The Daily Audio Bible

I Ought To Be Commended By You, For I Did The Signs of The Apostle Among You

¹¹ I have become foolish— you compelled me! For I ought to be being commended by you! For I in no way came-short-of the superlative^[a] apostles, even though I am nothing; ¹² the signs^[b] of the apostle were produced among you in^[c] all endurance in both signs and wonders, and miracles.

My Only Shortcoming Is Not Letting You Pay Me! I Will Gladly Spend Myself For You!

¹³ For what is it as to which you were worse-off ^[d] than the other churches?— except that I myself did not burden^[e] you. Forgive me this wrong-doing! ¹⁴ Behold— this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden. For I am not seeking your things, but you. For the children ought not to be storing-up for the parents, but the parents for the children. ¹⁵ But I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls— though while loving you more, I am^[f] loved less!

And Everyone I Sent You Did The Same As I

¹⁶ But let it^[g] be— I did not weigh you down, but being crafty, I took you by deceit! ¹⁷ As to anyone of whom I have sent-out to you— I did not exploit you through him, did I ? ¹⁸ I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same spirit? In the same footsteps?

In All This I Am Speaking To Edify You, Lest I Should Have To Come And Mourn Over You

¹⁹ All-this-time are you thinking^[h] that we are defending-ourselves to you? We are speaking before God in Christ— and speaking all things, beloved, for the sake of your edification. ²⁰ For I am fearing that having come, I may somehow find you to be not such as I want and I may be found by you to be such as you do not want— that somehow there may be strife, jealousy, rages^[i], selfish-interests, slanders, whisperings, puffings [with pride], disorders^[j]; ²¹ that I having come again^[k], my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn many of the ones having previously-sinned and not having repented over^[l] the impurity and sexual-immorality and sensuality which they practiced.