¹² that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.

³ For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.

⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

⁷ for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

⁸ For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

⁹ For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

³² that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.

²³ who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

³ Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

⁴ I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.

⁴ to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

⁴ longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

¹⁷ But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,

¹⁸ because we wanted to come to you--indeed, I, Paul, once and again-- but Satan hindered us.

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn't it even you, before our Lord Jesus{TR adds "Christ"} at his coming?

²⁰ For you are our glory and our joy.

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

¹³ Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

⁴ Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

⁵ For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

⁶ Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁷ and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

¹ But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

² For if I make you sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made sorry by me?

³ And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

²⁴ whenever I journey to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.