² Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

¹ Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

² If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

⁸ For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

¹⁰ According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

³ I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

¹¹ Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

¹⁵ And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

⁷ Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.