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For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.

who delivered us from so great a death, and does [fn] deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.

so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

17 For we are not, as so many, [fn] peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away,

unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away.

So then death is working in us, but life in you.

So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.

and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true.

So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well.

but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.

So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ's, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ's, even so we are Christ's. [fn]

But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity [fn] that is in Christ.

And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.

I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,

As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.