by life:

5 and, he who hath wrought us for this very end, is God, who hath given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

6 Therefore, we are always encouraged; knowing that, while we dwell in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight:)

8 and are encouraged, and Philipp. i. 23. desire rather to depart from the body, and to be present with the Lord:

c. iii. 1.

9 wherefore we strive, that, whether present or absent, we may be well pleasing to him.

10 For, we must all be made manifest before the judgmentseat of Christ; that each may receive for his own deeds done in the body, according to those which he hath done, whether good or evil:

11 knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we would persuade men.

12 But, we have been made manifest to God; and, I hope, are made manifest also in your consciences:

13 we are not only commending ourselves to you again, but are also giving you an occasion to glory on our behalf; that ye may have wherewith to answer those who glory in countenance, but not in heart: 14 and, if we are beside our

15 for, the love of Christ possesseth us, judging this, that one died for all; therefore, all were dead:

16 and, that he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died and rose for them :

17 so that, from henceforth we know no one according to the flesh for, though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so

no more.

18 If, therefore, any one is in Christ, he is a new creation: the former things are passed away; behold, they are be

come new:

19 and all are from God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ; and hath given to us the ministry of the reconciliation, 20 namely, That God was reconciling the world to himself, in Christ, by not imputing to them their trespasses; and, that he hath committed to us the word of that reconciliation.

21 We, therefore, are ambassadors on behalf of Christ: as if God besought you by us, we beseech you, on behalf of Christ, Be ye reconciled to God:

22 who made him, who knew no sin, to be sin instead of us; that, in him, we may become the justification of God.

3 while we give no cause of stumbling, in any thing, that our ministry may not be blamed; but commend ourselves, in all things, as ministers of God:

4 with much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses;

5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

6 by pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by unfeigned love;

7 by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of justification on the right hand and on the left;

8 by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, yet true;

10 as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

11 Corinthians, our mouth is opened, our heart is enlarged, toward you:

12 ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections:

13 (I speak as to my children,) be ye also enlarged, to make an equal return.

14 Be not unduly yoked, with unbelievers; for, what fellowship hath justification with lawlessness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 and, what concord hath 1 Cor. x. 21. Christ with Belial? or what part hath a believer with an unbeliever?

16 and, what agreement hath the sanctuary of God with that of idols for we are the sanctuary of the living God, as God hath said, "I will dwell Lev. xxvi. 12. "in them, and walk in them; " and I will be their God, and

they shall be my people:

17 "wherefore, come out from Is. lii. 11. among them, and be ye separated, saith the Lord, and "touch not that which is un"clean; and I will receive you, 18 " and I will be to you a

CHAPTER VII.

HAVING, therefore, these promises, dearly beloved,

let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 Receive us with welcome; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have defrauded no one.

3 I speak not to condemn you: for I said before, that we have you in our hearts, both to die and to live with you.

4 Great is my boldness toward you; great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort; I overflow with joy, in all our tribulation:

5 for, when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were harassed on every side; without were conflicts, within were fears:

6 but God, who comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the arrival of Titus:

7 and not by his arrival only; but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

8 And though, indeed, I grieved you by my letter, I do not regret it:

I saw that that letter grieved you, though it was only for a season, yet I now rejoice; 10 not that ye were grieved, but that ye grieved to repentance for ye grieved towards God, that in nothing ye might receive detriment from us :

11 for, grief towards God, worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of; but the grief of the world worketh death.

12 For behold, this very grieving towards God, what earnestness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what emulation, yea, what vindication! in all things ye have proved yourselves to be clear in this

matter.

13 And, truly, when I wrote to you, I wrote not for his sake only that did the wrong, nor yet for his sake only that suffered the wrong; but, that our concern for you might be manifested to you, before God.

14 On this account we were comforted: but, in addition to that our comfort, we more exceedingly rejoiced for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was soothed by you all :

15 for, in whatever I boasted to him of you, I have not been shamed; but, as we spake all

is found to be truth,

16 and his affection toward you is more abundant, when he remembereth the obedience of you all, how ye received him with fear and trembling: 17 I rejoice, therefore, because I have confidence in you, in every thing.

CHAPTER VIII.

all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

8 I say it not as a command; but, to prove the sincerity of your love, by the forwardness of others:

9 for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes Philip. ii. 6, 7he became poor; that through his poverty, ye might become

of their liberality:

3 for I bear them witness, that to their power, and beyond their power, they were willing of themselves;

4 beseeching of us, with much entreaty, the favour of a fellowship in the service of the saints.

5 And this they did, beyond our hope; first giving themselves to the Lord, and then to us, by the will of God:

6 so that we exhorted Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also perfect the same grace in you.

7 As, therefore, ye abound in every thing, in faith, and ut

10 but I give my opinion in this matter: for this is expedient for you, who not only have begun to do it, but were willing beforehand, even a year ago.

11 Now, therefore, accomplish the doing it; that, as ye had a readiness to will, so also ye may have to perform it, out of that which ye have:

12 for, if there be first a willing mind, the gift is accepted according to that which a man hath, and not according to that which he hath not.

13 For I intend not relief to others, and distress to you; but, by an equality :

14 that, at this present time, your abundance may be a supply for their want; and that their abundance may become a supply for your want: so that there may be an equality:

c. ix. 2.

15 as it is written, "He that Exod. xvi. 18. "had gathered much, had no