong="G3140"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* full extent \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w beyond|strong="G3844"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*, spontaneously,  
\v 4 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w appeal|strong="G3874"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* permission, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* showed \w their|strong="G2532"\w* love, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* contributed \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w share|strong="G2842"\w* towards \w the|strong="G2532"\w* fund \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* fellow Christians.  
\v 5 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G1223"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w expected|strong="G1679"\w*; \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* accordance \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w*.  
\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* led \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w beg|strong="G3870"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w*, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* since \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* started \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w work|strong="G5485"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* see \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w completion|strong="G2005"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* expression \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* love.  
\v 7 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, remembering \w how|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w excel|strong="G4052"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* – \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w teaching|strong="G3056"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* unfailing \w earnestness|strong="G4710"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* affection \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* awakened \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* – \w I|strong="G1473"\w* ask \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w excel|strong="G4052"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* expression \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* love.   
\p
\v 8 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w laying|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w command|strong="G2003"\w* \w on|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w making|strong="G2532"\w* \w use|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earnestness|strong="G4710"\w* shown \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w test|strong="G1381"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* genuineness \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G5212"\w* affection.  
\v 9 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* forget \w the|strong="G1223"\w* loving kindness \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* – \w how|strong="G3754"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w sakes|strong="G1223"\w*, \w although|strong="G3748"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w rich|strong="G4145"\w*, \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w became|strong="G4433"\w* \w poor|strong="G4433"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w also|strong="G5210"\w* \w might|strong="G5210"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* \w rich|strong="G4145"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w poverty|strong="G4432"\w*.  
\v 10 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w making|strong="G4160"\w* suggestions \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* matter; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* best course \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w since|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w year|strong="G4070"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w taking|strong="G1325"\w* action, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* showing \w your|strong="G2532"\w* readiness \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 11 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w complete|strong="G2005"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* work, \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w its|strong="G1537"\w* \w completion|strong="G2005"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* correspond \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w willing|strong="G2309"\w* \w readiness|strong="G4288"\w* – \w in|strong="G2532"\w* proportion, \w of|strong="G1537"\w* course, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w means|strong="G1537"\w*.  
\v 12 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, where \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* willingness, \w a|strong="G2192"\w* person’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* gift \w is|strong="G3588"\w* valued \w by|strong="G1063"\w* its comparison \w with|strong="G2192"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w with|strong="G2192"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w*.  
\v 13 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w our|strong="G1722"\w* object \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* give relief \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w bring|strong="G1519"\w* \w distress|strong="G2347"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w It|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* matter \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* fair balance.  
\v 14 \w On|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w occasion|strong="G2540"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* can spare \w will|strong="G2532"\w* supply \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w need|strong="G5303"\w*, \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w another|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* can spare \w may|strong="G2532"\w* supply \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w need|strong="G5303"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w equal|strong="G2471"\w*.  
\v 15 \w As|strong="G2531"\w* \w scripture|strong="G1125"\w* says –  
\q1 “\w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3756"\w* \w over|strong="G4121"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w little|strong="G3641"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w lack|strong="G1641"\w*!”   
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\v 16 \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w thank|strong="G5485"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* inspiring \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* same keen interest \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w welfare|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w*;  
\v 17 \w for|strong="G3754"\w* Titus \w has|strong="G3748"\w* responded \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w my|strong="G3754"\w* appeals \w and|strong="G1161"\w*, \w in|strong="G4314"\w* \w his|strong="G3754"\w* great \w earnestness|strong="G3874"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* starting \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w go|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G3754"\w* own \w accord|strong="G4314"\w*.  
\v 18 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sending \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w followers|strong="G3588"\w* \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* \w fame|strong="G1868"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* service \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* spread \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w*;  
\v 19 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* elected \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w accompany|strong="G4862"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* journey, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* connexion \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* expression \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* love, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* personally administering \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w honour|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* show \w our|strong="G2532"\w* deep interest.  
\v 20 \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* specially guarding \w against|strong="G1722"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w fault|strong="G3469"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* found \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* regard \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G1722"\w* \w administration|strong="G1247"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* charitable fund;  
\v 21 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* trying \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* arrangements \w which|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G2570"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* eyes \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* eyes \w of|strong="G2532"\w* people.  
\v 22 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* sending \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w another|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G1722"\w* friends, \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* earnestness \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w time|strong="G4178"\w* \w proved|strong="G1381"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* ways, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* find \w made|strong="G1161"\w* \w even|strong="G1161"\w* \w more|strong="G4183"\w* \w earnest|strong="G4705"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w great|strong="G4183"\w* \w confidence|strong="G4006"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 23 \w If|strong="G1535"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w must|strong="G5547"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* anything \w about|strong="G5228"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5547"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* intimate companion, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* shares \w my|strong="G1699"\w* work \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*; \w if|strong="G1535"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5547"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* friends, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* delegates \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w*, \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w honour|strong="G1391"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 24 \w Show|strong="G1731"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w* – \w so|strong="G3767"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* see \w it|strong="G2532"\w* – \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w proof|strong="G1732"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* affection, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* ground \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2746"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G5228"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
\c 9
\p
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\v 3 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w reason|strong="G2745"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w sending|strong="G3992"\w* \w our|strong="G1722"\w* friends \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* prevent \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* proving, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w particular|strong="G3313"\w* matter, \w an|strong="G1722"\w* \w empty|strong="G2758"\w* \w boast|strong="G2745"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* enable \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w well|strong="G1722"\w* \w prepared|strong="G3903"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Otherwise|strong="G2443"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w any|strong="G1437"\w* \w Macedonians|strong="G3110"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* unprepared, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* – \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* – \w should|strong="G3588"\w* feel \w ashamed|strong="G2617"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w present|strong="G3778"\w* \w confidence|strong="G5287"\w*.  
\v 5 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G2233"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w necessary|strong="G3767"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w beg|strong="G3870"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* friends \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G4281"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* advance, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* complete \w the|strong="G2532"\w* arrangements \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w gift|strong="G2129"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* already \w promised|strong="G4279"\w*, \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w ready|strong="G2092"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w gift|strong="G2129"\w*, \w before|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* look \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w given|strong="G3870"\w* under pressure.   
\p
\v 6 Remember \w the|strong="G2532"\w* saying – “Scanty \w sowing|strong="G4687"\w*, scanty harvest; plentiful \w sowing|strong="G4687"\w*, plentiful harvest.”  
\v 7 \w Let|strong="G1063"\w* \w everyone|strong="G1538"\w* give \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* determined \w before|strong="G3588"\w* hand, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w grudgingly|strong="G1537"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w under|strong="G1537"\w* compulsion; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* loves \w a|strong="G2228"\w* \w cheerful|strong="G2431"\w* \w giver|strong="G1395"\w*.  
\v 8 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w power|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* shower \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w kinds|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* blessings \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w having|strong="G2192"\w*, \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w circumstances|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* occasions, \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* can \w need|strong="G2192"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w able|strong="G1414"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* shower \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w kinds|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* benefits \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 9 (\w As|strong="G2531"\w* \w scripture|strong="G1125"\w* says –  
\q1 “\w He|strong="G3588"\w* shared freely, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w poor|strong="G3993"\w*; \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w continues|strong="G3306"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*.”   
\m
\v 10 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w supplies|strong="G5524"\w* \w seed|strong="G4690"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sower|strong="G4687"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* bread \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w eating|strong="G1035"\w*, \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w supply|strong="G5524"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w seed|strong="G4690"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w increase|strong="G4129"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w multiply|strong="G4129"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w fruits|strong="G1081"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*).  
\v 11 \w Rich|strong="G4148"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1722"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* able \w to|strong="G1519"\w* show liberality \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w*, \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* help, \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \w thanksgiving|strong="G2169"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* offered \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 12 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* rendering \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* public \w service|strong="G1248"\w* \w such|strong="G3778"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* relieves \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w needs|strong="G5303"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* fellow Christians, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* results \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w offering|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w thanksgiving|strong="G2169"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* evidence afforded \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w service|strong="G1248"\w* rendered, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w praise|strong="G1392"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* fidelity \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w profession|strong="G3671"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* faith \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* liberality \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* contributions \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 14 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w prayers|strong="G1162"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, express \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w longing|strong="G1971"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* see \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w surpassing|strong="G5235"\w* love \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* displayed \w toward|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 15 \w All|strong="G3588"\w* \w thanks|strong="G5485"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* inestimable \w gift|strong="G1431"\w*!   
\c 10
\s1 The Apostle’s Claims and Authority  
\p
\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* personal \w appeal|strong="G3870"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w meekness|strong="G4240"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gentleness|strong="G4240"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* – \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w*, ‘\w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w presence|strong="G4383"\w*, \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w humble|strong="G5011"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* bearing towards \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* absent, \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w bold|strong="G2292"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* language \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*’ –  
\v 2 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* implore \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* drive \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* ‘show \w my|strong="G1473"\w* boldness,’ \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w come|strong="G3918"\w*, \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w confident|strong="G2292"\w* tone \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* expect \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* adopt towards \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* expecting \w to|strong="G2596"\w* find \w us|strong="G2249"\w* influenced \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w our|strong="G2596"\w* \w conduct|strong="G4043"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w motives|strong="G2596"\w*.  
\v 3 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w though|strong="G1722"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w life|strong="G4561"\w*, \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G4043"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w wage|strong="G4754"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w war|strong="G4754"\w*.  
\v 4 \w The|strong="G4314"\w* \w weapons|strong="G3696"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w warfare|strong="G4752"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* earthly, \w but|strong="G1063"\w*, \w under|strong="G3756"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w powerful|strong="G1415"\w* \w enough|strong="G1415"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* pull \w down|strong="G2507"\w* \w strongholds|strong="G3794"\w*.  
\v 5 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* engaged \w in|strong="G1519"\w* confuting arguments \w and|strong="G2532"\w* pulling \w down|strong="G2507"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* barrier \w raised|strong="G1869"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* taking captive \w every|strong="G3956"\w* hostile \w thought|strong="G3540"\w*, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* submission \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*,  
\v 6 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w fully|strong="G4137"\w* \w prepared|strong="G2092"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w punish|strong="G1556"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* act \w of|strong="G2532"\w* rebellion, \w when|strong="G3752"\w* once \w your|strong="G2192"\w* submission \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w complete|strong="G4137"\w*.  
\v 7 \w You|strong="G1487"\w* look \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w outward|strong="G2596"\w* \w appearance|strong="G4383"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*! \w Let|strong="G3049"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w confident|strong="G3982"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w belongs|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, reflect, \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*, \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w fact|strong="G3754"\w* – \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w no|strong="G2532"\w* less \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w*.  
\v 8 \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* extravagantly \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w authority|strong="G1849"\w* – \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w building|strong="G3619"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w faith|strong="G3739"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* overthrowing \w it|strong="G2532"\w* – still \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* reason \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* ashamed.  
\v 9 \w I|strong="G5613"\w* \w say|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w it|strong="G1223"\w* doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w seem|strong="G1380"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G5613"\w* \w am|strong="G3588"\w* trying \w to|strong="G2443"\w* overawe \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w my|strong="G1223"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w*.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G5346"\w* ‘\w His|strong="G2532"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* impressive \w and|strong="G2532"\w* vigorous, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w personal|strong="G4983"\w* \w appearance|strong="G3056"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* insignificant \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w speaking|strong="G3056"\w* \w contemptible|strong="G1848"\w*.’  
\v 11 \w Let|strong="G3049"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G5108"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* assured \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* – \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* show us \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* absent, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w deeds|strong="G2041"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* show us \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w present|strong="G3918"\w*.  
\v 12 \w We|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* audacity \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w class|strong="G1469"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w compare|strong="G4793"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* indulge \w in|strong="G1722"\w* self-commendation! \w But|strong="G2532"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w such|strong="G5100"\w* \w persons|strong="G1438"\w* \w measure|strong="G3354"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w compare|strong="G4793"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* show \w a|strong="G2532"\w* want \w of|strong="G2532"\w* wisdom.  
\v 13 \w We|strong="G2249"\w*, \w however|strong="G1161"\w*, \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* unlimited \w boasting|strong="G2744"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* confine \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* limits \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sphere|strong="G2583"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* limited \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* permitted \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* Corinth.  
\v 14 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w case|strong="G1722"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* habit \w of|strong="G2532"\w* coming \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w exceeding|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* bounds! \w Why|strong="G1063"\w*, \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w reach|strong="G2185"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*!  
\v 15 \w Our|strong="G2596"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2744"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G1161"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* unlimited, \w nor|strong="G3756"\w* \w does|strong="G2192"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* extend \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w labours|strong="G2873"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G2596"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* grows, \w our|strong="G2596"\w* influence \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G4102"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w greatly|strong="G3756"\w* increased – \w though|strong="G1161"\w* still confined \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2596"\w* \w sphere|strong="G2583"\w* –  
\v 16 \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2744"\w* \w will|strong="G2744"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* able \w to|strong="G1519"\w* tell \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* districts \w beyond|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w without|strong="G3756"\w* trespassing \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sphere|strong="G2583"\w* assigned \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w or|strong="G3588"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2744"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G1519"\w* \w been|strong="G3756"\w* already done.  
\v 17 \w Let|strong="G1161"\w* anyone \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w boasts|strong="G2744"\w* make \w their|strong="G1722"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 18 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w commend|strong="G4921"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* stand \w the|strong="G3588"\w* test, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w commended|strong="G4921"\w* \w by|strong="G1438"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* could \w wish|strong="G3785"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* tolerate \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w little|strong="G3398"\w* folly \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*! \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* tolerate \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.  
\v 2 \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w am|strong="G3588"\w* \w jealous|strong="G2206"\w* \w over|strong="G2206"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w jealousy|strong="G2205"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* promised \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* marriage \w as|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1520"\w* pure bride, \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* husband – \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 3 \w Yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w fear|strong="G5399"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w snake|strong="G3789"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w craftiness|strong="G3834"\w* \w deceived|strong="G1818"\w* \w Eve|strong="G2096"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w minds|strong="G3540"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* lost \w the|strong="G1722"\w* loyalty \w and|strong="G2532"\w* purity \w due|strong="G1722"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 4 \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w* newcomer \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w proclaiming|strong="G2784"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w other|strong="G2087"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w proclaimed|strong="G2784"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w receiving|strong="G2983"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w good|strong="G2573"\w* \w news|strong="G2098"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w welcomed|strong="G1209"\w*, \w then|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* marvellously tolerant!  
\v 5 \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G5302"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w regard|strong="G3049"\w* \w myself|strong="G3049"\w* \w as|strong="G3049"\w* \w in|strong="G1063"\w* \w any|strong="G3367"\w* \w way|strong="G3367"\w* \w inferior|strong="G5302"\w* \w to|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* most eminent apostles!  
\v 6 \w Though|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* trained orator, \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w knowledge|strong="G1108"\w*; \w indeed|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G5319"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w perfectly|strong="G3956"\w* \w clear|strong="G5319"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*.   
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\v 7 Perhaps \w you|strong="G5210"\w* say \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* wrong \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w humbling|strong="G5013"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* \w exalted|strong="G5312"\w* – \w I|strong="G3754"\w* mean \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* \w without|strong="G2316"\w* payment.  
\v 8 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w robbed|strong="G4813"\w* \w other|strong="G3762"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w taking|strong="G2983"\w* pay \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w serve|strong="G1248"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!  
\v 9 \w And|strong="G2532"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w need|strong="G5303"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2064"\w* become \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w burden|strong="G2655"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* friends, \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*, \w supplied|strong="G4322"\w* \w my|strong="G5083"\w* \w needs|strong="G5303"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w kept|strong="G5083"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G5083"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* expense \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\v 10 \w As|strong="G1519"\w* surely \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* anything \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w this|strong="G3778"\w* boast, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* concerned, \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w stopped|strong="G5420"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w part|strong="G1473"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* Greece.  
\v 11 \w Why|strong="G5101"\w*? \w Because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* love \w you|strong="G5210"\w*? \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w knows|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w*!   
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\v 12 \w What|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w continue|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w cut|strong="G1581"\w* away \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ground \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w wishing|strong="G2309"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w* ground \w for|strong="G1161"\w* attacking \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* regards \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w thing|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* appear \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* characters, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Such|strong="G5108"\w* \w people|strong="G5108"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w false|strong="G5570"\w* \w apostles|strong="G5570"\w*, treacherous \w workers|strong="G2040"\w*, \w disguising|strong="G3345"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1519"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w apostles|strong="G5570"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*!  
\v 14 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w wonder|strong="G2295"\w*; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w* \w disguises|strong="G3345"\w* \w himself|strong="G1519"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* angel \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*.  
\v 15 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w surprising|strong="G3173"\w*, \w therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w servants|strong="G1249"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w disguise|strong="G3345"\w* \w themselves|strong="G3345"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w servants|strong="G1249"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w accordance|strong="G2596"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w actions|strong="G2041"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* – \w Let|strong="G1161"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* fool! \w Yet|strong="G1161"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w*, \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w least|strong="G3398"\w* \w welcome|strong="G1209"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w would|strong="G5101"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* fool, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w*, \w too|strong="G5613"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* indulge \w in|strong="G3004"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w little|strong="G3398"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2744"\w*.  
\v 17 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w am|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Master|strong="G2962"\w* \w would|strong="G2962"\w*, \w but|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* fool \w might|strong="G3778"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2746"\w* \w so|strong="G5613"\w* confidently.  
\v 18 \w As|strong="G2596"\w* \w so|strong="G2504"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w are|strong="G4183"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2744"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w earthly|strong="G4561"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w*, \w I|strong="G2504"\w*, too, \w will|strong="G4183"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w*.  
\v 19 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* cleverness, \w you|strong="G1510"\w* tolerate fools willingly enough!  
\v 20 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* tolerate \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w person|strong="G4383"\w* \w even|strong="G1519"\w* \w when|strong="G5100"\w* \w they|strong="G1063"\w* enslave \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w when|strong="G5100"\w* \w they|strong="G1063"\w* plunder \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w when|strong="G5100"\w* \w they|strong="G1063"\w* get \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G1519"\w* power, \w when|strong="G5100"\w* \w they|strong="G1063"\w* \w put|strong="G2983"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* airs \w of|strong="G5100"\w* superiority, \w when|strong="G5100"\w* \w they|strong="G1063"\w* \w strike|strong="G1194"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w*!  
\v 21 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* admit, \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* shame, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w been|strong="G5100"\w* weak. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w whatever|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* subject \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w others|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* afraid \w to|strong="G2596"\w* boast – \w though|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* foolish \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* – \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* afraid either!  
\v 22 \w Are|strong="G1510"\w* \w they|strong="G1510"\w* \w Hebrews|strong="G1445"\w*? \w So|strong="G2504"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w*! \w Are|strong="G1510"\w* \w they|strong="G1510"\w* \w Israelites|strong="G2475"\w*? \w So|strong="G2504"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w*! \w Are|strong="G1510"\w* \w they|strong="G1510"\w* \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w* \w of|strong="G4690"\w* Abraham? \w So|strong="G2504"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w*!  
\v 23 \w Are|strong="G1510"\w* \w they|strong="G1510"\w* “\w Servants|strong="G1249"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*”? \w Though|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* madness \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w talk|strong="G2980"\w* like \w this|strong="G1722"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w so|strong="G5228"\w* \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w they|strong="G1510"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w toil|strong="G2873"\w*, \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w imprisonment|strong="G5438"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* flogged \w times|strong="G4178"\w* \w without|strong="G5234"\w* \w number|strong="G5234"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w often|strong="G4178"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*’s door.  
\v 24 \w Five|strong="G3999"\w* \w times|strong="G3999"\w* \w I|strong="G2453"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w at|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2983"\w* \w hands|strong="G5259"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w my|strong="G5259"\w* own \w people|strong="G2983"\w* \w forty|strong="G5062"\w* lashes, all but \w one|strong="G1520"\w*.  
\v 25 \w Three|strong="G5151"\w* \w times|strong="G5151"\w* \w I|strong="G1722"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w beaten|strong="G4463"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w rods|strong="G4463"\w*. Once \w I|strong="G1722"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w stoned|strong="G3034"\w*. \w Three|strong="G5151"\w* \w times|strong="G5151"\w* \w I|strong="G1722"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w shipwrecked|strong="G3489"\w*. \w I|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w* \w spent|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w whole|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G3574"\w* \w and|strong="G4160"\w* \w night|strong="G3574"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w deep|strong="G1037"\w*.  
\v 26 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w journeys|strong="G3597"\w* \w have|strong="G1484"\w* \w been|strong="G4178"\w* \w many|strong="G4178"\w*. \w I|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G1484"\w* \w been|strong="G4178"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w rivers|strong="G4215"\w*, \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w robbers|strong="G3027"\w*, \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* own \w people|strong="G1484"\w*, \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\w*, \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w towns|strong="G4172"\w*, \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* country, \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*, \w dangers|strong="G2794"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* pretending \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G1722"\w* followers \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Lord.  
\v 27 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w toil|strong="G2873"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w hardship|strong="G3449"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* passed \w many|strong="G4178"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* sleepless night; \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* endured \w hunger|strong="G3042"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w thirst|strong="G1373"\w*; \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w often|strong="G4178"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w food|strong="G3521"\w*; \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* known \w cold|strong="G5592"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w nakedness|strong="G1132"\w*.  
\v 28 \w And|strong="G2250"\w*, \w not|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* speak \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w other|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w there|strong="G2250"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w daily|strong="G2250"\w* burden \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w anxiety|strong="G3308"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w*.  
\v 29 \w Who|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* weak \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* weak? \w Who|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w led|strong="G4624"\w* astray \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w burning|strong="G4448"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* indignation?  
\v 30 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* show \w my|strong="G1473"\w* weakness!  
\v 31 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* – \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w* \w blessed|strong="G2128"\w* – \w knows|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* speaking \w the|strong="G2532"\w* truth.  
\v 32 \w When|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Governor|strong="G1481"\w* \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \w King|strong="G3588"\w* Aretas \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* gates \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* guarded, \w so|strong="G1722"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w arrest|strong="G4084"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*,  
\v 33 \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w let|strong="G5465"\w* \w down|strong="G5465"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w basket|strong="G4553"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w window|strong="G2376"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w wall|strong="G5038"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w escaped|strong="G1628"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w*.   
\c 12
\p
\v 1 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w*! \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* unprofitable; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* pass \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w visions|strong="G3701"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* revelations given \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 2 \w I|strong="G2193"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w*, \w fourteen|strong="G1180"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w* \w ago|strong="G4253"\w* – \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w out|strong="G1535"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w I|strong="G2193"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w*; \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w knows|strong="G1492"\w* – \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w caught|strong="G5108"\w* \w up|strong="G1722"\w* (\w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2193"\w* \w am|strong="G3588"\w* speaking) \w to|strong="G2193"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w third|strong="G5154"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*.  
\v 3 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* – \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* separated \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w*; \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w knows|strong="G1492"\w* –  
\v 4 \w Was|strong="G3588"\w* caught \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paradise|strong="G3857"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* heard unspeakable \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* human \w being|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w*.  
\v 5 \w About|strong="G1722"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w except|strong="G1487"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* regards \w my|strong="G1722"\w* weaknesses.  
\v 6 \w Yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* choose \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* fool; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w speaking|strong="G3004"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* truth. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w refrain|strong="G3756"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w case|strong="G3361"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w credit|strong="G3049"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* see \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* hear \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* marvellous character \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* revelations.  
\v 7 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w reason|strong="G1352"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* prevent \w my|strong="G1325"\w* thinking \w too|strong="G2532"\w* highly \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w myself|strong="G1473"\w*, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w thorn|strong="G4647"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w sent|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* pierce \w my|strong="G1325"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w* – \w an|strong="G2532"\w* instrument \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* discipline \w me|strong="G1325"\w* – \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* think \w too|strong="G2532"\w* highly \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w myself|strong="G1473"\w*.  
\v 8 \w About|strong="G5228"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w three|strong="G5151"\w* \w times|strong="G5151"\w* entreated \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, praying \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w it|strong="G3778"\w* \w might|strong="G3778"\w* leave \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.  
\v 9 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w reply|strong="G3004"\w* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* – \wj “\+w My|strong="G1722"\+w* help \+w is|strong="G3588"\+w* enough \+w for|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w*; \+w for|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w strength|strong="G1411"\+w* attains its perfection \+w in|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1722"\+w* midst \+w of|strong="G2532"\+w* weakness.”\wj*  
\p \w Most|strong="G3123"\w* \w gladly|strong="G2236"\w*, \w then|strong="G3767"\w*, \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* weaknesses, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w strength|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* overshadow \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.  
\v 10 \w That|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w why|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* delight \w in|strong="G1722"\w* weakness, ill treatment, hardship, \w persecution|strong="G1375"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w difficulties|strong="G4730"\w*, \w when|strong="G3752"\w* borne \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w*, \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* weak, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w strong|strong="G1415"\w*!   
\s1 Conclusion  
\p
\v 11 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* ‘playing \w the|strong="G2532"\w* fool!’ \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* drove \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w ought|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w commending|strong="G4921"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*! \w Although|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w nobody|strong="G3762"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w respect|strong="G3762"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w prove|strong="G1096"\w* \w inferior|strong="G5302"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* most eminent apostles.  
\v 12 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* marks \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* apostle \w were|strong="G3588"\w* exhibited \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* constant \w endurance|strong="G5281"\w*, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w signs|strong="G4592"\w*, \w by|strong="G1722"\w* marvels, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*.  
\v 13 \w In|strong="G1577"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w respect|strong="G3739"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* ask, \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w treated|strong="G2274"\w* worse \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w*, \w unless|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w part|strong="G1473"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w refused|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w burden|strong="G2655"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*? \w Forgive|strong="G5483"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* wrong \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G5101"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!   
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\v 14 \w Remember|strong="G2400"\w*, \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w third|strong="G5154"\w* \w time|strong="G5154"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w made|strong="G3756"\w* \w every|strong="G2532"\w* preparation \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w refuse|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w burden|strong="G2655"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*; \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w want|strong="G2212"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* money, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* duty \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w parents|strong="G1118"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w parents|strong="G1118"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*.  
\v 15 \w For|strong="G5228"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w part|strong="G1473"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w most|strong="G5228"\w* \w gladly|strong="G2236"\w* \w spend|strong="G1159"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w spent|strong="G1159"\w*, \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w welfare|strong="G3588"\w*. Can \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G5228"\w* intensely \w I|strong="G1473"\w* love \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w less|strong="G2276"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* loved?  
\v 16 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* admit \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w burden|strong="G2599"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w* \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* ‘\w crafty|strong="G3835"\w*’ \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w caught|strong="G2983"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* ‘\w by|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* trick’!  
\v 17 \w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* assert \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w took|strong="G4122"\w* \w advantage|strong="G4122"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w those|strong="G3739"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* sent \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*?  
\v 18 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w urged|strong="G3870"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G4882"\w* \w another|strong="G3588"\w* follower \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Did|strong="G2532"\w* \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w* \w take|strong="G4122"\w* \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w advantage|strong="G4122"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*? Didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* tread \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* footsteps?   
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\v 19 \w Have|strong="G3748"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G3819"\w* \w been|strong="G5547"\w* fancying \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* making \w our|strong="G2316"\w* defence? \w No|strong="G3956"\w*, \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w sight|strong="G2713"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* union \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w*. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, dear friends, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w build|strong="G3619"\w* \w up|strong="G3619"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* characters;  
\v 20 \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w am|strong="G2309"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w perhaps|strong="G3381"\w*, \w when|strong="G2064"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w may|strong="G2064"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G2309"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w what|strong="G3634"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w*, \w and|strong="G2064"\w*, \w on|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* \w other|strong="G3756"\w* hand, \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2064"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w am|strong="G2309"\w* \w what|strong="G3634"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G5399"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w me|strong="G2504"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w*. \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w am|strong="G2309"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w may|strong="G2064"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* quarrelling, \w jealousy|strong="G2205"\w*, ill feeling, \w rivalry|strong="G2054"\w*, slandering, backbiting, self-assertion, \w and|strong="G2064"\w* disorder.  
\v 21 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* afraid \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w next|strong="G2064"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w*, \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w humble|strong="G5013"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w regard|strong="G4314"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w mourn|strong="G3996"\w* \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w long|strong="G4183"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* sinning, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w repented|strong="G3340"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* impurity, \w immorality|strong="G4202"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sensuality, \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* indulged.   
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\v 1 \w For|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w third|strong="G5154"\w* \w time|strong="G5154"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* see \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w By|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w word|strong="G4487"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w* each \w statement|strong="G4487"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w established|strong="G2476"\w*.  
\v 2 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w before|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w*, \w though|strong="G5613"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w moment|strong="G3918"\w* absent, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w long|strong="G3756"\w* sinning, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w others|strong="G3062"\w* – \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w spare|strong="G5339"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w*.  
\v 3 \w And|strong="G5547"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w proof|strong="G1382"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w looking|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w*, \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w speaks|strong="G2980"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w There|strong="G1722"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* weakness \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* dealings \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w No|strong="G3756"\w*, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* shows \w his|strong="G1519"\w* power \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 4 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w crucifixion|strong="G4717"\w* \w was|strong="G2532"\w* \w due|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* weakness, \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w life|strong="G2198"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w due|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w*, \w also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w are|strong="G2532"\w* weak \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* weakness, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G1722"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 5 \w Put|strong="G3985"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w test|strong="G3985"\w*, \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w see|strong="G1381"\w* \w whether|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* holding \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*. \w Examine|strong="G1381"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w*. \w Surely|strong="G3385"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* recognise \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w fact|strong="G3754"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* – \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*! \w Unless|strong="G1487"\w* \w indeed|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w cannot|strong="G3756"\w* \w stand|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w test|strong="G3985"\w*!  
\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* recognise \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can stand \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w test|strong="G1097"\w*.  
\v 7 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w pray|strong="G2172"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w* \w wrong|strong="G2556"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w seen|strong="G5316"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w stand|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* test, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w right|strong="G2570"\w*, \w even|strong="G1161"\w* \w though|strong="G5613"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w seem|strong="G5316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w stand|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* test.  
\v 8 \w We|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w power|strong="G1410"\w* \w at|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G2596"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* truth, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w* \w power|strong="G1410"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* service \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* truth.  
\v 9 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w glad|strong="G5463"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* weak, \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w strong|strong="G1415"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w pray|strong="G2172"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* \w perfect|strong="G3778"\w*.  
\v 10 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w my|strong="G1325"\w* \w reason|strong="G1223"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* doing, \w while|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* away \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* act harshly \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* exercise \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w authority|strong="G1849"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w* – \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w building|strong="G3619"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* pulling \w down|strong="G2596"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*, friends, goodbye. Aim \w at|strong="G3588"\w* perfection; \w take|strong="G2532"\w* courage; \w agree|strong="G1510"\w* \w together|strong="G3326"\w*; \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* source \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* love \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 12 Greet \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w another|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* sacred \w kiss|strong="G5370"\w*.  
\v 13 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w here|strong="G3956"\w* send \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* greetings.   
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\v 14 May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion with the Holy Spirit, be with you all.