who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.

I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but saying goodbye to them, I went on to Macedonia.

revealing yourselves, that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written: “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,

Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.

in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,

Paul Reveals His Heart

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Because of this, we have been comforted. And besides our comfort, we rejoiced even much more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, this you tolerate very well!

I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not take any advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit and walk in the same steps?

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.