3:2 You yourselves are our letter, 1 written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,
2 Corinthians 11:11
11:11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! 2
2 Corinthians 12:15
12:15 Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! 3 If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
Philippians 1:8-9
1:8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
1:9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight
1 tn That is, “letter of recommendation.”
2 tnGrk “God knows!” The words “I do” are supplied for clarity. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.