^{3 Ref} But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

^{4 Ref} For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

^{5 Ref} So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.