2 Corinthians 1:9-13

In fact it was like a death sentence inside us. This was to stop us relying on ourselves and to trust in God who raises the dead.

He saved us from a terrible death, and he will do so again. We have total confidence in God that he will continue to save us.

You help us by praying for us. In this way many will thank God for us because of the blessing that God will give us in response to the prayers of many.

We take pride in the fact—and our conscience confirms it—that we have acted properly towards people, and especially to you. We have followed God's principles of holiness and sincerity, not according to worldly wisdom but through the grace of God.

For we are not writing anything complicated that you can't read and understand. I hope you'll understand in the end,