12. This means that death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
13. The scripture says, “I spoke because I believed.” In the same spirit of faith, we also speak because we believe.
14. We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus to life, will also raise us up with Jesus and take us, together with you, into his presence.
15. All this is for your sake; and as God's grace reaches more and more people, they will offer to the glory of God more prayers of thanksgiving.
16. For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is renewed day after day.