But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. {grace: or, gift}

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. {condemnation: or, judgment}

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise {is} in the gospel throughout all the churches;

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and {take upon us} the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some {others}, epistles of commendation to you, or {letters} of commendation from you?

And not {that} only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and {declaration of} your ready mind: {grace: or, gift}

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and {take upon us} the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: