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But we, in all things, would show ourselves to be the ministers of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessity, in distresses,

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

For, after we came to Macedonia, there was no rest for our body, but we were distressed in every thing; without was conflict, and within was fear.

But God who comforteth the depressed, comforted us by the arrival of Titus.

And not merely by his arrival, but also by the refreshing with which he was refreshed by you. For he told us of your love towards us, and of your grief, and of your zeal in our behalf: and when I heard it, my joy was great.

yet it procured me joy, not because ye had sorrow, but because your sorrow brought you to repentance; for ye sorrowed in godly sorrow; so that ye received no detriment from us.

For, sorrowing on account of God, worketh a conversion of the soul which is not reversed, and a turning unto life: but the sorrowing of the world worketh death.

12 And it will be [fn] that I wrote to you, not for the sake of him who did the wrong, nor for the sake of him who received the wrong, [fn] but that your solicitude in respect to us might be known before God.

so that I was not ashamed of that in which I had gloried to him, respecting you; but as in every thing we spoke the truth to you, so also our glorying before Titus, is found to be in truth:

5 And not [fn] as we had expected, but they first gave themselves unto the Lord, and to us by the will of God.

8 I do not actually command you, but by the promptitude of your fellow [fn] , I would test the sincerity of your love.

And I urgently recommend to you, that which is for your advantage; inasmuch as ye began, a year ago, not only to purpose, but also to perform.

14 but that ye may be on equality at the present time; and that your abundance may be [fn] to their want; that their abundance likewise may be [fn] to your want; that there may be equality.

But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus this solicitude for you.

For we are attentive to things commendable, not only before God, but also before men.

For the performance of this ministration, not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is also rich in many thanksgivings to God.

Now I, Paul, beseech you, by the mildness and gentleness of the Messiah, although I am mild towards you when present, but bold towards you when absent !

For the arms of our warfare are not those of the flesh, but those of the power of God; by which we subdue rebellious castles.

But I forbear, lest I should be thought to terrify you terribly, by my epistles.

10 For there are some who say, [fn] epistles are weighty and forcible, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.