persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and "godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

13 For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;

14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, P that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day

q

of the Lord Jesus.

16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of t1 Cor. 16. 5, Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judea.

u

17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea, yea, and nay, nay?

18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

20 2 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and a hath anointed us, is God;

22 Who hath also sealed us, and © given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you Ie 1 Cor. 4. 21. came not as yet unto Corinth.

f

24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

ch. 2. 3. & 12. 20. & 13. 2, 10.

f 1 Cor. 3. 5.

g

1 Pet. 5. 3.

Rom. 11. 20.

1 Cor. 15. 1.

The offender is forgiven.

A. D. 60.

a ch. 1. 23. & 12. 20, 21. & 13. 10.

b ch. 12. 21.

c ch. 7. 16. &

CHAPTER II.

Having shewn why he came not to them, 6 the apostle directeth them to receive again the excommunicated person. 12 His disappointment in not finding Titus at Troas. 14 His thanksgiving to God for his success in preaching the gospel.

BUT I determined this with my

self, a that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

b

The gospel ministration.

the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

17 For we are not as many, which Is corrupt the word of God: but as tof sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

CHAPTER III.

They are his epistle of commendation. 7 The ministration of the spirit shewn to be more glorious than the ministration of condemnation.

Do toe, as
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2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? 3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you 8. 22. Gal. 5. all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

10.

d ch. 7. 8, 9, 12.

e 1 Cor. 5. 1. f Gal. 4. 12.

|| Or, censure. g 1 Cor. 5. 4, 5. 1 Tim. 5. 20.

h Gal. 6. 1.

i ch. 7. 15. & 10. 6.

|| Or, in the sight.

k Acts 16. 8. & 20. 6.

11 Cor. 16. 9.

m ch. 7. 5, 6.

n Cant. 1. 3.

o 1 Cor. 1. 18. p ch. 4. 3.

q Luke 2. 34. John 9. 39.

14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and Pin them that perish :

16 To the one we are the savour of 1 Pet. 2. 7, 8. death unto death; and to the other

b

O awe begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

A. D. 60.

|| Or, deal deceitfully with. || Or, of. r1 Cor. 15. 10. ch. 3. 5, 6.

sch. 4. 2. & 11. 13. 2 Pet. 2. 3.

t ch. 1. 12. & 4. 2.

a ch. 5. 12. & 10. 8, 12. & 12. 11.

b Acts 18. 27.

c 1 Cor. 9. 2.

2 c Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men : 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ dministered by us, written not with a 1 Cor. 3. 5. ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but fin fleshy tables of the heart.

4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward :

5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but hour sufficiency is of God;

John 15. 5. h1 Cor. 15. 10.

ch. 2. 16.

Phil. 2. 13.

i 1 Cor. 3. 5. & 15. 10. ch. 5. 18. Eph. 3.7. Col. 1. 25,29. 1 Tim. 1. 11, 12.

2 Tim. 1. 11.

|| Or, quickeneth.

k Jer. 31. 31. Matt. 26. 28. Heb. 8. 6, 8. Rom. 2. 27, 29. & 7. 6. m Rom. 3. 20. & 4. 15. & 7. 9, 10, 11. Gal, 3. 10.

Rom. 8. 2.

8 How shall not the ministration of a John 6. 63. the spirit be rather glorious?

9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

11 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

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12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

13 And not as Moses, "which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

X

14 But y their minds were blinded : for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of

o Rom. 7. 10.

p Ex. 34. 1, 28. Deut. 10. 1, &c.

q Ex. 34. 29,
30, 35.

r Gal. 3. 5.
s Rom. 1. 17.
& 3. 21.

Christ's constraining love.

A. D. 60.

k Rom. 2, 6. Gal. 6. 7. Eph. 6. 8. Col. 3. 24, 25. Rev. 22. 12. 1 Job 31. 23. Heb. 10. 31. Jude 23. m ch. 4. 2.

n ch. 3. 1.

o ch. 1. 14.

+ Gr. in the face.

p ch. 11. 1, 16,

13 For P whether we be beside our17. & 12. 6, 11. selves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

q Rom. 5. 15.

r Rom. 6. 11,

1 Cor. 6: 19. Gal. 2. 20.

14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that qif one died for all, then were all dead:

r

15 And that he died for all, that 12. & 14. 7, 8. they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

1 Thess. 5.

10. 1 Pet. 4. 2.

• Matt. 12. 50. John 15. 14. Gal. 5. 6. Phil. 3. 7, 8. Col. 3. 11.

t John 6. 63.

u Rom. 8. 9. & 16. 7. Gal. 6. 15.

|| Or, let him be.

x Gal. 5. 6, & 6. 15.

y Is. 43. 18.

19. & 65. 17.
Eph. 2. 15.
Rev. 21. 5.

z Rom. 5. 10.
Eph. 2. 16.
Col. 1. 20.

1 John 2. 2.
& 4. 10.

+ Gr. put in

us.

a Rom. 3. 24, 25.

b Job 33. 23. Mal. 2. 7. ch. 3. 6. Eph. 6. 20.

c ch. 6. 1.

d Is. 53. 6, 9,

1 Pet. 2. 22,

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16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, * yet now henceforth know we him no

more.

Paul's zeal and selfdenial.

A. D. 60.

1 Cor. 9. 12. & 10. 32.

behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 3 e Giving no offence in any thing, e Rom. 14. 13. that the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving our-† Gr. commending, selves fas the ministers of God, in ch. 4. 2. much patience, in afflictions, in ne- f 1 Cor. 4. 1. cessities, in distresses,

5 In stripes, in imprisonments, " in Or, in tosstumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

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6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7h By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

k

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

9 As unknown, and yet well known; 1 ch. 4. 2. & 5. mas dying, and, behold, we live; "as chastened, and not killed;

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

11. & 11. 6. m 1 Cor. 4. 9. ch. 1. 9. & 4. 10, 11.

n Ps. 118. 18.

11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. ° | o ch. 7. 3. 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but Pye are straitened in your own bowels.

p ch. 12. 15.

12. Gal. 3. 13. sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

24. 1 John

3. 5.

r

r Deut. 7. 2, 3. 1 Cor. 5. 9. & 7.39.

14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers for what fellowship hath righteousness with $1 Sam. 5. 2, unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for t ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

3. 1 Kings 18. 21. 1 Cor. 10. 21. Eph. 5. 7, 11.

t 1 Cor. 3. 16. & 6. 19. Epli. 2. 21. 22. Heb. 3. 6.

u Ex. 29. 45. Lev. 26. 12. Jer. 31. 33. & 32. 38. Ez. 11. 20. & 36. 28. & 37. 26, &c. Zech.'

17 * Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive x Is. 52. 11. you,

8. 8. & 13. 9.

ch. 7. 1. Rev. 18. 4.

WE

beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of

God in vain.

2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee:

d ch. 3. 12.

e 1 Cor. 1. 4. ch. 1. 14.

f ch. 1. 4.

Phil. 2. 17.
Col. 1. 24.

g ch. 2. 13.

h ch. 4. 8.

i Deut. 32. 25.

k ch. 1. 4.

you.

d

4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying

An example of liberality.

A. D. 60.

but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth. 15 And his inward affection is + Gr. bowels, more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of r ch. 2. 9. you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

S

ch. 6. 12.

Phil. 2. 12.

16 I rejoice therefore that I have $2 Thess. 3. 4. confidence in you in all things.

CHAPTER VIII.

I am exceeding joyful in all our trib

ulation.

h

but we were troubled on every side;
i without were fightings, within were
fears.

6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, 1 See ch. 2. 13. comforted us by the coming of Titus;

m ch. 2. 4.

Il Or, according to God.

1

7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, m though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 10 For "godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be reo Prov. 17. 22. pented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

do

you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

2 How that, in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy and a their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their † liberality. 3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

4 Praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

7 Therefore, as dye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and ye abound in your love to us, see © that in this grace also.

e

Philem. 8,

21.

a Mark 12. 44. + Gr. simpli

city, ch. 9. 11.

Acts 11. 29. & 24. 17. Rom. 15. 25, 26. 1 Cor. 16. 1, 3, 4. ch. 9.

1.

c ver. 17. ch. 12. 18.

Or, gift,

ver. 4, 19.

d 1 Cor. 1.5.

ch. 12. 13.

e ch. 9. 8.

8 I speak not by commandment, | f 1 Cor. 7. 6. but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

Luke 9. 58. Phil. 2. 6, 7.

9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he & Matt. 8. 20. was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

i

k

h 1 Cor. 7. 25. i Prov. 19. 17. Matt. 10. 42.

1 Tim. 6. 18, 19. Heb. 13. 16.

+ Gr. willing.

10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago. 11 Now therefore perform the doing k ch. 9. 2. of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

44. Luke 21.

3.

12 For if there be first a willing 1 Mark 12. 43, mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: