7. For we walk by faith, not by sight.
8. Instead, I say that we are confident and willing to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
9. So whether present or absent, we labor that we may be accepted by Him.
10. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his recompense in the body, according to what he has done, whether it was good or bad.
11. Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men. But we are revealed to God, and I trust we are also revealed in your consciences.
12. For we are not commending ourselves again to you. Instead, we give you occasion to boast on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance and not in heart.