καθάπερ

And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,

And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.

…as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.

For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

…not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;

For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.