I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?<n id="1" />

Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.<n id="1" />

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship<n id="1" /> of the Holy Spirit be with you all.p>

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband,<n id="1" /> to present you as a pure<n id="2" /> virgin to Christ.

But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

For you put up with<n id="1" /> it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly<n id="2" /> toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,<n id="1" />

So<n id="1" /> I made up my own mind<n id="2" /> not to pay you another painful visit.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">We have spoken freely to you,<n id="1" /> Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you.

because he not only accepted our request, but since he was very eager,<n id="1" /> he is coming<n id="2" /> to you of his own accord.<n id="3" />

I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!<n id="1" />

For even if I made you sad<n id="1" /> by my letter,<n id="2" /> I do not regret having written it<n id="3" /> (even though I did regret it,<n id="4" /> for<n id="5" /> I see that my letter made you sad,<n id="6" /> though only for a short time).

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now I, Paul, appeal to you<n id="1" /> personally<n id="2" /> by the meekness and gentleness<n id="3" /> of Christ (I who am meek<n id="4" /> when present among<n id="5" /> you, but am full of courage<n id="6" /> toward you when away!) &#8211;

Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have<n id="1" /> to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back<n id="1" /> to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

But as God is faithful, our message to you is not &#8220;Yes&#8221; and &#8220;No.&#8221;

For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad<n id="1" /> but the one I caused to be sad?

But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate)<n id="1" /> he has saddened all of you as well.

so that now instead<n id="1" /> you should rather forgive and comfort him.<n id="2" /> This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.<n id="3" />