1 Therefore
3 I do not say
4 Great
5 For even
6 But God, who comforts the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort
8 For if indeed I grieved you by my letter, I do not regret
9 Now I do not rejoice that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentence. For you were grieved according to
10 For grief according to
11 For behold how much diligence this very
12 Consequently, even if I wrote to you, it was not because of the one who did wrong or because of the one who had been wronged, but in order that your diligence
13 Because of this we have been encouraged, and in addition to our encouragement, we rejoiced much more over the joy of Titus, because his spirit had been refreshed by all of you.
14 For if I have boasted anything to him about you, I have not been put to shame, but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, thus also our boasting to Titus
15 And his affection for you is all the more
16 I rejoice, because in everything I am completely confident in you.