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The administration, remember, of this public service does more than supply the needs of the saints; it yields, besides, a rich harvest of thanksgiving in the name of the Lord. (2 Corinthians 9, 12)
This administration makes men praise God for the spirit of obedience which you shew in confessing the gospel of Christ, and the generosity which you shew in sharing your goods with these and with all men; (2 Corinthians 9, 13)
Thanks be to God for his unutterable bounty to us. (2 Corinthians 9, 15)
What I ask is, that you will not force me to deal boldly with you when we meet. I have my own grounds for confidence, and with these I may well be counted a match for those who think we rely on merely human powers. (2 Corinthians 10, 2)
Wait and see what happens when we meet.✻ There may be someone who takes credit to himself for being the champion of Christ; if so, let him reflect further that we belong to Christ’s cause no less than himself; (2 Corinthians 10, 7)
and indeed, I might boast of the powers I have, powers which the Lord has given me so as to build up your faith, not so as to crush your spirits, and I should not be put in the wrong. (2 Corinthians 10, 8)
His letters, some people say, are powerful and carry weight, but his presence in person lacks dignity, he is but a poor orator. (2 Corinthians 10, 10)
It is not for us to intrude, or challenge comparison with others who claim credit for themselves; we are content to go by our own measure, to compare ourselves with our own standard of achievement.✻ (2 Corinthians 10, 12)
Yes, we may boast, but our boasting will not be disproportionate; it will be in proportion to the province which God has assigned to us, one which reaches as far as you. (2 Corinthians 10, 13)
Nobody can say that we are encroaching, that you lie beyond our orbit; our journeys in preaching Christ’s gospel took us all the way to you.✻ (2 Corinthians 10, 14)
Ours, then, is no disproportionate boasting, founded on other men’s labours; on the contrary, as your faith bears increase, we hope to attain still further vantage-points through you, without going beyond our province, (2 Corinthians 10, 15)
He who boasts, should make his boast in the Lord; (2 Corinthians 10, 17)
