If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him – for indeed what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ,

I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.

Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,

For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.

I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.

For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!