<p>4:14 <i>Knowing that He that raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you</i>- This is in the context of having observed that the process of sharing the Lord's death &quot;works 'energizes' life in you&quot; (:12). Again Paul sees the final salvation of the Corinthians as partly related to his own continued connection with them. This is the exact opposite of those who cut themselves loose from any believers who fall beneath their own self-chosen standards of doctrine or practice. It was to be God, the One who raised Jesus, who would &quot;present us with you&quot;. He will make us acceptable to Himself and His Son at the last day. Note how in 2 Cor. 11:2 Paul writes of how he himself was seeking to &quot;present&quot; (s.w.) the Corinthians &quot;as a chaste virgin to Christ&quot;. But here he writes that this process of preparation and 'presenting' is God's. Clearly enough, he is teaching that God will work powerfully through our efforts to present others acceptable at the last day. If we set our hearts and lives upon such work, God shall work in and through us, somehow enabling our work.</p>