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in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;

This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.

For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the holy ones, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Messiah, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;

while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.

Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Messiah;

But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

Why? Because I don't love you? God knows.

The God and Father of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, he who is blessed forevermore, knows that I don't lie.