So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in
Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused y
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before Go
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: