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BUT we have this treasure in a vase of earth, that the greatness of the power might be from Aloha, and not from us.

But in every thing we are afflicted, yet not strangled; we are beaten, yet not condemned;

Now death in us worketh earnestly, but life in you.

While we look not on these which are seen, but at those which are unseen. For the seen are of time, but the unseen are of eternity.

For now while we are in this house, we groan from the weight of it: yet are we not willing to cast it off, but to be clothed upon of it, that its mortality might be swallowed up in life.

THEREFORE, because we know the terror of our Lord, we persuade men; and to Aloha we are manifest; but I hope that to your minds also we are manifest.

12 For we commend [fn] not ourselves again to you, but we give you cause to be boastful of us to them who in appearance boast, but not in heart.

And for every man he died, that they who live should not live to themselves, but to him who on their behalf died and arose.

but in every thing will we demonstrate ourselves that we are the ministers of Aloha; by much patience, by afflictions, by necessity, by imprisonments,

12 You are not constrained [fn] in us, but you are constrained [fn] in your own bowels.

But as unto (my) children, I say to you, Render to me my gains which are with you, and expand your love towards me.

When, also, we had come into Makedunia, no repose had we for our body, but in every thing were we afflicted; without fighting, and within, fear.

But Aloha, who consoleth the humble, consoled us by the coming of Titos;

and not only by his coming, but also by his refreshment wherewith he had been refreshed among you. For he told us of your love toward us, and of your lamentation and your zeal on our behalf. And when I heard, my joy was great.

but now I exercise joy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow hath brought you to repentance. For you were sorry towards Aloha; so that in nothing will you suffer loss from us.

10 For the sorrow that is for the sake of Aloha worketh soul-penitence, [fn] which turneth not and converteth, unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

12 But, it was for this we wrote to you; not on account of the injurer, nor on account of the injured one [fn] , but that you may know before Aloha our carefulness over you.

Because in whatever I had boasted to him concerning you, I have not been ashamed; but, as of every thing we had spoken truth with you, so also our boasting unto Titos hath been found in truth.

BUT we make known to you, my brethren, the grace of Aloha which hath been given to the churches of Makedunia;

And not as we had supposed, but they gave themselves up first to the Lord, and also to us by the will of Aloha.