¹² Now when I came to Troas for the ^[a]gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

¹⁶ But whensoever ^[a]it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away. ¹⁷ Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ¹⁸ But we all, with unveiled face ^[b]beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.

⁶ Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

⁸ we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

¹¹ Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

¹⁷ Wherefore

saith the Lord,

⁵ and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

¹⁹ and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in the matter of this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and to show our readiness:

²¹ for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

⁸ For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame: