¹⁶ The former insincerly preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

⁷ It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

¹⁴ "To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; Even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

⁴ I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul's place, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.

²⁶ For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

¹⁷ For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

¹ Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don't faint.

² But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

¹⁰ so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;

¹² Now I desire to have you know, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Gospel;