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But I call God for a witness on my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come to Corinth.

Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are co-workers of your joy: for in faith you stand fast.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow.

For if I make you sorry, who then is he that makes me glad but he that is made sorry by me?

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have more abundantly to you.

For to this end also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

But to whom you forgive anything, I [forgive] also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes [I have forgiven it] in the presence of Christ;

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

I had no relief for my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.

For we are a sweet savor of Christ to God, in those that are saved, and in those that perish;

to the one a savor from death to death; to the other a savor from life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life.

But if the service of death, written, [and] engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which [glory] was passing away:

For if in the service of condemnation [there is] glory, much rather does the service of righteousness exceed in glory.

For truly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.

For if that which passes away [was] with glory, much more that which remains [is] in glory.

but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, it not being revealed [to them] that it is done away in Christ.

For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ the Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.