2 Corinthians 7:3-5

Christian Standard Bible

³ I don’t say this to condemn you, since I have already said that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. ⁴ I am very frank with you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.

⁵ In fact, when we came into Macedonia,^(A) we^[a] had no rest. Instead, we were troubled in every way: conflicts^(B) on the outside, fears^(C) within.