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2 Corinthians 12:15

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So I’ll be very happy to spend everything I have for you. I will even spend myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

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We loved you so much that we were happy to share with you not just God’s good news, but our own lives as well.

But even if my life is going to be poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I’ll be glad and joyful with all of you.

If we’re distressed, it’s so that you can be comforted and renewed. If we’re comforted, it’s so that you can be comforted. Then you’ll be able to endure the same suffering that we’ve gone through.

I’m joyful because of what I’m suffering for you. My suffering continues the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church.

So I put up with everything for the good of God’s chosen people, so that they also can be saved through Christ Jesus, with glory that will last forever.

I wrote the way I did so that when I came, you wouldn’t make me sad when you’re supposed to make me happy. I was sure that you would all want the same things I wanted.

Have confidence in your leaders and put yourselves under their authority, because they’re keeping watch over you as people who will have to answer to God for everything they do. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden. It wouldn’t help you at all if you made their work more difficult.

Now I’m ready to visit you for the third time. I’m not going to be a burden to you, because I don’t want what you have. What I really want is you. After all, children shouldn’t have to save up for their parents. Parents should save up for their children.

But he told me, “My grace is all you need, because my power is made perfect in weakness.” So I will gladly brag all the more about how weak I am, so that Christ’s power can rest on me.

Up to this point you’ve only understood some of the things we’ve said. But I hope you’ll come to understand us completely. Then you’ll realize that you can be just as proud of us as we will be of you on the day when the Lord Jesus returns.

I don’t say this to accuse you; I’ve told you before that you mean so much to us that we would live or die with you.

You’re observing special days and months and seasons and years!

I’m even willing to be cursed and separated from Christ if that would help them.

Make room for us in your hearts. We haven’t cheated anyone, we haven’t corrupted anyone, and we haven’t taken advantage of anyone.

Why? Because I don’t love you? No! God knows that I do!

So death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.




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