^{3 Ref} It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

^{4 Ref} My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

^{5 Ref} For even when we had come into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; there were fightings outside and fears inside.

^{6 Ref} But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;

^{7 Ref} And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.

^{8 Ref} For though my letter gave you pain, I have no regret for it now, though I had before; for I see that the letter gave you pain, but only for a time.

^{9 Ref} Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.

^{10 Ref} For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.