that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

For we are not as the rest, corrupting the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not despair,

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor falsifying the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience before God.

Mercy has rejected me; and the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.

I also will speak as you do- if indeed your soul were in my [soul's] place, [ 16:5] then would I insult you with words, and I would shake my head at you!

because they persecuted him whom You have smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.