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Be that as it may, though I Wrote to you, I did not do it for the One, who had done the Wrong, nor for the One, who had Suffered the Wrong, but that your painstaking care, for us, might be Known, before Elohim, in addition to our own Encouragement, and with our Consolation. We were the more Joyful, for the Joy, of Titus, because his Mind was Refreshed, by you all, for I was not Shamed, in the things, which I have Boasted to him, about you, but just as all the things, about which we have Spoken, to you, are True, even so our Boasting to Titus, is found to be True, and his affection, is greatly enlarged toward you, when he remembers your Obedience, because with Fear, and with Trembling, you Received him. I Rejoice, that in everything I can Confide in you, and now Brothers, we want you to Know about the Grace, that Elohim, has given to Macedonia Assemblies, out of the most severe Trial, their overflowing Joy, and their extreme Poverty, welled up in Rich Generosity. For I Testify, that they gave as much, as they were able, and even beyond their ability, entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us, for the Privilege, of sharing in this service, to the Saints, and they did not do, as we expected, but they gave themselves First, to our Lord, and then to us, in keeping Elohim's will. Insomuch as we desired Titus, since he had earlier made a Beginning, to bring also to completion this act, of Grace on your part, therefore as you abound in everything, in believing, in the Word, of Elohim in Knowledge, in all Perseverance, and by our Love toward you, you should likewise excel, also in this Gracious Favor, for you Know the goodness, of our Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah, who when he was Rich, for your sakes became Poor, that through his Poverty, you might be made Rich.

Herein I give you my advice, that it may help you to go forward, and accomplish, what you of your own accord, began to do Last Year, and now complete you, by action what you purposed, that as you had a promptitude, in your purposing, so you may fulfill it in action, according to your ability. For if there is a willingness, a Person is accepted, according to what he has, and not according to what he has not. Our desire, is not that others might be relieved, while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality, at the Present Time, your plenty will supply, what they need, so that in turn, their plenty will supply, what you need, then there will be equality, even as it has been Written, he who had gathered much, had nothing over, and he who had gathered little, had no lack. But Thanks be to Elohim, who put into the Mind, of Titus, the same concern, I have for you, for our request he accepted, and because he had great concern, of his own initiative, he is coming to you, and we also have sent with him, our Brother, who has received Praise, throughout all the Assemblies, for his Preaching, of the Gospel, inasmuch as he likewise, had been expressly chosen, by the Assemblies, to Travel with us. For this relief, which is administered by us, to the very Glory, of Elohim, and to show our eagerness to help, but we are careful in this, lest anyone should blame us, in connection with this generous Help, which is administered by us, for we are very careful, to do the right thing, not only in the Eyes, of Elohim, but also in the Eyes, of Men. And we also sent with them, that Brother of ours, who has often, and in many things, been proved diligent by us, and is now particularly diligent, because of the abundant Trust, he has as to you, and as to Titus, he is my Associate, and Assistant among you, as for our Brothers, they are representatives, of the Assemblies, and an Honor, to the Messiah.

Therefore, show these Men the Proof, of your Love, and the reason for our Pride, in you, even in the Face, of the Assemblies. There is no need, for me to Write to you, about this Service to the Saints, for I Know your eagerness to Help, and I have been boasting about it, to the Macedonians. Telling them, that since Last Year you in Achaia, were ready to give, and your enthusiasm, has stirred most of them, to action, but I am sending the Brothers, in order that, our boasting about you, in this matter, should not prove hollow. Because of this Question, for as I have said, you must be prepared, let this happen, that some Macedonians, come with me, and find you unprepared, and we would be ashamed, for because of our pride, in you, we would not say anything, which would put the blame, on you. Therefore, I thought it necessary to ask, these my Brothers, to go before me, to you, and make ready in advance, the blessing, of which you have long ago, been notified, that you might have it ready, as a Blessing, and not as though it, were forced on you. But remember this, he who sows sparingly, shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows generously, shall also reap generously, so let every Man give, according to what he has decided, in his Mind, not grudgingly, or of necessity, for Elohim, Loves a cheerful giver. For it is in the Power, of Elohim, to make all good, abound to you, so that you may have at all Times, and in everything, what is sufficient for you, and may abound in every good Work, as it is Written, he has distributed liberally, and given to the Poor, and his Righteousness, is established Forever. Now he who supplies Seed, to the Sower, and Bread for Food, himself give, and increase your Store, of Seed, and will enlarge the Harvest, of your Righteousness, you will be made Rich, in every way, so that you can be generous, on every occasion, and through us, your generosity will result in thanksgiving, to Elohim.

This Service that you perform, is not only supplying the needs, of Elohim's People, but is also overflowing in many expressions, of thanks to Elohim, by this experiment, of charitable Service, they Glorify Elohim, in that, you have subjected yourselves, to the believing, of the Gospel, of Elohim, and through your generosity, in sharing with them, and with everyone else, and they offer Prayer, on your behalf, with greater Love, because of the surpassing Grace, Elohim has given you, thanks be to Elohim, for his indescribable Grace. By the meekness, and gentleness, of the Messiah, I appeal to you, I Paul, who am timid, when Face to Face, with you, but bold towards you, when absent. I beseech you, not to be troubled, when I arrive, by the things which I Hope, to carry out. For it is my purpose, to put to scorn those Men, who think that we Live by the standards, of this World, for though we do Live, an Earthly Life, yet we do not serve Worldly things. For the Arms, of our warfare, which we use, are not Earthly Weapons, but those, of the Power, of Elohim, by which we subdue rebellious Castles, we demolish arguments, and every pretension, that sets itself up, against the Knowledge, of Elohim, and we take captive, every Thought, to make it Obedient, to the Messiah. And we are prepared, when you Obedience shall be complete, to execute Judgment, on all the Disobeying, you are Looking only on the surface, of things. If anyone is confident, that he belongs to the Messiah, he should consider again, that we belong to the Messiah, just as much as he, for if I should boast, somewhat more, of the Authority, which Elohim has given me, I should not be ashamed, because for your edification, he gave it to me, and not for your destruction. But I am hesitant, lest I seem, as if I were trying to frighten you, with my Letter, for there are Men, who say that his Letters are Weighty, and Powerful, but his Bodily appearance, is weak, and his Speech foolish, but let him who supposes, so consider this, that just as we express ourselves, in our Letters, when we are away, we will be in our actions, when we are Present. For we dare not count, or compare ourselves with those, who are proud, of themselves, but these measuring themselves, by themselves, and comparing themselves, with themselves, that they do not Understand.

We however, will not boast beyond proper Limits, but will confine, our boasting to the Field, Elohim has Assigned to us, a Field, that we should reach, as for as you, it is not because we are unable, to Climb where you are, nor are trying to misrepresent ourselves, for we have Climbed where we are, through the Gospel, of Elohim. And we do not boast of things, beyond our Measure, that is by other Men's labor, but we have the Hope, that when your believing grows, our Pride shall be Justified, according to our Measure, and we shall become strengthened. So that we may Preach, the Gospel in the Regions, beyond you, and not boast of the things, already done by others, but he who boasts, let him Glory, in Elohim, for it is not the One, who Praises himself, who is approved, but the One, whom Elohim commends. I wish you to be patient, with me for a while, so that I may speak plainly, and I am sure you will be, for I am zealous for you, with the zealousness, of Elohim. For I have espouse you, to a Husband, as a chaste Virgin, whom I would present to the Messiah, but I am afraid, that just as the Serpent, through his deceitfulness, misled Eve, so your Minds, should not be corrupted, from simplicity, towards the Messiah. For if he who has come to you, Preaches another Yeshua, whom we have not Preached, or if you have received another Power, which you had not received, or another Gospel, which you had not accepted, you might have listened to him, for I think, that I am not in the least inferior, to the most distinguished Apostles. I may not be a Trained Speaker, but I do have Knowledge, we have made this perfectly clear, to you, in every way, was it Sin for me, to lower myself, in order to elevate you, by Preaching the Gospel, of Elohim to you, free of charge. I deprived other Assemblies, by receiving support from them, so as to serve you, and when I came to you, and was in need, I did not burden any of you, for my wants were supplied, by the brothers, who came from Macedonia. I have taken care, of myself in every way, and I will so continue, to keep myself, that I will not be a burden, to you. As surely as the Truth, of the Messiah is in me, nobody in the Regions, of Achaia, will stop this boasting, of mine, why, because I do not Love you, Elohim Knows, I do Love you, and I will keep on doing, what I am doing, in order to cut the Ground, from under those, who want an opportunity, to be considered Equal with us, in the things, they boast about.

For such Men, are False Apostles, deceitful Workmen, masquerading as Apostles, of Elohim, and no wonder, for Satan himself, masquerades as an Angle, of Light, it is not surprising then, if his Servants masquerade as Servants, of Righteousness, their End will be, what their actions deserve. I repeat, let no one take me for a Fool, but if you do, then receive me, just as you would a Fool, so that I may do a little boasting, in this self Confident boasting, I am not talking as our Lord would, but as a Fool, since many are boasting, in the way the World does, I too will boast, for you are content, to listen to the feebleminded, you yourselves being Wise, in fact, you even put up with anyone, who Enslaves you, and to him who exploits you, and to him who takes advantage, of you, and to him, who pushes himself forward, and to him, who slaps you in the Face. I speak, as if under contempt, I speak, as if we were impotent, through deficiency, of understanding, that in whatever thing, anyone is presuming, I also am presuming, are they Hebrews, so am I, are they Israelites, so am I, are they Abraham's Descendants, so am I, are they Servants, of Elohim. I am out of my Mind, to talk like this, I am more, I have Worked much harder, been in Prison, more frequently, been flogged, more severely, and been exposed to Death, again and again. Five Times, I received from the Israelites, the Forty lashes, minus One, Three Times, I was beaten with Rods, Once, I was stoned, Three Times, I was shipwrecked, I spent a Night, and a Day, in the open Sea, I have been constantly, on the move. I have been in Danger, from Rivers, in Danger, from Bandits, in Danger, from my own Countrymen, in Danger, from Gentiles, in Danger, in the City, in Danger, in the Country, in Danger, at Sea, and in Danger, from False Brothers. I have labored, and toiled, and have often gone without Sleep, I have Known Hunger, and Thirst, and have often gone without Food, I have been Cold, and Naked, besides many other things, and the thronging, around me every Day, and my Anxiety, for all the Assemblies, who is Weak, and I do not feel Weak, who is led into Sin, and I do not inwardly Burn. If I must boast, I will boast of the things, that show my Weakness, Elohim, the Father, of our Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah, Blessed Forever, and Ever, he Knows, that I lie not. At Damascus, the Commander, of the Army, of Aretas, the King, guarded the City, of the Damascenes, To seize me, and from a Window, in a Basket, they let me down, from the Wall, and I escaped, from his Hands.

Boasting is proper, but there is no advantage in it, and I prefer to relate the Visions, and Revelations, of Elohim, I Knew a Man, in the Messiah, more than Fourteen Years ago, but whether I Knew him, in the Body, or out of the Body, I do not Know, Elohim Knows. This very One, was caught up to the Third Heaven, and I still Know this Man, but whether in the Body, or whether out of the Body, I cannot Tell, Elohim Knows, how that he was caught up, to Paradise, and Heard unspeakable Words, which it is not Lawful for a Man, to utter, of such a Person, I will boast, but of myself, I will not boast, except in my Weaknesses, but even if I should desire to boast, I will not be a Fool, for I will Tell the Truth. But now I refrain, lest anyone should Think more of me, than what he Sees me to be, and what he Hears from me, to keep me from becoming conceited, because of these surpassingly, great Revelations, there was delivered to me, a Thorn in my Flesh, the Angel, of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted. Three Times, I pleaded with Elohim, concerning this thing, that it might depart from me, and he Said to me, my Grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect, in Weakness, most gladly. Therefore, I would rather boast in my infirmities, that the Power, of Elohim dwell in me, therefore I am content with infirmities, Insults, Hardships, Persecutions, and Imprisonment's, for the Messiah's sake, for when I am Physically Weak, then I am Mentally Strong, I am Foolish to boast, but you have force me. For you ought to have Testified concerning me, for in no way, am I less than those Apostles, who are highly Honored, nevertheless, I am not anything, the Miracles which the Apostles have Wrought, I have also Wrought among you, in all patience, in Signs, and in Wonders, and by Works, of Power. For what do you lack, that other Assemblies have, except it be, that I myself was not burdensome to you, Forgive me this injury.

This is the Third Time, I am prepared to come to you, and I will not burden you, for I seek nothing from you, but yourselves, for Children, are not under obligation, to lay up Treasure, for the Parents, but the Parents, for the Children. So I will very gladly spend for you, everything I have, and expend myself as well, if I Love you more, will you Love me less, but be it so, I did not burden you, nevertheless, as a shrewd Man, I caught you with guile. Why, did I extort anything from you, by any of the Men, whom I sent to you, I requested Titus to visit you, and I sent Brothers, with him, did Titus, extort anything from you, did we not Walk, in the same Mind, and did we not Walk, in the same steps. Have you been Thinking all along, that we have been defending ourselves, to you, we have been speaking, in the Sight, of Elohim, as those in the Messiah, and everything we do Dear Friends, is for your strengthening. For I am afraid, that when I come, I may not find you, as I want you to be, and you may not find me, as you want me to be, I Fear, that there may be Quarreling, Jealousy, Outbursts of Anger, Factions, Slander, Gossip, Arrogance, and Disorder. I am Afraid, that when I come again, my Elohim will humble me, before you, and I will be grieved, over many, who have Sinned earlier, and have not repented, of the Impurity, Sexual Sin, and Debauchery, in which they have indulged. This is the Third Time, I am ready to come to you, for by the Mouth, of Two, or Three Witnesses, every charge is sustained, I have told you before, and again I tell you in advance, just as I have told you, on my Two previous visits, and now, even while I am far away, I Write to those, who have Sinned, and to all others, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone. Since you seek a proof, of Elohim speaking in me, he has never been Weak, among you, but is Mighty in you, for though Yeshua, was crucified through Weakness, yet he Lives, by the Power, of Elohim, as we are Weak with him, so we are Alive, through him, by the Power, of Elohim, that is within you.

Examine yourselves, whether you Stand in believing, prove yourselves, do you not Acknowledge, that Yeshua, the Messiah is in you, and if he is not, your are Reprobates. But I Trust, you will Know, that we are not Reprobates, and I beseech Elohim, that there may be no Evil, in you, so that, the proof of us, may appear. And yet, that you may be doers, of good things, though we be as Reprobates, for we can do nothing, against the Truth, but only for the Truth, and we Rejoice, when we are Weak, and you are Strong. And also this we Pray, for that you may be Perfected, this is why, I Write these things, when I am Absent, that when I am come, I may not act severely, according to the Power, which Elohim has given me, for your Edification, and not for Overthrowing. Finally, my Brothers Rejoice, and be Perfected, and be Comforted, and may Harmony, and Quietness be among you, and the Elohim, of Love, and of Peace, will be with you. Greet you one another, with a Kiss, of Love. All the Saints, send their Greetings. May the Grace, and the Love, of Elohim, and the Fellowship, of our Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah, be with you all, believe.

This Letter is Dedicated to the
Memory, of my Teacher.
Victor Paul Wierwille