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being manifested to be Christ's epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but [the] Spirit of [the] living God; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of [the] heart.

And such confidence have we through the Christ towards God:

not that we are competent of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our competency [is] of God;

But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.

in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth [for them].

Because [it is] the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassingness of the power may be of God, and not from us:

For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace abounding through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Now he that has wrought us for this very thing [is] God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, but have been manifested to God, and I hope also that we have been manifested in your consciences.

For whether we are beside ourselves, [it is] to God; or are sober, [it is] for you.

and all things [are] of the God who has reconciled us to himself by [Jesus] Christ, and given to us the ministry of that reconciliation:

how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.

We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as [it were] beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God.

But [as] fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

in [the] word of truth, in [the] power of God; through the arms of righteousness on the right hand and left,

and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are [the] living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.

But he who encourages those that are [brought] low, [even] God, encouraged us by the coming of Titus;

Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.