God

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God saith: I will dwell in them and walk among them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people.

And I will receive you. And will be a Father to you: and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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

But God, who comforteth the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus.

Wherefore although I wrote to you, it was not for his sake that did the wrong, nor for him that suffered it: but to manifest our carefulness that we have for you

Now we make known unto you, brethren, the grace of God that hath been given in the churches of Macedonia.

And not as we hoped: but they gave their own selves, first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God;

And thanks be to God, who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of Titus.

Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

And God is able to make all grace abound in you: that ye always, having all sufficiently in all things, may abound to every good work,

That being enriched in all things, you may abound unto all simplicity which worketh through us thanksgiving to God.

Because the administration of this office doth not only supply the want of the saints, but aboundeth also by many thanksgivings in the Lord.

By the proof of this ministry, glorifying God for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of Christ and for the simplicity of your communicating unto them and unto all.

And in their praying for you, being desirous of you, because of the excellent grace of God in you.

Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty to God, unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels,

And every height that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God: and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ:

See the things that are according to outward appearance. If any man trust to himself, that he is Christ's let him think this again with himself, that as he is Christ's, so are we also.

But we will not glory beyond our measure: but according to the measure of the rule which God hath measured to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly! But do bear with me.

Or did I commit a fault, humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached unto you the Gospel of God freely?

Wherefore? Because I love you not? God knoweth it.

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

I know a man in Christ: above fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not: God knoweth), such a one caught up to the third heaven.

And I know such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not: God knoweth):