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ignorant of his devices.

(12)And when I came to Troas to preach the good news of Christ, and a
door was opened to me in the Lord, (13)I had no rest in my spirit,
because I found not Titus my brother; but taking leave of them, I went
forth into Macedonia. (14)But thanks be to God, who always causes us
to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest by us in every place the
savor of the knowledge of him. (15)Because we are to God a sweet savor
of Christ, in those who are saved, and in those who perish; (16)to the
one a savor of death unto death, to the other a savor of life unto
life. And who is sufficient for these things? (17)For we are not as
the many, corrupting the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of
God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

III.

DO we again begin to commend ourselves? Or need we, as some, letters
of commendation to you, or of commendation from you? (2)Ye are our
letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; (3)being
made manifest that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by us, written
not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of
stone, but in fleshly tablets of the heart.

(4)And such confidence have we through Christ, toward God. (5)Not that
we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but
our sufficiency is of God; (6)who also made us sufficient as ministers
of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit; for the
letter kills, but the spirit makes alive.

(7)But if the ministration of death, engraven with letters in stones,
was made glorious, so that the sons of Israel could not look
steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance,
which glory was to be done away; (8)how shall not the ministration of
the spirit be more glorious? (9)For if the ministration of
condemnation is glory, much more does the ministration of
righteousness abound in glory. (10)For even that which was made
glorious has no glory in this respect, on account of the glory that
excels. (11)For if that which is done away was glorious, much more
that which abides is glorious.

(12)Having therefore such hope, we use great plainness of speech;
(13)and not as Moses put a vail over his face, that the children of
Israel might not steadfastly look on the end of that which was to be
done away. (14)But their understandings were hardened; for until this
day the same vail on the reading of the old covenant remains, not
being taken awa