1 And working together `with him' we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
2 (for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):
3 Giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;
4 But in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
6 In pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
7 In the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and `yet' true;
9 As unknown, and `yet' well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and `yet' possessing all things.