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(Who, by experiment of this administration, glorify God for your avowed subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal communication to them and to all men.)

And by their prayer for you, who long after you, for the exceeding grace of God, which is in you.

Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the throwing down of strong-holds.)

Yea, if I should boast something more also of the authority which the Lord hath given us, for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

For his letters indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

For we presume not to equal or to compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves: but they among themselves limiting themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise.

For we do not extend ourselves excessively, as not reaching to you; for we are come even to you, in the gospel of Christ:

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

For if I am unskilful in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly manifest to you in all things.

For the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied my want; and I have in all things kept myself from being burdensom, and will keep myself.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

For ye, being wise, suffer fools willingly. For ye suffer, if a man inslave you,

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for ever, knoweth that I lie not.

Surely it is not expedient for me to boast: yet I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

and heard unspeakable things, which it is not possible for man to utter.

For if I should resolve to boast, I should not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me, or heareth from me.